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Teghra
Constituency No. 143 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Bihar
District	Begusarai
LS constituency	Begusarai
Established	1951
Total electors	2,85,190 (2020)
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Ram Ratan Singh
Party	CPI
Alliance	Mahagathbandhan
Elected year	2020

Teghra is an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. It was earlier called Barauni Assembly constituency.

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;
• Bihat I to IV, Malhipur (North), Malhipur (South), Papraur, Garahara I & II,
• Simaria I & II, Rajwara, Amarpur, Peepra Dewas and Hajipur gram panchayats of Barauni CD Block.

Teghra Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the 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 won the newly constituted Teghra seat defeating his nearest rival Ram Ratan Singh of CPI.

References

1. "Direct contest between NDA, grand alliance on 5 Begusarai seats | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India.
2. Balchand, K. (27 April 2014). "Left has golden chance for a turnaround in Bihar" – via www.thehindu.com.
3. "Poor paean to poet Dinkar's memory | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India.
4. ^ "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.
5. "Bachwara Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
6. "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
7. "Tough time for Left parties in 'Leningrad of East' | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India.
8. "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News". The Economic Times.
9. "Bihar Assembly Election 2015" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
10. "Teghra Election Results since 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
11. "Saffron is the new red in Bihar's Leningrad | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India.

External links

• "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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• Assembly constituencies of Bihar
• Politics of Begusarai district
• Constituencies established in 1951
• 1951 establishments in Bihar