Barauni Assembly constituency
Barauni was an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Barauni | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Begusarai |
| LS constituency | Balia |
| Established | 1972 |
| Abolished | 2010 |
| Reservation | None |
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, Ballia Assembly constituency ceased to exist in 2010.[1] It is now renamed as Teghra Teghra Assembly constituency.[2]
It was part of Balia Lok Sabha constituency.[3]
Results
| Election Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Chandra Sekhar Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | Suryanarayan Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1980 | Rameshwar Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1985 | Shakuntala Sinha | Communist Party of India | |
| 1990 | Shivdani Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1995 | Rajendra Prasad Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 2000 | Communist Party of India | ||
| 2005 (feb and oct) | Communist Party of India | ||
1977-2005
In the October 2005 Bihar Assembly elections, Rajendra Prasad Singh of CPI won the Barauni seat defeating his nearest rival Surendra Mehta of BJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Rajendra Prasad Singh of CPI defeated Pradip Rai of LJP in February 2005, Ram Lakhan Singh of BJP in 2000 and 1995. Shivdani Singh of CPI defeated Kamla Devi of Congress in 1990. Shakuntala Sinha of CPI defeated Kamla Devi of Congress in 1985. Rameshwar Singh of CPI defeated Sidhweshar Prasad Singh of Congress (I) in 1980. Suryanarayan Singh of CPI defeated Kapil Dev Singh of Janata Party in 1977.[4]
References
- "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.
- "Left has golden chance for a turnaround in Bihar".
- "General Elections, 2004 - Details for Assembly Segments of Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). 19. Balia. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- "106 - Barauni Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.