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{{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency
|name = Bochahan Assembly constituency
|parl_name = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
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|year =[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]] 
|region =
|state = [[Bihar]]
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|constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|-]]
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement


| name = Bochahan 
| official_name =
| other_name =
| native_name = 
| settlement_type = Assembly constituency 
| total_type = 
| motto = 
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| map_caption = Location in Bihar
| coordinates = {{coord|26|07|N|85|31|E|region:IN-BR|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{IND}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Bihar|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Muzaffarpur district|Muzaffarpur]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of Assembly constituencies of Bihar|Constituency No.]]
| subdivision_name3 = 91
| subdivision_type4 = Type
| subdivision_name4 = Reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|SC]]
| subdivision_type5 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| subdivision_name5 = [[Muzaffarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|15. Muzaffarpur]]
| subdivision_type6 = [[Voting system|Electoral system]]
| subdivision_name6 = [[First past the post system|First past the post]]
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| website =
| footnotes =
| leader_party = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| leader_title = MLA
| leader_name = [[Amar Kumar Paswan]]
}}
'''Bochahan Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Muzaffarpur district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]]. Bochahan Assembly constituency is part of No. 15 [[Muzaffarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/>

==Overview==
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 91 Bochahan Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following:
Adi Gopalpur, [[Balthi Rasulpur]],<ref name=":0">Balthi Rasulpur is a village in Balthi Rasulpur panchayat of Bochahan block. Bochahan block is in Muzaffarpur district . Balthi Rasulpur village was initially served by RamNiranjan Mishra , who remained unopposed representative of this panchayat until his death .</ref> Bhootane, Deogan, Karanpur North, Karanpur South, Lohsari, Maidapur, Majhauli, Sahila Rampur, Sarfuddinpur, Unsar and Vishunpur Jagdish [[gram panchayat]]s of Bochahan [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]]; Abdul Nagar Urf Madhopur, Baikatpur, Barajagannath, Bhikhanpur, Chhapra Megh, Dumri, Jamalabad,
Jhapahan, Kanauli Vishundutta, Khabra, Manika Harikesh, Manika
Vishunpur Chand, Mushahri Alias Radha Nagar, Narauli, Prahladpur,
Rajwara Bhagwan, Rohua, Sahbazpur, Shekhpur, Sherpur, Susta and
Taraura Gopalpur gram panchayats of Mushahri CD Block.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>

==Members of Vidhan Sabha==
* 1977 : Kamal Paswan, [[Janata Party]]
* 1980 : [[Ramai Ram]], [[Janata Party]]
* 1985 : [[Ramai Ram]], [[Lok Dal]]
* 2005 : [[Ramai Ram]], [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]]
* 2010 : [[Ramai Ram]], [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]
* 2015 : [[Baby Kumari]] (Independent)
* 2020 : [[Musafir Paswan]], [[Vikassheel Insaan Party|VIP]]
* 2022^ : [[Amar Kumar Paswan]], [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]

^ representes By-poll

==Election results==
from 1957 to 1962 this constituency was known as muzzafarnagar muffasil (constituency number 63).
Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ramai Ram representing RJD defeated Shiv Nath Chaudhary of JD(U) in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Oct 2005|October 2005]] and [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|February 2005]], and Musafir Paswan representing JD(U) in 2000. Ramai Ram of [[Janata Dal|JD]] defeated Musafir Paswan representing [[Samajwadi Party|SAP]] in 1995 and Ram Pratap Niraj of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1990. Ramai Ram of [[Lok Dal|LD]] defeated Hari Lal Ram of Congress in 1985. Ramai Ram of Janata Party (JP) defeated Righan Ram of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] in 1980. Kamal Paswan of [[Janata Party|JP]] defeated Hari Lal Ram of Congress in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp60.htm |title = 60 - Bochaha (SC) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-02-07 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721161214/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp60.htm |archive-date = 2011-07-21 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

=== 1967 Assembly Elections ===

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Samyukta Socialist Party
|candidate=[[Sitaram Rajak]]
|votes=18,049
|percentage=43.85%
|change=
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Indian National Congress
|candidate=[[Chandramani Lal Chowdhury]]
|votes=11,927
|percentage=28.97%
|change=
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes=6,122
|percentage=14.88%
|change=
}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 41,157
|percentage = 50.33%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Samyukta Socialist Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1969 Assembly Elections ===

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Samyukta Socialist Party
|candidate=[[Sitaram Rajak]]
|votes=19,042
|percentage=48.76%
|change=+4.89%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Indian National Congress
|candidate=[[Chandramani Lal Chowdhury]]
|votes=11,374
|percentage=29.12%
|change=+0.15%
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes=7,668
|percentage=19.64%
|change=
}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 39,049
|percentage = 46.10%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Samyukta Socialist Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1972 Assembly Elections ===

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Hindustani Shoshit Dal
|candidate=[[Ramai Ram]]
|votes=13,531
|percentage=31.86%
|change=+31.86%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Independent politician
|candidate=[[Hari Lal Ram]]
|votes=12,798
|percentage=30.13%
|change=+30.13%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Indian National Congress
|candidate=[[Sitaram Rajak]]
|votes=7,442
|percentage=17.52%
|change=-12.06%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Bharatiya Jana Sangh
|candidate=[[Sai Jangi Paswan]]
|votes=5,869
|percentage=13.82%
|change=
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes=733
|percentage=0.73%
|change=
}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 42,476
|percentage = 43.28%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Hindustani Shoshit Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1977 Assembly Elections ===

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Janata Party
|candidate=[[Kamal Paswan]]
|votes=32,030
|percentage=64.85%
|change=+64.85%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Indian National Congress
|candidate=[[Hari Lal Ram]]
|votes=10,810
|percentage=21.89%
|change=+4.47%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Independent politician
|candidate=[[Ramai Ram]]
|votes=4,006
|percentage=8.11%
|change=+8.11%
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes=21,220
|percentage=6.75%
|change=
}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 49,392
|percentage = 42.96%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = +64.85%
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1980 Assembly Elections ===

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Janata Party
|candidate=[[Ramai Ram]]
|votes=17,663
|percentage=30.48%
|change=-34.37%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Indian National Congress
|candidate=[[Raghubir Prasad]]
|votes=10,898
|percentage=18.81%
|change=-3.08%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Communist Party of India
|candidate=[[Rijhan Ram]]
|votes=13,752
|percentage=23.73%
|change=+23.73%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Janata Party (Secular)
|candidate=[[Kamal Paswan]]
|votes=13,514
|percentage=23.32%
|change=+23.32%
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes=3,911
|percentage=6.75%
|change=
}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 57,950
|percentage = 48.38%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Janata Party
|loser = Communist Party of India
|swing = -34.37%
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1985 Assembly Elections ===

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Lok Dal
|candidate=[[Ramai Ram]]
|votes=20,303
|percentage=31.96%
|change=+31.96%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Indian National Congress
|candidate=[[Hari Lal Ram]]
|votes=17,996
|percentage=28.33%
|change=+9.52%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Communist Party of India
|candidate=[[Rijhan Ram]]
|votes=16,589
|percentage=26.11%
|change=+2.38%
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes=38,426
|percentage=37.67%
|change=
}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 63,528
|percentage = 49.0%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Lok Dal
|loser = Janata Party
|swing = +31.96%
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1990 Assembly Elections ===

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Janata Dal
|candidate=[[Ramai Ram]]
|votes=66,280
|percentage=64.97%
|change=+64.97%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Indian National Congress
|candidate=[[Ram Pratap Niraj]]
|votes=27,854
|percentage=27.3%
|change=-0.97%
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes=38,426
|percentage=37.67%
|change=
}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,02,014
|percentage = 66.23%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Janata Dal
|loser = Lok Dal
|swing = +64.97%
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1995 Assembly Elections ===

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Janata Dal
|candidate=[[Ramai Ram]]
|votes=74,273
|percentage=65.19%
|change=+0.23%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Samata Party
|candidate=[[Musafir Paswan]]
|votes=28,147
|percentage=24.7%
|change=+24.7%
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes=46,126
|percentage=40.49%
|change=
}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,13,938
|percentage = 66.89%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Janata Dal
|loser = Samata Party
|swing = +0.23%
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2000 Assembly Elections ===

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate=[[Ramai Ram]]
|votes=77,031
|percentage=62.93%
|change=+62.93%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Janata Dal (United)
|candidate=[[Musafir Paswan]]
|votes=22,863
|percentage=18.68%
|change=+18.68%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Samata Party
|candidate=[[Reejhan Ram Paswan]]
|votes=14,589
|percentage=11.92%
|change=-12.78%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
|candidate=[[Ram Nandan Paswan]]
|votes=3,989
|percentage=3.26%
|change=+3.26%
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes=54,168
|percentage=44.25%
|change=
}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,22,416
|percentage = 67.57%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|loser = Janata Dal
|swing = +62.93%
}}
{{Election box end}}

===February 2005 Assembly Elections===

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate=[[Ramai Ram]]
|votes=50,956
|percentage=45.40%
|change=-17.53%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Janata Dal (United)
|candidate=[[Shiv Nath]]
|votes=33,432
|percentage=29.78%
|change=+11.10%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate=[[Awdhesh Paswan]]
|votes=10,706
|percentage=9.53%
|change=+9.53%
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes=17,524
|percentage=15.62%
|change=
}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,12,254
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|loser =
|swing = -22.17%
}}
{{Election box end}}

===October 2005 Assembly Elections===

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate=[[Ramai Ram]]
|votes=46,861
|percentage=42.08%
|change=-3.32%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Janata Dal (United)
|candidate=[[Shiv Nath]]
|votes=41,081
|percentage=36.89%
|change=+7.11%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate=[[Awdhesh Paswan]]
|votes=8,340
|percentage=7.49%
|change=-2.04%
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes= 5780
|percentage=5.19%
|change=
}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,11,357
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|loser =
|swing = -3.32%
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2010 Assembly Elections ===

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party= Janata Dal (United)
|candidate=[[Ramai Ram]]
|votes=61,885
|percentage=50.58%
|change=+13.69%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate=[[Musafir Paswan]]
|votes=37,758
|percentage=30.86%
|change=-11.22%
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party=Indian National Congress
|candidate=[[Baby Kumari]]
|votes=5,289
|percentage=4.32%
|change=+4.32%
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes=24,127
|percentage=19.72%
|change=
}}

{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,22,340
|percentage = 61.08%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing = +13.69%
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2015 Assembly Elections ===

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=[[Baby Kumari]]|votes=67,720|percentage=40.67%|change=+40.67%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|candidate=[[Ramai Ram]]|votes=43,590|percentage=26.18%|change=-4.68%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Shiv Sena|candidate=[[Lal Babu Paswan]]|votes=11877|percentage=7.13%|change=+7.13%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Lok Janshakti Party|candidate=[[Anil Kumar]]|votes=7383|percentage=4.43%|change=+4.43%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Samajwadi Party|candidate=[[Musafir Paswan]]|votes=5130|percentage=3.08%|change=+2.16%}}

{{Election box majority||votes=24,130|percentage=14.49%|change=}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,66,492
|percentage = 65.48
|change =
}}

{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Independent politician
|loser = Janata Dal (United)
|swing = +40.67%
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2020 Assembly Elections ===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2020]]: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Vikassheel Insaan Party
|candidate = [[Musafir Paswan]]
|votes = 77,837
|percentage = 42.62%
|change = {{increase}}42.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = [[Amar Azad]]
|votes = 8,232
|percentage = 4.51%
|change = {{increase}}0.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Ramai Ram]]
|votes = 66,569
|percentage = 36.45%
|change = {{increase}}10.27
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,268
|percentage = 6.29%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,82,689
|percentage = 65.19%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Vikassheel Insaan Party
|loser = Independent politician
|swing = {{increase}}42.62
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2022 ===
{{Election box begin|
|title=2022 Bye-election: Bochahan }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Amar Kumar Paswan]]
|votes = 82,562
|percentage = 48.52
|change = {{increase}}12.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Baby Kumari]]
|votes = 45,909
|percentage = 26.98
|change = new
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Vikassheel Insaan Party
|candidate = Geeta Kumari
|votes = 29,279
|percentage = 17.21
|change = {{decrease}}24.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Tarun Chaudhary
|votes = 1,336
|percentage = 0.79
|change = new
}}

{{Election box majority|
|votes = 36,653
|percentage = 21.54
|change = {{increase}}15.25
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,82,689
|percentage = 65.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|loser = Vikassheel Insaan Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}
{{Tirhut Division topics}}

{{Bihar elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
[[Category:Politics of Muzaffarpur district]]

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