Riga Assembly constituency
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| Riga | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 3 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Sitamarhi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sheohar |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Motilal Prasad | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Riga is one of the 243 constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in the Indian state of Bihar. It lies in Sitamarhi district.
Overview
[edit]As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, the Riga constituency is composed of the following: Riga, Bairgania and Suppi community development blocks.[1]
Riga is part of Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist
| |||
| 2010 | Moti Lal Prasad[2] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Amit Kumar[3] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020 | Moti Lal Prasad[4] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit]2020
[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Motilal Prasad | 95,226 | 53.07 | ||
| INC | Amit Kumar | 62,731 | 34.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 837 | 0.47 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 179,449 | 57.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 312,648 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2010". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2015". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.