Raghunathpur, Siwan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)


Raghunathpur is an assembly constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 108 Raghunathpur is composed of the following: Raghunathpur and Hussainganj community development blocks; Shekpura, Piyaur, Aranda, Gayghat and Usari Bujurg gram panchayats of Hasanpura CD Block.
Raghunathpur is part of No. 18 Siwan .
Raghunathpur consists of village's like Rajpur, Kausar, Murarpatti, Mathia, Semaria, Narakatia, Khap banakat, Narhan, Adampur, Lagusa, Nikhti, Jhakhara etc.

Members of Legislative Assembly

AssemblyDurationName of the MemberPolitical Party
First1951-1957Ram Nandan YadavIndian National Congress
Second1957-1962Ram Deo SinhaPSP
Third1962-67Ram Nandan YadavIndian National Congress
Fourth1967-1969R. SinghSSP
Fifth1969-1972Ram Nandan YadavIndian National Congress
Sixth1972-1977Shreenivas N. SinghNCO
Seventh1977-1980Bikram KaurJNP
Eighth1980-1985Vijay Shankar DubeyIndian National Congress
Ninth1985-1990Vijay Shankar DubeyIndian National Congress
Tenth1990-1995Vijay Shankar DubeyIndian National Congress
Eleventh1995-2000Bikram KuwarJD
Tweleth2000-2005Vijay Shankar DubeyIndian National Congress
Thirteenth2005-2010Jagmato DeviJDU
Fourteenth2010 - 2015Vikram KunwarBhartiya Janata Party
Fifteenth2015 - IncumbentHari Shankar YadavRJD

Election results

1977-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Vikram Kunwar of BJP won the Raghunathpur assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival Amar Nath Yadav of CPIL. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jagmato Devi of JD defeated Vijay Shakar Dubey of Congress in October 2005. Jagmato Devi, Independent, defeated Qamrul Haque, Independent, in February 2005. Vijay Shankar Dubey of Congress defeated Bikram Kunwar of RJD in 2000.Bikram Kunwar of JD defeated Vijay Shankar Dubey of Congress in 1995. Vijay Shankar Dubey of Congress defeated Bikram Kunwar representing Janata Party in 1990, representing JP in 1985 and representing BJP in 1980. Bikram Kunwar representing JP defeated Vijay Dubey of Congress in 1977.