Teghra Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Teghra is an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1] It was earlier called Barauni Assembly constituency.[2]
| Teghra | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 143 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Begusarai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Begusarai |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 302,549 |
| Reservation | None |
| 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. 143 Teghra Assembly 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 Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ram Charitra Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Chandrasekhar Singh | Communist Party of India | |
1967-2008: See Barauni | |||
| 2010 | Lalan Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Birendra Kumar | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Ram Ratan Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 2025 | Rajnish Kumar Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rajnish Kumar Singh | 112,770 | 53.04 | ||
| CPI | Ram Ratan Singh | 77,406 | 36.4 | −13.4 | |
| JSP | Ram Nandan Singh | 8,442 | 3.97 | ||
| Independent | Sudha Bharti | 3,169 | 1.49 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,021 | 0.95 | −1.22 | |
| Majority | 35,364 | 16.64 | −11.39 | ||
| Turnout | 212,629 | 70.28 | +10.28 | ||
| BJP gain from CPI | Swing | 16.64 | |||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Ram Ratan Singh | 85,229 | 49.8 | +33.65 | |
| JD(U) | Birendra Kumar | 37,250 | 21.77 | ||
| LJP | Lalan Kumar | 29,936 | 17.49 | ||
| Independent | Chandan Mahato | 3,945 | 2.31 | ||
| Independent | Sanjiv Kumar Bharti | 3,927 | 2.29 | ||
| JAP(L) | Shri Ram Rai | 1,582 | 0.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,718 | 2.17 | +0.42 | |
| Majority | 47,979 | 28.03 | +18.26 | ||
| Turnout | 171,126 | 60.0 | +0.55 | ||
| CPI gain from RJD | Swing | 28.03 | |||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Birendra Kumar Mahto | 68,975 | 43.16 | ||
| BJP | Ram Lakhan Singh | 53,364 | 33.39 | ||
| CPI | Ram Ratan Singh | 25,818 | 16.15 | ||
| Independent | Sanjeev Kumar Bharti | 4,413 | 2.76 | ||
| Independent | Deepak Kumar Singh | 1,946 | 1.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,804 | 1.75 | ||
| Majority | 15,611 | 9.77 | |||
| Turnout | 159,818 | 59.45 | |||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
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.[8][9]
In 1962, Chandra Shekhar Singh won from Barauni seat as the first Left party member to the state legislative assembly.[10] Since then Teghra has been bastion of CPI till 2010 when it was defeated.[11]