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Taranagar is a city and a municipality in Churu district in the Indian state of Rajasthan, situated at 28° 41'N 75° 3'E, about 120 miles northeast of Bikaner. Taranagar was earlier known as Reni, named for the lady Rinkali who came here to live from Vishalnagar Koyalapatan, currently Foga in Sardarshar (Rajasthan). Reni was the headquarters of the nizamat and the tehsil of the same name in the state of Bikaner in Rajputana. The nizamat consisted of five eastern tehsils of Bhadra, Churu, Nohar, Rajgarh and Reni. In 1948, the town was renamed for King Tara Singh, who ruled it in mid-18th century.
Taranagar Assembly constituency is one of constituencies of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in the Churu (Lok Sabha constituency).
Taranagar Constituency covers all voters from Taranagar tehsil, parts of Rajgarh tehsil, which include ILRC Dadarewa, ILRC Dokwa and part of Sardarshahar tehsil, which includes ILRC Ratoosar.
Year
Name of Elected M.L.A.
Party Affiliation
1. 1977
Mani Ram
Janata Party
2. 1980
Chandan Mal Baid
Indian National Congress (I)
3. 1985
Jai Narayan Pooniya
Janata Party
4. 1990
Chandan Mal Baid
Indian National Congress
5. 1993
Chandan Mal Baid
Indian National Congress
6. 1998
Chandan Mal Baid
Indian National Congress
7. 2003
Dr Chandra Shekhar Baid
Indian National Congress
8. 2008
Rajendra Rathore
Bharatiya Janata Party
9. 2013
Jai Narayan Pooniya
Bharatiya Janata Party