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{{Infobox Indian constituency
|name = Patepur
|type= SLA
| map_image = 130-Patepur constituency.svg
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
|mla = [[Lakhendra Kumar Raushan]] 
|party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
|region =
|state = [[Bihar]]
|district = [[Vaishali district|Vaishali]]
|division =
| loksabha_cons =
|constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|-]]
|established = 1951
| electors = 300,968
|abolished = 
}}
'''Patepur Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Vaishali district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]].

==Overview==
[[File:Patepur village main route.jpg|thumb|Patepur village main route]]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 130 Patepur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Patepur [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]]; Mansinghpur Bijhrauli, [[Kumar Bajitpur]], Raghopur Narsanda, Adalpur, Naree Khurd and Laxmipur Barbatta [[gram panchayat]]s of Jandaha community development 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 = 10 January 2011 }}</ref>

Patepur Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 22 [[Ujiarpur (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web |title=Patepur Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/patepur.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|Nathuni Lal Mahato
|{{Full party name with color|Socialist Party (India)}}
|-
|1952^
|B. Dubey
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|Manzur Ahsan Ajazi
|-
|[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Kamlesh Rai
|{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="2" |Paltan Ram
| {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|Righan Ram
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Paltan Ram
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Shiv Nandan Pawan
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party (Secular)}}
|-
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Baleshwar Paswan
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|[[Ram Sundar Das]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=3}}
|-
|1991^
|L. Mahto
|-
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|[[Mahendra Baitha]]
|-
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|[[Prema Chaudhary]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|[[Mahendra Baitha]]
|{{Full party name with color|Lok Janshakti Party}}
|-
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|[[Prema Chaudhary]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]
|[[Mahendra Baitha]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
|[[Prema Chaudhary]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Lakhendra Kumar Raushan|Lakhendra Raushan]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
|}

==Election results==
=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin|title = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Patepur<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Result: Patepur">{{cite news |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Result: Patepur |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04130.htm |access-date=22 November 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251122145523/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04130.htm |archive-date=22 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Lakhendra Kumar Raushan]]
|votes = {{formatnum:108356}}
|percentage = 51.71
|change = -0.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Prema Chaudhary]]
|votes = {{formatnum:85976}}
|percentage = 41.03
|change = +4.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jan Suraaj Party
|candidate = Dasai Chaudhary
|votes = {{formatnum:4181}}
|percentage = 2.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sanjay Paswan
|votes = {{formatnum:3423}}
|percentage = 1.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:2598}}
|percentage = 1.24
|change = -0.29
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:22380}}
|percentage = 10.68
|change = -4.9
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:209540}}
|percentage = 69.62
|change = +12.55
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2020 ===

In 2015; Prema Chaudhary of Rashtriya Janata Dal defeated Mahendra Baitha of [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] by 12,461 votes.<ref name="election2020-1">{{cite web|url=https://www.electionsinindia.com/bihar/patepur-assembly-vidhan-sabha-constituency-elections|title=Patepur Vidhan Sabha Result|website=Electioninindia|access-date=9 November 2020}}</ref> In 2020 assembly elections the contest to Patepur assembly seats was bilateral. In a tough fight, [[Lakhendra Kumar Raushan]] (aka Lakhendra Paswan) of [[Bhartiya Janata Party]] defeated [[Shivchandra Ram]] of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]].<ref name="election2020-2">{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/elections/bihar-vidhan-sabha-election-results-2020/patepur|title=Election result 2020 |work=NDTV|access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title = [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Patepur<ref name="election2020"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Lakhendra Kumar Raushan
|votes = {{formatnum:86509}}
|percentage = 52.15
|change = +14.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Shiv Chandra Ram
|votes = {{formatnum:60670}}
|percentage = 36.57
|change = -9.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Surendra Kumar Paswan
|votes = {{formatnum:3237}}
|percentage = 1.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sanjay Ram
|votes = {{formatnum:2858}}
|percentage = 1.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sanjay Rajak
|votes = {{formatnum:2337}}
|percentage = 1.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Devlal Ram
|votes = {{formatnum:1908}}
|percentage = 1.15
|change = -0.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|candidate = Shashi Kumar
|votes = {{formatnum:1761}}
|percentage = 1.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:2533}}
|percentage = 1.53
|change = +0.81
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:25839}}
|percentage = 15.58
|change = +7.08
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:165880}}
|percentage = 57.07
|change = +0.84
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2015 ===
{{Election box begin
|title = [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Patepur<ref name="Patepur Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025">{{cite news |title=Patepur Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/patepur |access-date=22 November 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251122145525/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/patepur |archive-date=22 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Prema Chaudhary
|votes = {{formatnum:67548}}
|percentage = 46.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Mahendra Baitha
|votes = {{formatnum:55087}}
|percentage = 37.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ratan Lal
|votes = {{formatnum:4379}}
|percentage = 2.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Prem Shankar Paswan
|votes = {{formatnum:2768}}
|percentage = 1.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ram Jeenish Paswan
|votes = {{formatnum:2374}}
|percentage = 1.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Ram Kripal Paswan
|votes = {{formatnum:2011}}
|percentage = 1.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Aap Aur Hum Party
|candidate = Shashank Kumar Anand
|votes = {{formatnum:1486}}
|percentage = 1.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:1056}}
|percentage = 0.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:12461}}
|percentage = 8.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:146608}}
|percentage = 56.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2010===
In the [[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election|2010 state assembly elections]], Mahendra Baitha of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] won the Patepur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival [[Prema Chaudhary]] of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]].<ref name="election2010">{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS04130.htm |title = Bihar - |work =Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 7 February 2011 }}</ref> Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Prema Chaudhary of RJD defeated Mahendra Baitha of [[Lok Janshakti Party|LJP]] in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Oct 2005|October 2005]]. Mahendra Baitha of LJP defeated Prema Chaudhary of RJD in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|February 2005]]. Prema Chaudhary of RJD defeated Mahendra Baitha of [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]] in 2000. Mahendra Baitha of [[Janata Dal|JD]] defeated Prema Chaudhary of [[Samajwadi Party|SAP]] in 1995. Ram Sundar Das of JD defeated Baleshwar Singh Paswan of Congress in 1990. Baleshwar Singh Paswan of Congress defeated Paltan Ram of [[Lok Dal|LD]] in 1985. Shiv Nandan Paswan of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) defeated Baleshwar Singh Paswan of Congress in 1980. Paltan Ram of [[Janata Party|JP]] defeated Rijahan Ram of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] in 1977.<ref name="election1977">{{cite web| url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp49.htm |title = 49 - Patepur (SC) Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 7 February 2011 }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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