Bagaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Bagaha is an assembly
Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 constituency in Paschim Champaran district in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

. It was earlier reserved for scheduled castes.

Extent

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 4. Bagaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Bagaha community development block
Community Development Block in India
The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

 including
Bagaha
Bagaha
Bagaha is a city and a municipality in Pashchim Champaran district in the state of Bihar, India.-Geography:Bagaha is located at . It has an average elevation of 135 metres .-Demographics:...

 nagar parishad; and Bairagi, Sonbarsha, Vairati Bariarwa, Kharhat Tribhauni, Chamawalia and Paikwalia Maryadpur of Sidhaw CD Block.

Bagaha (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 1. Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)
Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India...

.It was earlier part of Bagaha (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bagaha (Lok Sabha constituency)
Bagaha Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar state in eastern India till 2008.-Assembly segments:Bagaha Lok Sabha constituency comprised six Vidhan Sabha segments, which were:# Dhanaha# Ramnagar...

.

1977-2010

In the November 2010 state assembly elections
Bihar legislative assembly election, 2010
The Bihar legislative assembly election is being held in 6 phases over a period of one month starting from 21 October 2010 until 20 November 2010 in all 243 constituencies of Bihar, India. The election is conducted to elect the government in Bihar for a 5-year term...

 Prabhat Ranjan Singh of JD(U)
Janata Dal (United)
Janata Dal is a political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand. Janta Dal party mentor and patron is "Veteran Socialist leader" George Fernandes; George Fernandes broke away from the erstwhile Janata Dal and formed the Samata Party in 1994. Presently it is led...

 won the 4. Bagaha assembly seat, defeating his nearest rival Ram Prasad Yadav of RJD
Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Rashtriya Janata Dal is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata Dal, being evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president, on corruption charges ...

. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Purnmasi Ram of JD(U) defeated Narsingh Baitha of Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 in October 2005, and Naresh Ram of RJD in February 2005. Purnmasi Ram representing RJD defeated Kailash Baitha, Independent, in 2000. Purnamasi Ram representing JD
Janata Dal
Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 defeated Kailash Baitha of SAP
Samata Party
The Samata Party is a political party in India. Initially formed as an offshoot of the Janata Dal in 1994 by Nitish Kumar and George Fernandes. The reason given was that the Janata Dal had shifted to casteism...

 in 1995 and Kailash Baitha of BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 in 1990. Triloki Harijan of Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 defeated Purnwasi Ram of LD in 1985 and Melaha Mahto of BJP in 1980. Narsingh Baitha of Congress defeated Kanchan Baitha of Janata Party
Janata Party
The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...

in 1977.
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