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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Bihar}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Sheikhpura Assembly constituency<!-- The name of the constituency --><br />
| type = SLA<br />
| map_image = 169-Sheikhpura constituency.svg<br />
| map_caption = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
| mla = [[Randhir Kumar Soni]]<br />
| party = {{Party index link|Janata Dal (United)}}<br />
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] <!--Year of the last election. Leave blank for former constituencies--><br />
| region = <br />
| state = [[Bihar]]<br />
| district = [[Sheikhpura district|Sheikhpura]]<br />
| division = <br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Jamui Lok Sabha constituency|Jamui]]<br />
| constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|169]]<br />
| established = 1951<br />
| electors = 263,432<br />
| reservation = None <!-- SC, ST or None --><br />
| abolished = <!-- year abolished --><br />
}}<br />
'''Sheikhpura Assembly constituency''' is one of 243 constituencies of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly of Bihar]]. It is part of [[Jamui (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jamui]] Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name="election2014">{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/bihar/parliamentary-constituencies/jamui.html | title=Jamui Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher=elections.in | accessdate=10 March 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Overview==<br />
Sheikhpura comprises CD Blocks Ghatkusumbha, Chewara and Ariari; Gram Panchayats Mahsar, Puraina, Pachna, [[Jamuara]], Kaithawan, Gagari and Sheikhpura (M) of Sheikhpura 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 |publisher = |accessdate = 2013-12-20 }}</ref><br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: x-big; font-family: arial"<br />
!Year<br />
!Name<br />
! colspan="2" |Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br />
|Shah Mustaque<br />
| rowspan="4"style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
|[[Shri Krishna Sinha]]<br />
|-<br />
|1961^<br />
| rowspan="2" |Shiv Shankar Singh<br />
|-<br />
|[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| rowspan="3" |Loknath Azad<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
| rowspan="5" |[[Rajo Singh]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=6}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br />
|-<br />
|1998^<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Sanjay Kumar Singh (INC politician)|Sanjay Kumar Singh]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Sunila Devi]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Randhir Kumar Soni]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]<br />
|[[Vijay Kumar Yadav (Sheikhpura)|Vijay Kumar]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]<br />
|[[Randhir Kumar Soni]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
=== 2025 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Sheikhpura<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Sheikhpura">{{cite news|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04169.htm|title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Sheikhpura|date=14 November 2025|work=|access-date=26 November 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213061509/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04169.htm|archive-date=13 December 2025|publisher=Election Commission of India|language=en}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Randhir Kumar Soni]]<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:82922}}<br />
|percentage = 50.77<br />
|change = +15.99<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Vijay Samrat|Vijay Kumar Yadav]]<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:60375}}<br />
|percentage = 36.96<br />
|change = -2.06<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Rajesh Kumar<br />
|party = Jan Suraaj Party<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:4184}}<br />
|percentage = 2.56<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Vijay Kumar<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3819}}<br />
|percentage = 2.34<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Umesh Prasad Singh<br />
|party = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2834}}<br />
|percentage = 1.74<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Sunil Kumar<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2368}}<br />
|percentage = 1.45<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bhartiya Lok Chetna Party<br />
|candidate = Devendra Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2048}}<br />
|percentage = 1.25<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Virendra Paswan<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1685}}<br />
|percentage = 1.03<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2422}}<br />
|percentage = 1.48<br />
|change = -0.58<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:22547}}<br />
|percentage = 13.81<br />
|change = +9.57<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:163341}}<br />
|percentage = 62.0<br />
|change = +5.74<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
| <br />
|winner = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2020 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Sheikhpura<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-13 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Vijay Samrat|Vijay Kumar Yadav]]<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:56365}}<br />
|percentage = 39.02<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Randhir Kumar Soni]]<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:50249}}<br />
|percentage = 34.78<br />
|change = {{increase}}1.92<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Imam Ghazali<br />
|party = Lok Janshakti Party<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:14552}}<br />
|percentage = 10.07<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Rinku Devi<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:6012}}<br />
|percentage = 4.16<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Jan Jan Party<br />
|candidate = Dilip Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:4900}}<br />
|percentage = 3.39<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samta Party<br />
|candidate = Sanket Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3345}}<br />
|percentage = 2.32<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Rajendra Prasad Gupta<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2233}}<br />
|percentage = 1.55<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Gautam Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1371}}<br />
|percentage = 0.95<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2978}}<br />
|percentage = 2.06<br />
|change = {{increase}}1.12<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:6116}}<br />
|percentage = 4.24<br />
|change = {{decrease}}6.07<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:144463}}<br />
|percentage = 56.26<br />
|change = {{increase}}0.66<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
| <br />
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|loser = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2015 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2015]]: Sheikhpura<ref name="Sheikhpura Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025">{{cite news |title=Sheikhpura Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/sheikhpura |accessdate=13 December 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=14 November 2025 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213061501/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/sheikhpura |archivedate=13 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Randhir Kumar Soni<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:41755}}<br />
|percentage = 32.86<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Hindustani Awam Morcha<br />
|candidate = Naresh Saw<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:28654}}<br />
|percentage = 22.55<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)<br />
|candidate = Vijay Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:18227}}<br />
|percentage = 14.35<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Jitendra Nath<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:9882}}<br />
|percentage = 7.78<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Reshma Bharti<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:4759}}<br />
|percentage = 3.75<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Shankar Suman<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3734}}<br />
|percentage = 2.94<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Samajwadi Party<br />
|candidate = Vijay Kumar Yadav<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3129}}<br />
|percentage = 2.46<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Dr.Dinesh Prasad<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2796}}<br />
|percentage = 2.2<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Ramanuj Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2711}}<br />
|percentage = 2.13<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Naresh Mahto<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2316}}<br />
|percentage = 1.82<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Communist Party of India<br />
|candidate = Krishn Nandan Yadav<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2185}}<br />
|percentage = 1.72<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Hari Deo Prasad<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1956}}<br />
|percentage = 1.54<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Mukti Party<br />
|candidate = Pramod Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1191}}<br />
|percentage = 0.94<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1200}}<br />
|percentage = 0.94<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:13101}}<br />
|percentage = 10.31<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:127060}}<br />
|percentage = 55.6<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{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}}<br />
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{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}<br />
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[[Category:Politics of Sheikhpura district]]<br />
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br />
[[Category:1951 establishments in Bihar]]</div>
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