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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Sultanganj Assembly constituency<!-- The name of the constituency --><br />
| type = SLA<br />
| map_image = 157-Sultanganj constituency.svg<br />
| map_caption = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
| mla = [[Lalit Narayan Mandal]] <!--Name of the current MLA. Leave blank for former constituencies--><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 = [[Bhagalpur district|Bhagalpur]]<br />
| division = <br />
| loksabha_cons = <!-- Name of the Lok Sabha Constituency --><br />
| constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|157]]<br />
| established = 1951<br />
| electors = 319,989<br />
| reservation = None <!-- SC, ST or None --><br />
| abolished = <!-- year abolished --><br />
}}<br />
''' Sultanganj Assembly constituency''' is one of 243 constituencies of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly of Bihar]]. It is a part of [[Banka (Lok Sabha constituency)|Banka]] Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Amarpur, Dhoraiya, Banka, Katoria and Belhar.<ref name="election2014">{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/bihar/parliamentary-constituencies/banka.html | title=Banka Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher=elections.in | access-date=10 March 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Overview==<br />
Sultanganj comprises CD Blocks Sultanganj & Shahkund.<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 = 2013-12-20 }}</ref><br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" <br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Name<ref name="election2018">{{Cite web |title=Sultanganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/sultanganj.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref><br />
! colspan="2" |Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br />
| Rash Bihari Lal <br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
| Sarswati Devi <br />
|-<br />
|[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
| Deviprasad Mahto <br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| Banarsi Prasad Sharma <br />
|{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]<br />
| rowspan="2" | Ram Raksha Prasad Yadav <br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
| Jageshwar Mandal <br />
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
| Nand Kumar Manjhi <br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
| Umesh Chandras Das <br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br />
| rowspan="2" | Fanindra Choudhary <br />
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<br />
| Ganesh Paswan <br />
|{{Full party name with color|Samata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<br />
| rowspan="2" | Sudhanshu Shekhar Bhaskar <br />
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y|rowspan=6}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]|| rowspan="2" | [[Subodh Roy (politician)|Subodh Roy]] <br />
|-<br />
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]<br />
| rowspan="2" | [[Lalit Narayan Mandal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
=== 2025 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Sultanganj<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Sultanganj">{{cite news |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Sultanganj |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04157.htm |accessdate=16 December 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251216060734/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04157.htm |archivedate=16 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|candidate = [[Lalit Narayan Mandal]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:108712}}<br />
|percentage = 51.81<br />
|change = +9.23<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = Chandan Kumar Sinha<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:77576}}<br />
|percentage = 36.97<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Jan Suraaj Party<br />
|candidate = Rakesh Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:4402}}<br />
|percentage = 2.1<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Ajit Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:4286}}<br />
|percentage = 2.04<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Lalan Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2754}}<br />
|percentage = 1.31<br />
|change = -34.51<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:4108}}<br />
|percentage = 1.96<br />
|change = -0.8<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:31136}}<br />
|percentage = 14.84<br />
|change = +8.08<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:209814}}<br />
|percentage = 65.57<br />
|change = +13.47<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
|winner = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|loser = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2020 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Sultanganj<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 />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|candidate = [[Lalit Narayan Mandal]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:72823}}<br />
|percentage = 42.58<br />
|change = +1.64<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Lalan Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:61258}}<br />
|percentage = 35.82<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Lok Janshakti Party<br />
|candidate = [[Nilam Devi]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:10222}}<br />
|percentage = 5.98<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samta Party<br />
|candidate = [[Himanshu Prasad]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:5713}}<br />
|percentage = 3.34<br />
|change = -28.53<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bhartiya Sablog Party<br />
|candidate = Ravi Suman Kumar @ Arun Mandal<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:4692}}<br />
|percentage = 2.74<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Ramanand Paswan<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2860}}<br />
|percentage = 1.67<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Rajan Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2389}}<br />
|percentage = 1.4<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:4719}}<br />
|percentage = 2.76<br />
|change = -2.52<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:11565}}<br />
|percentage = 6.76<br />
|change = -2.31<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:171037}}<br />
|percentage = 52.1<br />
|change = +2.05<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link no swing<br />
|winner = 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]]: Sultanganj<ref name="Sultanganj Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025">{{cite news |title=Sultanganj Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/sultanganj |accessdate=16 December 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=14 November 2025 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251216060529/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/sultanganj |archivedate=16 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Subodh Roy<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:63345}}<br />
|percentage = 40.94<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samta Party<br />
|candidate = Himanshu Prasad<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:49312}}<br />
|percentage = 31.87<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Lalan Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:14073}}<br />
|percentage = 9.1<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Rakesh Kumar Sah<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:4041}}<br />
|percentage = 2.61<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)<br />
|candidate = Chakrapani Himanshu<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3186}}<br />
|percentage = 2.06<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Communist Party of India<br />
|candidate = Dr. Dinesh Chandra Diwakar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2732}}<br />
|percentage = 1.77<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Gobind Bhaiya<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2140}}<br />
|percentage = 1.38<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Samajwadi Party<br />
|candidate = Amar Jeet Kumar Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1914}}<br />
|percentage = 1.24<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Kiran Mishra<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1884}}<br />
|percentage = 1.22<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Arun Kumar Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1843}}<br />
|percentage = 1.19<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:8165}}<br />
|percentage = 5.28<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:14033}}<br />
|percentage = 9.07<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:154726}}<br />
|percentage = 50.05<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link no swing<br />
|winner = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
===2010===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election|Bihar assembly elections, 2010]]: Sultanganj<ref name="election2010">[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2010/stat_BR_Nov2010.pdf Bihar Assembly Election 2010]</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|candidate = Subodh Rai<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|votes = 34652<br />
|percentage = 28.05<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|candidate = Ramavatar Mandal<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|votes = 29807<br />
|percentage = 24.12<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link no swing<br />
|winner = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<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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