Country India District Siwan Type Open | State Bihar Constituency No. 108 Lok Sabha constituency 18. Siwan | |
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Neighborhoods Dakshin Tola, Chaurasia Tola, Government Colony, Barai Tola, Masjid Tola, Tiwari Tola | ||
Raghunathpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: रघुनाथपुर विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar.
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Map of Raghunathpur, Bihar 841504
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 108 Raghunathpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 18 Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency) .
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 CPI(M-L)L. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Jagmato Devi of JD(U) 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 (JP) in 1990, representing JP in 1985 and representing BJP in 1980. Bikram Kunwar representing JP defeated Vijay Dubey of Congress in 1977.
some view for assembly election 2015
once again the people of this constituency are ready to caste their votes.In this constituency upper castes will play a prominent role. Mostlikely both NDA and Mahagathbandhan(JD(U),RJD,CONGRESS) have to give a candidate belonging to upper caste here NDA candidate Mr.Vikram kunwar is popular among the people of raghunathpur as he has change the face off the constituency by his development, his work in providing transformer for electricity through his funds,road construction, solar lights etc. has made raghunathpur among the top constituency off the district(siwan),mahagathbandhan is still searching for candidate to fight against him in coming election.
(Reports based on the survey conducted in August 2015)