Cheria-Bariarpur Assembly constituency

Cheria-Bariarpur is an assembly constituency in Begusarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.

Cheria-Bariarpur
Constituency No. 141 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Bihar
District	Begusarai
LS constituency	Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency
Established	1977
Total electors	2,19,215 (2020)
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Raj Banshi Mahto
Party	RJD
Alliance	Mahagathbandhan
Elected year	2020

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 141 Cheria Bariarpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Cheria-Bariarpur, Khodabandpur and Chaurahi community development blocks; Pahsara (West) and Maheshwara gram panchayats of Nawkothi CD Block.^[1]

Cheria-Bariarpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 24 Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1] The constituency is dominated by people belonging to Kushwaha caste.^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Name[3]	Party
1977	Harihar Mahto		Indian National Congress
1980	Sukhdeo Mahto		Communist Party of India
1985	Harihar Mahto		Indian National Congress
1990	Ram Jiwan Singh		Janata Dal
1995
2000	Ashok Kumar		Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005	Anil Choudhary		Lok Janshakti Party
2005
2010	Manju Verma		Janata Dal
2015
2020	Raj Banshi Mahto		Rashtriya Janata Dal

Election results

1977-2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Manju Verma of JD(U) won the Cheria Bariarpur seat defeating her nearest rival Anil Kumar Chaudhary of LJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Anil Chaudhary of LJP defeated Kumari Savitri of RJD in October 2005 and Radha Krishna Singh of RJD in February 2005. Ashok Kumar of RJD defeated Anil Chaudhary of JD(U) in 2000. Ram Jeewan Singh of JD defeated Late Sri Sukh Deo Mahato of Congress in 1995 and Late Sri Sukhdeo Mahato, Independent, in 1990. Harihar Mahato of Congress defeated Late Sri Sukhdeo Mahato of CPI in 1985. Late Sri Sukhdeo Mahato of CPI defeated Harihar Mahato of Congress (I) in 1980. Harihar Mahato of Congress defeated Jubair Azam Zaffri of Janata Party.^[4][5]

2020

Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Cheria-Bariarpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RJD	Raj Banshi Mahto	68,635	45.22%	New
	JD(U)	Manju Verma	27,738	18.27%	−32.09
	LJP	Rakhi Devi	25437	16.76%	−12.15
	NOTA	None of the above	1,335	0.88%
Majority			40897	26.95%
Turnout			151,791	60.89
Registered electors			2,49,251	[6]
	RJD gain from JD(U)		Swing	26.95%

2015

Bihar Assembly election, 2015: Cheria-Bariarpur^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD(U)	Manju Verma	69,795	50.36
	LJP	Anil Kumar Chaudhary	40,059	28.91
Turnout			138,580	59.85
Registered electors			231,545

References

1. "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.
2. "Manju Varma, JD(U) ex-minister who had to resign over Muzaffarpur scandal, loses to RJD". The print. 3 August 2018.
3. "Cheria Bariarpur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
4. "Cheria Bariapur Election Results since 1977". Travel India Guide. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
5. "108 - Cheria Bariarpur Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
6. "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
7. Bihar Assembly Election 2015

External links

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

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