Rajnagar, Bihar Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Rajnagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Rajnagar, Bihar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 37 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| 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 |
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 | |||