By Admin 
Election preparations are in full swing for Bihar Assembly elections 2025. This time a fight is being seen between the ruling NDA and the opposition India Bloc for one seat each. In such a situation, the election of Teghra assembly seat of Begusarai will be very important, which has been considered an old stronghold of the Communist Party of India (CPI).
Teghra, an important sub-division of Begusarai, is very interesting from the point of view of electoral history. This assembly constituency, formed in 1951, remained known as ‘Teghra’ till 1967. After that its name was changed to ‘Barauni’ and with the decision of the Delimitation Commission of 2008, the name returned to ‘Teghra’.
CPI weakened across the country
In total 15 elections, voting took place in the name of ‘Teghra’ 6 times and ‘Barauni’ 9 times. CPI’s dominance on this seat remained firm. Despite the weakening of CPI’s support base in Bihar and other parts of the country, this region remains one of the party’s strongholds. CPI won all the 9 elections of the ‘Barauni’ period.
How long has the dominance been maintained?
This trend, which started in 1962, continued till 2005, when the party registered its 10th consecutive victory. Earlier, Congress had captured it in 1952 and 1957. Regional changes after the 2008 delimitations challenged CPI’s hold. In 2010, BJP won the seat, while in 2015, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won. CPI stood third in that election, but in 2020, CPI got this seat under the Grand Alliance and the party created history for the 11th time by defeating the Janata Dal United (JDU) candidate by a huge margin of 47,979 votes.
More than 63 percent voting took place in 2020
Talking about the local issues of Teghra Assembly, flood control, agricultural crisis and migration are prominent here. In 2020, there was more than 63 percent voting, which gives hope this time too. Geographically, Teghra is situated on the banks of Budhi Gandak, while river Ganga flows nearby. Despite being only 6 kilometers away from Barauni industrial town, 80 percent of the population here is dependent on agriculture.
The total population of Teghra Assembly is 4,96,245, which includes 2,62,488 males and 2,33,757 females. A total of 3,05,595 names are registered in the voter list, of which 1,60,366 are men, 1,45,217 are women and 12 are third gender voters. This data has been prepared after a special intensive revision, which happened for the first time since 2003.
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