Teghra Assembly constituency explained

Teghra
Type:	SLA
Mla:	Ram Ratan Singh
Party:	CPI
Alliance:	Mahagathbandhan
State:	Bihar
Loksabha Cons:	Begusarai
Constituency No:	143
Established:	1951
Electors:	2,85,190 (2020)
Reservation:	None

Teghra is an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.^[1] It was earlier called Barauni Assembly constituency.^[2]

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 143 Teghra Assembly constituency is composed of the following:

• Teghra community development block;
• Bihat I to IV, Malhipur (North), Malhipur (South), Papraur, Garahara I & II,
• Simaria I & II,^[3] Rajwara, Amarpur, Peepra Dewas and Hajipur gram panchayats of Barauni CD Block.^[4]

Teghra Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency).^[4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Name^[5]	Party
1952	Ram Charitra Singh		Indian National Congress
1957
1962	Chandrasekhar Singh
2010	Lalan Kumar
2015	Birendra Kumar
2020	Ram Ratan Singh

Election results

2020

In 1962, Chandra Shekhar Singh won from Barauni seat as the first Left party member to the state legislative assembly.^[6] Since then Teghra has been bastion of CPI till 2010 when it was defeated.^[7]

2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Lalan Kunwar of Bharatiya Janata Party won the newly constituted Teghra seat defeating his nearest rival Ram Ratan Singh of CPI.^{[8] [9]}

External links

• Web site: Results of all Bihar Assembly elections . eci.gov.in . Election Commission of India . 15 March 2022.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Direct contest between NDA, grand alliance on 5 Begusarai seats | Patna News - Times of India. The Times of India.
2. Web site: Left has golden chance for a turnaround in Bihar. K.. Balchand. 27 April 2014. www.thehindu.com.
3. Web site: Poor paean to poet Dinkar’s memory | Patna News - Times of India. The Times of India.
4. 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 .
5. Web site: Bachwara Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs . Elections in India.
6. Web site: Tough time for Left parties in ‘Leningrad of East’ | Patna News - Times of India. The Times of India.
7. Web site: Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News. The Economic Times.
8. Web site: Teghra Election Results since 1977 . 2011-11-01 . Travel India Guide.
9. Web site: Saffron is the new red in Bihar’s Leningrad | Patna News - Times of India . The Times of India.