| Baruraj | |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | Bihar |
| Constituency No: | - |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Reservation: | None |
Baruraj is an assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is part of the North Bihar region.
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 96 Baruraj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Motipur community development block; Chochahin Chhapra and Saraiya gram panchayats of Paroo CD Block.[1]
Baruraj Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ramchandra Prasad Shahi | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Sukhdeo Giri | ||
| 1969 | Ramchandra Prasad Shahi | ||
| 1972 | Jamuna Singh | ||
| 1977 | Balendra Prasad Singh | ||
| 1980 | Jamuna Singh | ||
| 1985 | Shashi Kumar Rai | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | |||
| 2005 | Brij Kishore Singh | ||
| 2005 | Shashi Kumar Rai | ||
| 2010 | Brij Kishore Singh | ||
| 2015 | Nand Kumar Rai | ||
| 2020 | Arun Kumar Singh | ||
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Brij Kishor Singh of RJD won the Baruraj assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Nand Kumar Rai of JD(U).[3] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Shashi Kumar Rai of JD(U) defeated Brij Kishor Singh of RJD in October 2005. Brij Kishor Singh of RJD defeated Shashi Kumar Rai of JD(U) in February 2005. Shashi Kumar Rai of JD(U) defeated Brij Kishor Singh of RJD in 2000. Shashi Kumar Rai of JD defeated Brij Kumar Singh of BPP in 1995 and Balendra Prasad Singh, Independent, in 1990. Shashi Kumar Rai of LD defeated Jamuna Singh of Congress in 1985. Jamuna Singh of Congress defeated Shashi Kumar Rai of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Balendra Prasad Singh of CPI defeated Shashi Kumar Rai, Independent, in 1977.[4]