Riga (Sitamarhi) (रीगा), is an Assembly / Vidhan Sabha seat in the Tirhut region and Sitamarhi district of Bihar (बिहार). It shares an interstate border with Sitamarhi. Riga is part of 4. Sheohar Lok Sabha / parliamentary constituency. This seat is classified as: Rural.
Demographic profile:
This constituency of the General Assembly has an estimated scheduled caste population of 0.05%. The estimated literacy level for the district in which this constituency is located is 52.05%.
In the 2020 elections, there were a total of 3.05,473 eligible voters, of whom 1.62,546 were men, 1.42,629 were women, and 14 third-gender voters.
The gender ratio of the electorate in Riga in 2020 is = CP25 / CM25 * 1000.
In the 2015 polls, there were a total of 2.82,472 eligible voters, of which 1.50,838 were male, 1.31,620 female, and 14 third-gender voters.
In the 2010 Bihar Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,29,978 eligible voters, of whom 1,22,743 were men, 1,07,235 women and 0 third-gender voters.
The number of service voters in Riga in 2015 was 252. In 2010, there were 150.
Previous winners / MLA:
In the 2015 Bihar Assembly elections, INC’s Amit Kumar won this seat by defeating BJP’s Moti Lal Prasad by a margin of 22,856 votes, representing 14.13% of the total votes polled in the constituency. . INC had a voting share of 48.97% in 2015 in the seat.
In 2010, BJP’s Motilal Prasad won this seat by defeating INC’s Amit Kumar by a margin of 22,327 votes, which was 18.3% of the total votes polled in the constituency. BJP had a 39.86% voting share in 2010 in the seat.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP obtained the most votes at 23. Riga Assembly segment of Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency. Branch Devi of BJP won the seat of Parliament from Sheohar.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won the largest number of votes in this segment of the Assembly and the BJP won the seat in Sheohar’s Parliament.
Number of contestants:
A total of 23 candidates opposed the 2020 elections. In 2015 there were 18 contestants.
2020 candidates:
The candidates competing in Riga’s 2020 Bihar Assembly elections are: Amit Kumar (INC), Munni Singh (BSP), Moti Lal Prasad (BJP), Rambabu Sah S / O Shri Nathuni Sah (NCP), Akhilesh Kumar Suman (SMP), Upendra Sahani (RJSBP), Ghufran Asad (JSHD), Bindeshwar Sah (PBP), Bharat Patel (JMBP), Mohan Singh (RJPS), Ravi Kumar (PP), Ravi Shankar Prasad (JAPL), Samsuddin Ansari (BMP), Abhishek Raja (IND), Girdhari Sah (IND), Chandrika Prasad (IND), Dilip Kumar Shrivastav (IND), Devendra Kumar Sinha (IND), Brahmdev Nayak (IND), Moti Lal Raut (IND), Ram Babu Sah S / O Newalal Sah (IND), Bindeshwar Mahto (RPIA)
Electoral participation:
In the 2020 Bihar State Assembly elections, voter turnout was estimated at 57.5%. In 2015, this square registered a participation of 57.32%, while in 2010 it was 53.06%.
Survey dates:
The seat went to the polls in Phase 3 of the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections on Saturday, November 7, 2020. The vote count will take place on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. This year it was an election of three phases.
Number of polling stations:
In the 2020 elections there were a total of 306 polling stations in 23 Riga constituencies. The corresponding figure in the 2015 elections was 271. In 2010 there were 244 polling stations.
Degree:
23. The Riga constituency comprises the following areas of the Sitamarhi district of Bihar: Bairgania, Suppi and Riga Community Development Blocks. It shares an interstate border with Sitamarhi.
The Riga headquarters of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha has seats adjacent to Nepal: Nepal.
The total area covered by Riga is 274.76 square kilometers.
Map location:
The geographical coordinates of Riga are: 26 ° 39’46.1 “N 85 ° 21’51.1” E.
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