Raghopur Assembly constituency
| Raghopur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 128 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Vaishali |
| LS constituency | Hajipur |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Raghopur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Vaishali district in the Indian state of Bihar. It consists of Raghopur and Bidupur.
Lalu Prasad Yadav won this seat twice, his wife Rabri Devi won it thrice, and they both served as Chief Minister while representing this seat. Their son Tejashwi Yadav has also won it twice (2015,2020) and been Deputy CM and Leader of Opposition while holding it. Rabri Devi has also lost from this seat once, in 2010 from Satish Kumar (JDU). Currently Satish Kumar is a member of Bharatiya Janta Party.
Overview[edit]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 128 Raghopur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Raghopur and Bidupur community development blocks.[1]
Raghopur Assembly constituency is part of No. 21 Hajipur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Year | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Hariwansh Narayan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Devendra Sinha | Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Asheshwar Goit | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| Hariwansh Narayan Singh | Bharatiya Jan Sangh | ||
| 1969 | Baidya Nath Prasad Mehta | Indian National Congress | |
| Rambriksh Rai | |||
| 1972 | Amrenisa Mishra | ||
| Babu Lal Shastri | Samyukta Socialist Party | ||
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Uday Narayan Rai | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1985 | Lokdal | ||
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | ||
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2000^ | Rabri Devi | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Satish Kumar Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | Tejashwi Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | |||
^ denotes by-poll
Election results[edit]
2020[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Tejashwi Yadav | 97,404 | 48.74 | ||
| BJP | Satish Kumar Yadav | 59,230 | 29.64 | ||
| LJP | Rakesh Raushan | 24,947 | 12.48 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,458 | 2.23 | ||
| IND | Rajeshwar Ray | 3,481 | 1.74 | ||
| Majority | 38,174 | 19.53 | |||
| Turnout | 1,99,949 | 58.06 | |||
| RJD hold | Swing | ||||
2015[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Tejashwi Yadav [3][4] | 91,236 | 49.15 | ||
| BJP | Satish Kumar Yadav | 68,503 | 36.90 | ||
| SP | Rakesh Raushan | 5,220 | 2.81 | ||
| JDR | Rizwanul Azam | 4,800 | 2.59 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Rambabu Bhagat | 2,538 | 1.37 | ||
| Majority | 22,733 | 12.31 | |||
| Turnout | 1,85,738 | 58.50 | |||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2010[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Satish Kumar | 64,222 | 48.06 | ||
| RJD | Rabri Devi | 51,216 | 38.32 | ||
| IND | Rijwanul Azam | 3,877 | 2.90 | ||
| IND | Sant Nirala | 3,844 | 2.88 | ||
| INC | Chandra Devi | 3,824 | 2.86 | ||
| Majority | 13,006 | 9.73 | |||
| Turnout | 1,33,656 | 50.85 | |||
| JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
Vidhan Sabha Elections Oct-2005[edit]
- Rabri Devi (RJD) : 35,891 votes [5]
- Satish Kumar (JD-U) : 30,601
- Pramod Kumar (Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP, and also his driver) : 15,137 [6]
Vidhan Sabha Elections Feb-2005[edit]
- Rabri Devi (RJD) : 48,460
- Rajiv Ranjan (Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP) : 23,419
Vidhan Sabha Elections 2000[edit]
- Laloo Prasad (RJD) : 70,134 votes [7]
- Vishundeo Rai (JD-U) : 41006
- Lalu Yadav retained Danapur seat and vacated this seat for his wife Rabri Devi.
By-poll 2000[edit]
- Rabri Devi (RJD) : 108,768 votes
- Veera Devi F JD(U) 46951
Assembly Elections 1967[edit]
- H.N. Singh (BJS) : 23,145 votes
- R.B. Rai (INC) : 20,043
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Raghopur Assembly Constituency".
- ^ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2015". Elections in India.
- ^ "Raghopur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.
- ^ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2005". Elections in India.
- ^ "Rabri's foe is Paswan's chauffeur". DNA India. 17 October 2005.
- ^ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2000". Elections in India.
External links[edit]
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.