Baruraj Assembly constituency

26°15′09″N 85°08′20″E / 26.25250°N 85.13889°E / 26.25250; 85.13889

Baruraj
Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Established1951
ReservationNone
Elected year2020

Baruraj is an assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is part of the North Bihar region.

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 96 Baruraj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Motipur community development block; Chochahin Chhapra and Saraiya gram panchayats of Paroo CD Block.[1]

Baruraj Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearName[2]Party
1952Ramchandra Prasad ShahiIndian National Congress
1957
1962
1967Sukhdeo GiriIndependent politician
1969Ramchandra Prasad ShahiIndian National Congress
1972Jamuna SinghSamyukta Socialist Party
1977Balendra Prasad SinghCommunist Party of India
1980Jamuna SinghIndian National Congress
1985Shashi Kumar RaiLokdal
1990Janata Dal
1995
2000Janata Dal
2005Brij Kishore SinghRashtriya Janata Dal
2005Shashi Kumar RaiJanata Dal
2010Brij Kishore SinghRashtriya Janata Dal
2015Nand Kumar Rai
2020Arun Kumar SinghBharatiya Janata Party

Election results

1977-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Brij Kishor Singh of RJD won the Baruraj assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Nand Kumar Rai of JD(U).[3] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Shashi Kumar Rai of JD(U) defeated Brij Kishor Singh of RJD in October 2005. Brij Kishor Singh of RJD defeated Shashi Kumar Rai of JD(U) in February 2005. Shashi Kumar Rai of JD(U) defeated Brij Kishor Singh of RJD in 2000. Shashi Kumar Rai of JD defeated Brij Kumar Singh of BPP in 1995 and Balendra Prasad Singh, Independent, in 1990. Shashi Kumar Rai of LD defeated Jamuna Singh of Congress in 1985. Jamuna Singh of Congress defeated Shashi Kumar Rai of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) in 1980. Balendra Prasad Singh of CPI defeated Shashi Kumar Rai, Independent, in 1977.[4]

2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Valmiki Nagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPArun Kumar Singh 87,407 49.47
PPDilip Kumar3440.19
RJDNand Kumar Rai4351024.76
NOTANone of the above51572.92
Majority
Turnout
gain fromSwing

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