Rajnagar, Bihar Assembly constituency
| Rajnagar, Bihar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 37 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Madhubani |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 313,288 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Rajnagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 37 Rajnagar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Rajnagar and Andhratharhi community development blocks.[1]
Rajnagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Jhanjharpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Ram Krishna Mahato | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Bilat Paswan Vihangam | ||
| 1972 | |||
1977-2008: Constituency defunct
| |||
| 2010 | Ram Lakhan Ram Raman | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2014^ | Ramawtar Paswan | ||
| 2015 | Ram Prit Paswan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 | |||
| 2025 | Sujit Paswan | ||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sujit Paswan | 108,362 | 56.79 | +5.37 | |
| RJD | Bishnu Deo Mochi | 66,177 | 34.68 | −5.75 | |
| JSP | Surendra Kumar Das | 5,669 | 2.97 | ||
| Aam Janta Pragati Party | Rampari Devi | 3,568 | 1.87 | ||
| Bhartiya Chetna Party | Maheshwar Paswan | 1,838 | 0.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,889 | 1.51 | −0.96 | |
| Majority | 42,185 | 22.11 | +11.12 | ||
| Turnout | 190,800 | 60.9 | +8.37 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2020
In the Bihar Legislative Assembly election of 2015, the Communist Party of India (CPI) won Rajnagar seat by defeating rival Ramavtar Paswan of RJD.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ram Prit Paswan | 89,459 | 51.42 | 5.19 | |
| RJD | Ramawatar Paswan | 70,338 | 40.43 | 1.77 | |
| Independent | Rakesh Kumar | 2,017 | 1.16 | 0.31 | |
| Voters Party International | Raja Ram Chaupal | 1,612 | 0.93 | ||
| Jago Hindustan Party | Arun Kumar Mandal | 1,600 | 0.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,303 | 2.47 | 0.24 | |
| Majority | 19,121 | 10.99 | 6.96 | ||
| Turnout | 173,977 | 52.53 | 0.33 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ram Prit Paswan | 71,614 | 46.23 | ||
| RJD | Ramawatar Paswan | 65,372 | 42.2 | ||
| BSP | Maheswar Ram | 2,650 | 1.71 | ||
| Independent | Rakesh Kumar | 2,271 | 1.47 | ||
| Independent | Vishnath Paswan | 2,029 | 1.31 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Utim Paswan | 1,945 | 1.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,447 | 2.23 | ||
| Majority | 6,242 | 4.03 | |||
| Turnout | 154,905 | 52.2 | |||
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Rajnagar Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Rajnagar". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 23 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Rajnagar Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025". The Times of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 23 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.