Belaganj Assembly constituency
| Belaganj Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 232 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Gaya district |
| LS constituency | Gaya (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | Surendra Prasad Yadav |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Belaganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency for Bihar Legislative Assembly in Gaya district of Bihar, India.[1] It comes under Gaya (Lok Sabha constituency).[2] After 2009 delimitation, Belaganj Block and most part of the Sadar Block comes under Belaganj Constituency.
For the last 30 years excluding June- 1998 to February- 2000 , RJD leader and bahubali criminal Surendra Prasad Yadav is Belaganj MLA.
No major development have taken place in the constituency in last 30 years. There are not any good college or hospitals in the constituency. Most of the constituents are migrant workers.
Caste Balance[]
Muslims and Yadav constitute two third of the voters in the constituency. Upper castes, dalits and non-yadav OBCs are one third of the voters.
Members of Legislative Assembly[]
List of members elected from Belaganj to Bihar Legislative Assembly.
| Assembly | Duration | Name of the Member | Political Party | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1951–1957 | - | - | |
| Second | 1957–1962 | - | - | |
| Third | 1962-67 | Rameshwar Manjhi | Indian National Congress | |
| Fourth | 1967–1969 | S. N. Sinha | SSP | [3] |
| Fifth | 1969–1972 | Mithleshwar Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | [4] |
| Sixth | 1972–1977 | Jitendra Pd. Singh | NCO | [5] |
| Seventh | 1977–1980 | Abhi Ram Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| Eighth | 1980–1985 | Shatrughna Sharan Singh | Indian National Congress | [6] |
| Ninth | 1985–1990 | Amjad - | Jdu - | |
| Tenth | 1990–1995 | Surendra Prasad Yadav | Janata Dal | [7] |
| Eleventh | 1995–1998 | Surendra Prasad Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| Bye Election- 1998 | 1998-2000 | Mahesh Singh Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| Twelfth | 2000–2005 | Surendra Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| Thirteenth | 2005–2010 | Surendra Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| Fourteenth | 2010–2015 | Surendra Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| Fifteenth | 2015-Incumbent | Surendra Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | [8] |
Election results[]
2020[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Abhay Kumar Sinha | 55745 | 32.81 | ||
| LJP | 12005 | 7.07 | |||
| RJD | Surendra Prasad Yadav | 79708 | 46.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Constituencies | Gaya | India". Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Belaganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". www.elections.in. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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