Baidyanath Prasad — MLA, Riga (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Baidyanath Prasad
Baidyanath Prasad is the MLA from the Riga assembly constituency in Bihar, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly (elected in 2025).
Member identity and party: Bihar Legislative Assembly, member list. Sitting-member roster checked on 13 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified.
Riga constituency
Riga is seat number 23 of the 243 in the Bihar Legislative Assembly and lies in Sitamarhi district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 317,263 registered electors at the 2025 general election.
At a general election Riga votes as part of the Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Bharatiya Janata Party in the Bihar assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party holds 88 of the 243 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 122. Baidyanath Prasad was returned from Riga in 2025.
Other MLAs in Sitamarhi district
Sitamarhi district returns 8 members to the Bihar assembly. The others are:
- Anil Kumar — Bathnaha, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Gayetri Devi — Parihar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Nagendra Raut — Sursand, Janata Dal (United)
- Rameshwar Kumar Mehto — Bajpatti, Rashtriya Lok Morcha
- Sunil Kumar Pintu — Sitamarhi, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Pankaj Kumar Mishra — Runnisaidpur, Janata Dal (United)
- Amit Kumar — Belsand, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
The Bihar Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 243 seats and was last elected in 2025. The next election is due by December 2030.
Latest Bihar Political News
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- Kanpur election officer seeks parties’ help to update voter listThe Times of India · 12 Oct 2026
- Indian opposition protesters in New Delhi call on election chief to quitAl Jazeera · 12 Oct 2026
- Meghalaya SIR: 2 foreigners removed from voter list, 2,641 electors found ineligibleIndia Today NE · 12 Oct 2026
- SIR row: Opposition plea in Supreme Court seeks Election Commission files, audit of voter deletionsTelegraph India · 12 Oct 2026
Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Riga?
- Baidyanath Prasad of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the sitting MLA for Riga, elected in 2025.
- Which party does Baidyanath Prasad belong to?
- Baidyanath Prasad represents the Bharatiya Janata Party, which holds 88 of the 243 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Riga constituency in?
- Riga is seat number 23 and lies in Sitamarhi district of Bihar.
- Is Riga a reserved constituency?
- Riga is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Riga fall under?
- Riga is one of the assembly segments of the Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Riga?
- Riga had about 317,263 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Baidyanath Prasad, Bihar की Riga विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Bharatiya Janata Party। निर्वाचन: 2025 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Riga सीट Sitamarhi ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 3,17,263 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Riga विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।