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.
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| State | Bihar |
| District | Araria |
| Assembly constituency | Raniganj, Araria |
| Time zone | UTC+5.30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | BR- |
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]
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]
Araria subdivision has six blocks.[1]
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