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Araria subdivision

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For other places with same/similar name, see Araria (disambiguation).
Araria
subdivision
Country India
StateBihar
RegionMithila
DistrictAraria
Assembly constituencyRaniganj, Araria
Time zoneUTC+5.30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationBR-

Araria subdivision is an administrative subdivision out of two subdivisions of Araria district in the state of Bihar, India. It comprises 6 Blocks of Araria[1] The headquarter of the subdivision is in Araria town.

Etymology

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During the British Raj the area was under the administration of a British district collector and municipal commissioner, Alexander John Forbes (1807-1890) of East India Company. Forbes had a bungalow at the same location. Consequently, the area was known as 'residential area' also abbreviated as 'R-area'. Over time, the name transformed to 'Araria' and the neighbouring subdivision came to be known as 'Forbesganj'.[2]

Politics

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Araria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is the assembly constituency representing Araria (community development block). The same constituency also includes Araria nagar parishad.[3] Avidur Rahman from Indian National Congress is the MLA elected in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Araria (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Araria subdivision is part of No 9 Araria (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[3] Pradeep Kumar Singh, BJP is the MP elected in the 2019 Indian general election.[4]

Blocks of Araria subdivision

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Araria subdivision has six blocks.[1]

  1. Araria
  2. Jokihat
  3. Kursakanta
  4. Raniganj
  5. Sikti
  6. Palasi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Subdivision & Blocks :: Araria District". Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ Prasad, Bhuvaneshwar; Agrawal, Rajendra (27 March 2013). "Telecom racket busted in sleepy Araria district of Bihar". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  4. ^ "Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 2019". NDTV.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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