Raghopur Assembly constituency explained

Raghopur
Type:SLA
Mla:Tejashwi Yadav

Latest Election Year:2020
Preceded By:Satish Kumar
State:Bihar
District:Vaishali
Loksabha Cons:Hajipur
Constituency No:128
Established:1951
Reservation:None
Incumbent Image:Tejashwi Yadav Official Portrait.jpg

Raghopur 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

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

YearMember[2] Party
1952Hariwansh Narayan Singh
1957
1962Devendra Sinha
1967Asheshwar Goit
Hariwansh Narayan Singh
1969Baidya Nath Prasad Mehta
Rambriksh Rai
1972Amrenisa Mishra
Babu Lal Shastri
1977
1980Uday Narayan Rai
1985
1990
1995Lalu Prasad Yadav
2000
2000^Rabri Devi
2005
2005
2010Satish Kumar Yadav
2015Tejashwi Yadav
2020
^denotes by-election

Election results

Vidhan Sabha Elections October 2005

Vidhan Sabha Elections Feb-2005

Vidhan Sabha Elections 2000

2000 by-election

Assembly Elections 1967

External links

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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: Sitting and previous MLAs from Raghopur Assembly Constituency .
  3. Web site: Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2005. Elections in India.
  4. Web site: Rabri’s foe is Paswan’s chauffeur. 17 October 2005. DNA India.
  5. Web site: Bihar Assembly Election Results in 2000. Elections in India.