Belaganj Assembly constituency

Belaganj is an assembly constituency for Bihar Legislative Assembly in Gaya district of Bihar, India.[1] It comes under Gaya (Lok Sabha constituency).[2] After 2009 delimitation, Belaganj Block and most parts of the Sadar Block come under Belaganj Constituency.

Belaganj
Constituency No. 232 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictGaya
LS constituencyGaya
Established1962
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Elected year2020

As of 2022, for the preceding 30 years excluding June 1998 to February 2000, RJD leader Surendra Prasad Yadav is Belaganj MLA.

As of 2022, no major developments had taken place in the constituency in the preceding 30 years. There are not any good colleges or hospitals in the constituency. Most of the constituents are migrant workers.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
1962Rameshwar ManjhiIndian National Congress
1967Sachchidanand SinghSamyukta Socialist Party
1969Mithleshwar Prasad SinghIndian National Congress
1972Jitendra Prasad SinghIndian National Congress
1977Shambhu Prasad SinghJanata Party
1980Shatrughna Sharan SinghIndian National Congress
1985Abhiram SharmaIndian National Congress
1990Surendra Prasad YadavJanata Dal
1995
1998^Mahesh YadavRashtriya Janata Dal
2000Surendra Prasad Yadav
2005
2005
2010
2015
2020

Election results

2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Belaganj
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RJDSurendra Prasad Yadav 79,708 46.91
JD(U)Abhay Kumar Sinha55,74532.81
LJPRamashray Sharma12,0057.07
NOTANone of the above
Majority23,96314.32
Turnout1,70,42161.55
RJD holdSwing

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References

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