# Raghopur Assembly constituency

Raghopur is an assembly constituency in Vaishali district in the Indian state of Bihar. It consists of Raghopur and Bidupur.
Lalu Prasad Yadav won this seat twice, his wife Rabri Devi won it three times, and they both served as Chief Minister while representing this seat. Their son Tejashwi Yadav has also won it twice (2015, 2020) and been Deputy CM and Leader of Opposition while holding it. Rabri Devi has also lost from this seat once, in 2010 from Satish Kumar (JDU). Currently Satish Kumar is a member of Bharatiya Janta Party.

## Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 128 Raghopur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Raghopur and Bidupur community development blocks.
Raghopur Assembly constituency is part of No. 21 Hajipur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Hariwansh Narayan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Hariwansh Narayan Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Devendra Sinha | Socialist Party |
| 1967 |
| 1967 | Hariwansh Narayan Singh | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 1969 | Rambriksh Rai | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Babu Lal Shastri | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1977 | Babu Lal Shastri | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Uday Narayan Rai | Janata Party (Secular) |
| 1985 | Uday Narayan Rai | Lok Dal |
| 1990 | Uday Narayan Rai | Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Janata Dal |
| 1998^ | Rajgir Choudhary | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2000 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2000^ | Rabri Devi | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2005 | Rabri Devi | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2005 | Rabri Devi | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2010 | Satish Kumar Yadav | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2015 | Tejashwi Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2020 | Tejashwi Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
^denotes by-election

## Election results
### 2025

2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Raghopur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | RJD | Tejashwi Yadav | |
| | BJP | Satish Kumar Yadav | |
| | JSUP | Prashant Kishor | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | | | Swing |

### 2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Raghopur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RJD | Tejashwi Yadav | 97,404 | 48.74 |
| | BJP | Satish Kumar Yadav | 59,230 | 29.64 |
| | LJP | Rakesh Raushan | 24,947 | 12.48 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,458 | 2.23 |
| | IND | Rajeshwar Ray | 3,481 | 1.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,174 | 19.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 199,949 | 58.06 |
| | RJD hold | RJD hold | Swing | |

### 2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Raghopur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RJD | Tejashwi Yadav | 91,236 | 49.15 |
| | BJP | Satish Kumar Yadav | 68,503 | 36.90 |
| | SP | Rakesh Raushan | 5,220 | 2.81 |
| | JDR | Rizwanul Azam | 4,800 | 2.59 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Rambabu Bhagat | 2,538 | 1.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,733 | 12.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185,738 | 58.50 |
| | RJD gain from JD(U) | RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | |

### 2010

2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Raghopur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(U) | Satish Kumar | 64,222 | 48.06 |
| | RJD | Rabri Devi | 51,216 | 38.32 |
| | IND | Rijwanul Azam | 3,877 | 2.90 |
| | IND | Sant Nirala | 3,844 | 2.88 |
| | INC | Chandra Devi | 3,824 | 2.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,006 | 9.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 133,656 | 50.85 |
| | JD(U) gain from RJD | JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | |

### Vidhan Sabha Elections October 2005

* Rabri Devi (RJD): 35,891 votes
* Satish Kumar (JD-U): 30,601 votes
* Pramod Kumar (Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP, and also his driver): 15,137

### Vidhan Sabha Elections Feb-2005

* Rabri Devi (RJD): 48,460 votes
* Rajiv Ranjan (Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP) : 23,419 votes

### Vidhan Sabha Elections 2000

* Laloo Prasad (RJD): 70,134 votes
* Vishundeo Rai (JD-U): 41,006 votes
** Lalu Yadav retained Danapur seat and vacated this seat for his wife Rabri Devi.

#### 2000 by-election

* Rabri Devi (RJD): 108,768 votes
* Veera Devi F JD(U): 46,951 votes

### Assembly Elections 1967

* H. N. Singh (BJS): 23,145 votes
* R. B. Rai (INC): 20,043 votes