Taraiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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Taraiya 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 Saran district
Saran district
Saran District is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India. The district, part of Saran Division, is also known as Chapra district after the headquarters of the district - Chapra...

 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....

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As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 116 Taraiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following:Taraiya, Panapur and Ishuapur community development blocks
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...

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Taraiya (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 19 Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency).It was earlier part of Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency)
Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency)
Chapra Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar state in eastern India till 2008. In 2008, after the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, Saran Lok Sabha constituency came into existence in place of it....

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1977-2010

In the 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...

, Janak Singh 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...

 won the Taraiya assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Tarakeshwar Singh 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...

. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ram Das Rai 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 ...

 defeated Janak Singh of BJP in October 2005. Janak Singh of LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
The Lok Jan Shakti Party is a state political party in the state Bihar , India. It is led by Ram Vilas Paswan. The party was formed in 2000 when Paswan split from Janata Dal . The party has considerable following amongst Dalits in Bihar. The 2004 Lok Sabha elections marked a major break-through for...

 defeated Ram Das Rai of RJD in February 2005. Ram Das Rai of RJD/ 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 Janak Singh of BJP in 2000 and 1995. Raj Deo Pratap Singh of JD defeated Ram Das Rai of BJP in 1990. Ram Das Rai of BJP defeated Rajendra Singh Kashyap of Congress in 1985. Prabhunath Singh
Prabhunath Singh
Prabhunath Singh is a noted politician from Bihar, India, and was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Maharajganj of Bihar and is a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal , political party of Lalu Prasad Yadav.According to the National Election Watch, Prabhunath Singh was...

 of Congress defeated Ram Das Rai of BJP in 1980. Dharam Nath Singh of JP
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...

defeated Prabhunath Singh of Congress in 1977.
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