Rajgir, Bihar Assembly constituency

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Rajgir Assembly constituency
Constituency No. 173 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Established1957
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Member of Legislative Assembly from Rajgir, Kaushal Kishore at Rajgir on 55th Anniversary of establishment of Vishwa Shanti Stupa (cropped).jpg
Kaushal Kishore
Party Janata Dal (United)
Elected year 2020

Rajgir Assembly constituency is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is a part of Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Islampur, Harnaut, Hilsa, Nalanda, Asthawan and Biharsharif. [1]

Contents

Overview

Rajgir comprises CD Block Giriyak; Nagar Panchayat Pawapuri, Nagar Parishad Rajgir.Gram Panchayat Nai Pokhar & Rajgir (NA) of Rajgir CD Block; Gram Panchayats Gorawan, Mahuri, Kul Fatehpur, Sabait, Dharhara, Nanand, Karianna, Ghostawan, Barakar, Pawadih, Gorma & Silao (NA) of Silao CD Block; Gram Panchayats Sakraul, Korai, Tungi, Muraura, Mahamadpur Nakatpura, Tiuri, Chhabilapur, Pawa, Hargawan, Singthu, Palatpura, Tetrawan, Paroha & Sarbahadi of Bihar CD Block. [2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionNameParty
1957 [3] Baldeo Prasad Indian National Congress
Shyam Sundar Prasad Janata Party
1962 Baldeo Prasad [4] Indian National Congress
1967 Jagdish Prasad [5] Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1969 Yadunandan Prasad [6]
1972 Chandradeo Prasad Himanshu [7] Communist Party of India
1977 [8] Satyadeo Narain Arya Janata Party
1980 [9] BJP
1985 [10]
1990 Chandradeo Prasad Himanshu [11] Communist Party of India
1995 [12] Satyadeo Narain Arya BJP
2000 [13]
2005 (Feb) [14]
2005 (Oct) [14]
2010 [15]
2015 Ravi Jyoti Kumar [16] Janata Dal (United)
2020 Kaushal Kishore [17]

Election results

2025

Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2025: Rajgir
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(U) Kaushal Kishore
CPI(ML)L Bishwanath Chaudhary
JSP Satyendra Kumar
Independent Vijay Paswan
Independent Ugrasen Paswan
Independent Anjali Roy
MSP Mano Devi
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from Swing

2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Rajgir [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(U) Kaushal Kishore 67,191 42.58 +0.83
INC Ravi Jyoti Kumar51,14332.41
LJP Manju Devi11,1747.08
BSP Shambhu Kumar4,9543.14+2.17
Independent Ashok Kumar3,8422.43
Bhartiya Sablog Party Satish Manjhi2,7251.73
Independent Upendra Prasad2,2031.4
JD(S) Amit Kumar Paswan1,8161.15
Independent Satyendra Kumar1,4320.91
NOTA None of the above 1,4900.94+0.0
Majority 16,04810.17+6.54
Turnout 157,80653.66−0.46
JD(U) hold Swing

2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Rajgir [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(U) Ravi Jyoti Kumar 62,009 41.75
BJP Satyadeo Narain Arya 56,61938.12
CPI Amit Kumar Paswan4,6683.14
CPI(M) Parmeshwar Prasad4,5743.08
Maanavvaadi Janta Party Surendra Kumar Arya3,6762.48
JMM Sunil Ravidas3,0992.09
Independent Geeta Devi2,9011.95
BSP Mosafir Das1,4360.97
SS Shambhu Kumar1,3420.9
NOTA None of the above 1,3950.94
Majority 5,3903.63
Turnout 148,51354.12
JD(U) gain from BJP Swing


2010

2010 Bihar legislative assembly election: Rajgir [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Satyadeo Narain Arya 50,648 49.75
LJP Dhananjay Kumar23,69723.28
INC Moni Devi6,5986.48
Majority 26,95126.47
Turnout 101,80344.47
Registered electors 228,900
BJP hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "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 20 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1957" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1962" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1967" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1969" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1972" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1977" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1980" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1985" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1990" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1995" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2000" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Bihar General Legislative Election 2005 - Feb and Oct" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  15. 1 2 "Bihar General Legislative Election 2010" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  16. 1 2 "Bihar General Legislative Election 2015" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  17. 1 2 "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020" . Election Commission of India . Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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