Riga Assembly constituency
| Riga | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 3 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| 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
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
| 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
2020
| 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
- ^ 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
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.