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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Bihar, India}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Barhara Assembly constituency<!-- The name of the constituency --><br />
| type = SLA<br />
| map_image = 193-Barhara constituency.svg<br />
| map_caption = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
| mla = [[Raghvendra Pratap Singh (Bihar politician)|Raghvendra Pratap Singh]]<!--Name of the current MLA. Leave blank for former constituencies--><br />
|party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]<br />
| region = <br />
| state = [[Bihar]]<br />
| district = [[Bhojpur district, Bihar|Bhojpur]]<br />
| division = <br />
| loksabha_cons = <br />
| constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|193]]<br />
| established = 1951<br />
| electors = 312,103<br />
| abolished = <!-- year abolished --><br />
}}<br />
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''' Barhara Assembly constituency''' is one of 243 legislative assembly seats of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly of Bihar]]. It is part of [[Arrah Lok Sabha constituency|Arrah]] lok sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz [[Sandesh Assembly constituency|Sandesh]], [[Arrah Assembly constituency|Arrah]], [[Agiaon Assembly constituency|Agiaon]] (SC), [[Tarari Assembly constituency|Tarari]], [[Jagdishpur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Jagdishpur]] and [[Shahpur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Shahpur]].<ref name="election2014">{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/bihar/parliamentary-constituencies/arrah.html | title=Arrah Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher=elections.in | access-date=10 March 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Area/ Wards==<br />
The Barhara Assembly constituency comprises:<ref name=commission>{{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 = 2013-12-20 }}</ref><br />
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* CD Block [[Barhara]]<br />
* Gram Panchayats: Ijri, Sundarpur Barja, Agarsanda, Baghipakar, Basantpur, Dhamar & Khajuria of [[Arrah]] CD Block<br />
* Gram Panchayats: Khesrahiya, Mathurapur, Rajapur, Daulatpur, Chanda, Gidha, Birampur & Kayam Nagar of the [[Koilwar]] CD Block.<br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
The Barhara Assembly constituency was created in 1951. The list of the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) representing Barhara constituency is as follows:<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Year<br />
!Member<ref name="election2018">{{Cite web |title=Barhara Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/barhara.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref><br />
!colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br />
|Ram Vilash Singh<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad}}<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="4" |{{center|''1957-1967: Constituency did not exit''}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|[[Ambika Sharan Singh]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]<br />
|Mahanth Mahadeva Nand Giri<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
|Ram Vilash Singh<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Organisation)}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|[[Ambika Sharan Singh]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|Ramjee Prasad Singh<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
| rowspan="4" |[[Raghvendra Pratap Singh (Bihar politician)|Raghwendra Pratap Singh]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005 Feb]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |Asha Devi<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005 Oct]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]<br />
|[[Raghvendra Pratap Singh (Bihar politician)|Raghwendra Pratap Singh]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]<br />
|Saroj Yadav<br />
|-<br />
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]<br />
|[[Raghvendra Pratap Singh (Bihar politician)|Raghwendra Pratap Singh]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
=== 2025 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Barhara<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Barhara">{{cite news|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04193.htm|title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Barhara|date=14 November 2025|access-date=8 December 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251208052850/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04193.htm|archive-date=8 December 2025|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Raghvendra Pratap Singh (Bihar politician)|Raghwendra Pratap Singh]]<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:79593}}<br />
|percentage = 43.71<br />
|change = -2.44<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Ashok Kumar Singh<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:65190}}<br />
|percentage = 35.8<br />
|change = -7.33<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Surya Bhan Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:9268}}<br />
|percentage = 5.09<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Saroj Yadav<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:8984}}<br />
|percentage = 4.93<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Ranvijay Kumar Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3863}}<br />
|percentage = 2.12<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Jan Suraaj Party<br />
|candidate = Saurabh Singh Yadav<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3189}}<br />
|percentage = 1.75<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Sourav Narang<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2361}}<br />
|percentage = 1.3<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Banshidhar Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1799}}<br />
|percentage = 0.99<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3471}}<br />
|percentage = 1.91<br />
|change = +0.22<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:14403}}<br />
|percentage = 7.91<br />
|change = +4.89<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:182096}}<br />
|percentage = 58.34<br />
|change = +5.74<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2020 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Barhara<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-13 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Raghvendra Pratap Singh (Bihar politician)|Raghwendra Pratap Singh]]<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:76182}}<br />
|percentage = 46.15<br />
|change = +10.89<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Saroj Yadav<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:71209}}<br />
|percentage = 43.13<br />
|change = -1.21<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Asha Devi<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:7203}}<br />
|percentage = 4.36<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Manjee Kumar Shah<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2635}}<br />
|percentage = 1.6<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2784}}<br />
|percentage = 1.69<br />
|change = -0.3<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:4973}}<br />
|percentage = 3.02<br />
|change = -6.06<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:165087}}<br />
|percentage = 52.6<br />
|change = +1.32<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2015 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Barhara<ref name="Barhara Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/barhara|title=Barhara Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025|date=14 November 2025|work=|access-date=8 December 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251208052756/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/barhara|archive-date=8 December 2025|publisher=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Saroj Yadav<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:65001}}<br />
|percentage = 44.34<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Asha Devi<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:51693}}<br />
|percentage = 35.26<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Raghvendra Pratap Singh (Bihar politician)|Raghwendra Pratap Singh]]<br />
|party = Samajwadi Party<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:13638}}<br />
|percentage = 9.3<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation<br />
|candidate = Lalan Yadav<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3442}}<br />
|percentage = 2.35<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Sanjay Kumar Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1820}}<br />
|percentage = 1.24<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Ajay Ray<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1582}}<br />
|percentage = 1.08<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Hindustan Vikas Dal<br />
|candidate = Dr. Anil Kumar Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1507}}<br />
|percentage = 1.03<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Siyamati Rai<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1350}}<br />
|percentage = 0.92<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2916}}<br />
|percentage = 1.99<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:13308}}<br />
|percentage = 9.08<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:146612}}<br />
|percentage = 51.28<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|loser = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
===2010===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Barhara}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|candidate = [[Raghvendra Pratap Singh (Bihar politician)|Raghwendra Pratap Singh]]<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|votes = 46,102<br />
|percentage = 41.52<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|candidate = Asha Devi<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|votes = 45,019<br />
|percentage = 40.54<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|candidate = Bhai Brahmeshwer<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|votes = 6,084<br />
|percentage = 5.48<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|candidate = Rajiv Ranjan<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation<br />
| CPI(ML) Liberation<br />
|votes = 3,672<br />
|percentage = 3.31<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
| <br />
|votes = 1,083<br />
|percentage = 0.98<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| <br />
|votes = 1,11,049<br />
|percentage = 47.66<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = 2,32,971<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{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}}<br />
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[[Category:Politics of Bhojpur district, India]]<br />
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1951]]<br />
[[Category:1951 establishments in Bihar]]</div>
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