Teghra is an
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constituency in
Begusarai district
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Begulsarai was established in 1870 as part of Munger Dis ...
in the
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n
state
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of
Bihar
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. It was earlier called
Barauni Assembly constituency
Barauni was an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, Ballia Assembly constituency ceased to exist in 2010. It is now renamed as Teghra ...
.
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
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;
* Bihat I to IV, Malhipur (North), Malhipur (South), Papraur, Garahara I & II,
*
Simaria
Simaria is a village in India, along the Ganges river. It is in Begusarai District, Mithila (region), Mithila region of Bihar, and near Barauni. Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' was born on 23 September 1908 in Simaria village, then part of B ...
I & II, Rajwara, Amarpur, Peepra Dewas and Hajipur
gram panchayat
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s of Barauni CD Block.
Teghra Assembly constituency is part of No. 24
Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)
Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency is stronghold of Bhumihar caste. Till independence every candidate won in this constituency comes from ...
.
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Members of Legislative Assembly
Election results
2020
In 1962, Chandra Shekhar Singh won from Barauni seat as the first Left party member to the state legislative assembly. Since then Teghra has been bastion of CPI till 2010 when it was defeated.
2015
2010
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Lalan Kunwar of Bharatiya Janata Party
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won the newly constituted Teghra seat defeating his nearest rival Ram Ratan Singh of CPI
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Overview
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References
External links
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{{Bihar elections
Assembly constituencies of Bihar
Politics of Begusarai district