Baruraj Assembly constituency
| Baruraj | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Elected year | 2020 |
26°15′09″N 85°08′20″E / 26.25250°N 85.13889°E
Baruraj is an assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is part of the North Bihar region.
Overview
[edit]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]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ramchandra Prasad Shahi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Sukhdeo Giri | Independent politician | |
| 1969 | Ramchandra Prasad Shahi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Jamuna Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1977 | Balendra Prasad Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1980 | Jamuna Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Shashi Kumar Rai | Lokdal | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Brij Kishore Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | Shashi Kumar Rai | Janata Dal | |
| 2010 | Brij Kishore Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2015 | Nand Kumar Rai | ||
| 2020 | Arun Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit]1977-2010
[edit]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]
2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arun Kumar Singh | 87,407 | 49.47 | ||
| PP | Dilip Kumar | 344 | 0.19 | ||
| RJD | Nand Kumar Rai | 43510 | 24.76 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5157 | 2.92 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
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.
- ^ "Baruraj Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar - Baruraj". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "55 - Baruraj Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.