Baruraj Assembly constituency

Baruraj
Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Established1951
ReservationNone
Elected year2020

26°15′09″N 85°08′20″E / 26.25250°N 85.13889°E / 26.25250; 85.13889

Baruraj is an assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is part of the North Bihar region.

Overview

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

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 (United)
2005 Brij Kishore Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005 Shashi Kumar Rai Janata Dal (United)
2010 Brij Kishore Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
2015 Nand Kumar Rai
2020 Arun Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

1977-2010

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

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Valmiki Nagar
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Baruraj Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  3. ^ "Bihar - Baruraj". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  4. ^ "55 - Baruraj Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.