Raghopur Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Bihar, India
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Raghopur is an assembly constituency in Vaishali district in the Indian state of Bihar. It consists of Raghopur and Bidupur.
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| Constituency No. 128 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Vaishali |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hajipur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 345,491 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | RJD |
| Alliance | MGB |
| Elected year | 2025 |
| Preceded by | Satish Kumar Yadav |
Lalu Prasad Yadav won this seat twice, his wife Rabri Devi won it three times, and they both served as Chief Minister while representing this seat. Their son Tejashwi Yadav has also won it twice (2015, 2020, 2025) and been Deputy CM and Leader of Opposition while holding it. Rabri Devi has also lost from this seat once, in 2010 from Satish Kumar (JDU). Currently Satish Kumar is a member of Bharatiya Janta Party.
- RJD (8 times) (38.0%)
- INC (3 times) (16.0%)
- JD (2 times) (11.0%)
- BJS (1 time) (5.00%)
- Socialist Party (1 time) (5.00%)
- SSP (1 time) (5.00%)
- JP (1 time) (5.00%)
- JP(S) (1 time) (5.00%)
- LD (1 time) (5.00%)
- JD(U) (1 time) (5.00%)
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 128 Raghopur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Raghopur and Bidupur community development blocks.[1]
Raghopur Assembly constituency is part of No. 21 Hajipur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Harivansh Narayan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Devendra Sinha | Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | |||
| Harivansh Narayan Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | ||
| 1969 | Rambriksh Rai | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Babu Lal Shastri | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Uday Narayan Rai | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1985 | Lok Dal | ||
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | ||
| 1998^ | Rajgir Choudhary | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | ||
| 2000^ | Rabri Devi | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Satish Kumar Yadav | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | Tejashwi Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | |||
| 2025 | |||
^denotes by-election
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Tejashwi Yadav | 118,597 | 49.74 |  1.00 | |
| BJP | Satish Kumar Yadav | 104,065 | 43.64 | 14.00 | |
| Independent | Baliram Singh | 3,086 | 1.29 | ||
| JSP | Chanchal Kumar | 2,399 | 1.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,033 | 1.69 |  0.54 | |
| Majority | 14,532 | 6.10 | 13.00 | ||
| Turnout | 238,448 | 69.02 | 10.99 | ||
| RJD hold | Swing | 9.01 |
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2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Tejashwi Yadav | 97,404 | 48.74 | −0.41 | |
| BJP | Satish Kumar Yadav | 59,230 | 29.64 | −7.26 | |
| LJP | Rakesh Raushan | 24,947 | 12.48 | ||
| Independent | Rajeshwar Ray | 3,481 | 1.74 | ||
| JAP(L) | Kumar Sameer Raja Yadav | 3,413 | 1.71 | +1.21 | |
| Independent | Ramswaroop Ray | 2,672 | 1.34 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,458 | 2.23 | +1.74 | |
| Majority | 38,174 | 19.1 | +6.85 | ||
| Turnout | 199,853 | 58.03 | −0.43 | ||
| RJD hold | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Tejashwi Yadav[5][6] | 91,236 | 49.15 | ||
| BJP | Satish Kumar Yadav | 68,503 | 36.9 | ||
| SP | Rakesh Raushan | 5,220 | 2.81 | ||
| Janta Dal Rashtravadi | Rizwanul Azam | 4,800 | 2.59 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Rambabu Bhagat | 2,538 | 1.37 | ||
| Independent | Arun Ray | 2,381 | 1.28 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 903 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 22,733 | 12.25 | |||
| Turnout | 185,628 | 58.46 | |||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Satish Kumar Yadav | 64,222 | 48.06 | ||
| RJD | Rabri Devi | 51,216 | 38.32 | ||
| IND | Rijwanul Azam | 3,877 | 2.90 | ||
| IND | Sant Nirala | 3,844 | 2.88 | ||
| INC | Chandra Devi | 3,824 | 2.86 | ||
| Majority | 13,006 | 9.73 | |||
| Turnout | 133,656 | 50.85 | |||
| JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2005
- Rabri Devi (RJD): 48,460 votes
- Rajiv Ranjan (Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP) : 23,419 votes
2000
- LaluPrasad (RJD): 70,134 votes[7]
- Vishundeo Rai (JD-U): 41,006 votes
- Lalu Yadav retained Danapur seat and vacated this seat for his wife Rabri Devi.
2000 bypoll
- Rabri Devi (RJD): 108,768 votes
- Veera Devi F JD(U): 46,951 votes
1967
- H. N. Singh (BJS): 23,145 votes
- R. B. Rai (INC): 20,043 votes