Baruraj Assembly constituency
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|state = Bihar
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|established = 1951
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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.{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}
Baruraj Assembly constituency is part of No. 16 Vaishali (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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!Year !colspan="2" |Party |
| 1952
|rowspan="3" |Ramchandra Prasad Shahi | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |
| 1957 |
| 1962 |
| 1967
|Sukhdeo Giri |{{Full party name with color|Independent}} |
| 1969
|Ramchandra Prasad Shahi |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1972
|Jamuna Singh |{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}} |
| 1977
|Balendra Prasad Singh |{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |
| 1980
|Jamuna Singh |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}} |
| 1985
|rowspan="4" |Shashi Kumar Rai |{{Full party name with color|Lokdal}} |
| 1990
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}} |
| 1995 |
| 2000
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y}} |
| 2005
|Brij Kishore Singh |{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} |
| 2005
|Shashi Kumar Rai |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y}} |
| 2010
|Brij Kishore Singh | {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal|rowspan=2}} |
| 2015
|Nand Kumar Rai |
| 2020
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya 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).{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0496.htm |title = Bihar - Baruraj |work =Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-02-07 }} 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.{{cite web |url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp55.htm |title = 55 - Baruraj Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-02-07 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721161648/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp55.htm |archive-date = 2011-07-21 |url-status = dead }}
= 2020=
{{Election box begin |title=2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Valmiki Nagar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate=Arun Kumar Singh |votes=87407 |percentage=49.47 |change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Plurals Party|candidate=Dilip Kumar|votes=344|percentage=0.19|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|candidate=Nand Kumar Rai|votes=43510|percentage=24.76|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=5157|percentage=2.92|change=}}
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References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar
Category:Politics of Muzaffarpur district