Teghra (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Teghra | |
|---|---|
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Teghra Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 25°29′31″N 85°56′19″E / 25.49194°N 85.93861°ECoordinates: 25°29′31″N 85°56′19″E / 25.49194°N 85.93861°E | |
| 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]
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;
- 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]
References
- ↑ "Direct contest betweet NDA and grand alliance".
- ↑ "Left has golden chance for a turnaround in Bihar".
- ↑ "Poor paean to poet Dinkar’s memory".
- 1 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 2011-01-10.
- ↑ "Tough time for Left parties in ‘Leningrad of East’".
- ↑ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-10-30/news/27593022_1_cpi-nitish-kumar-wave
- ↑ "Teghra Election Results since 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ 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?
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