Raghopur, Supaul Assembly constituency explained

Raghopur or Raghopur-Supaul (Supaul Dist) Vidhan Sabha constituency was an assembly constituency in Supaul district in the Indian state of Bihar.

As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, this seat ceased to exist in 2010.[1] But Bihar continues have another constituency by the same name.

Members of Vidhan Sabha

ElectionName of the MemberPolitical Party
1951 --
1957 --
1962--
1967A Goit Socialist Party
1969--
1972--
1977 Aseshwar Goit Janata Party
1980Amrendra Mishra Indian National Congress (Indira)
1985Amrendra Mishra Indian National Congress
1990Indian National Congress
1995Janata Dal
2000Uday Prakash Goit Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005 (Feb)Neeraj Kumar Singh (Bablu)Janata Dal (United)
2005 (Oct)Neeraj Kumar Singh (Bablu)[2]
2010 onwardsSeat does not exist

Election Results

1967 Vidhan Sabha

1977-2004

In the October 2005 and February 2005 state assembly elections, Niraj Kumar Singh Bablu of Janata Dal (United) won the Raghopur assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Jai Vardhan Yadav of Congress and Md. Zeayuddin of Bahujan Samaj Party, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Uday Prakash Goit of Rashtriya Janata Dal defeated Lakhan Thakur of JD(U) in 2000. Lakhan Thakur of Janata Dal defeated Amarendra Mishra of Congress in 1995. Amarendra Mishra of Congress defeated Udai Prakash Goit of Janata Dal in 1990, Aseshwar Goit of Lok Dal in 1985 and Kumar Sashindra Singh, Independent, in 1980. Asehswar Goit of Janata Party defeated Amarendra Mishra of Congress in 1977.[4]

February 2005 Vidhan Sabha

October 2005 Vidhan Sabha

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India. Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies . 2011-01-10 .
  2. Web site: Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2005. Elections in India.
  3. Web site: Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1967. Elections in India.
  4. Web site: 110 - Raghopur Assembly Constituency . Partywise Comparison Since 1977 . Election Commission of India. 2011-01-10 .