Teghra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Begusarai |
| Constituency No. | 143 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 24. Begusarai |
Teghra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: टेघरा विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1] It was earlier called Barauni (Vidhan Sabha constituency).[2]
Contents
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 143 Teghra (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following:
- Teghra community development block;
- Maestro Academy, Oppsite New Block station Road, Teghra
- 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 24 Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Election results
In 1962, Chandra Shekhar Singh won from Barauni seat as the first Left party member to the state legislative assembly.[5] Since then Teghra has been bastion of CPI till 2010 when it was defeated.[6]
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.[7][8]
2015
RJD's Birendra Kumar Mahto defeated Ram Lakhan Singh of BJP by over 18,000 votes.[9]
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1951: Ram Charitra Sinha, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Ram Charitra Sinha, Independent
- 1962: Chandrasekhar Singh, Communist Party of India
- 2010: Lalan Kumar, Bhartiya Janata Party
- 2015: Birendra Kumar, Rastriya Janata Party
References
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- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Saffron-is-the-new-red-in-Bihars-Leningrad/articleshow/49030326.cms
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/bihar-elections-2015/news/Grand-alliance-makes-clean-sweep-of-7-seats-in-Begusarai/articleshow/49718028.cms?
