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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Valmiki Nagar<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| map_image = 1-Valmiki Nagar constituency.svg<br />
| map_caption = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
| mla = [[Surendra Prasad Kushwaha]]<!--Name of the current MLA. Leave blank for former constituencies--><br />
| party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}<br />
| alliance = {{Party index link|Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)}}<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] <!--Year of the last election. Leave blank for former constituencies--><br />
| preceded_by = [[Dhirendra Pratap Singh]]<br />
| state = [[Bihar]]<br />
| district = [[West Champaran district|West Champaran]]<br />
| division = [[Tirhut division|Tirhut]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency|Valmiki Nagar]]<!-- Name of the Lok Sabha Constituency --><br />
| constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|1]]<br />
| established = 2008<br />
| electors = 331,447<!-- Total number of registered voters --><br />
| reservation = None<br />
| incumbent_image = <br />
| abolished = <!-- year abolished --><br />
}}<br />
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'''Valmiki Nagar Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[West Champaran district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. Surendra Prasasd Kushwaha of INC is the incumbent MLA.<br />
<br />
==Overview==<br />
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 1 Valmiki Nagar Assembly constituency is composed of the following:<br />
Piprasi, Madhubani, Thakrahan and Bhitaha [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocks]]; and Valmiki Nagar, Laxmipur Rampurwa, Santpur Soharia, Champapur Gonauli, Naurangia Dardari, Mahuawa Katharawa, Harnatand, Balua Chhatraul, Dewaria Taruanwa, Bharachhi, Belahawa Madanpur, Bakuli Panchgwa, Binwalia Bodhser, Nayagaon Rampur, Mangalpur Ausani, Borawal Narawal, Semra Katkuiya, Yamunapur Tadwalia, Jimari Nautanawa and Dholbajwa Laxmipur [[gram panchayat]]s of Sidhaw 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><br />
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Valmiki Nagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 1 [[Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/><br />
<br />
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year <br />
!Member<br />
! colspan="2" |Party<br />
|-<br />
|colspan="4"|{{center|''Before 2010: See [[Dhanaha Assembly constituency|Dhanaha]]''}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]<br />
|Rajesh Singh<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)| dab=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Dhirendra Pratap Singh]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)| dab=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]<br />
|[[Surendra Prasad Kushwaha]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress| dab=yes}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
=== 2025 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Valmiki Nagar<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election Result: Valmiki Nagar">{{cite news |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election Result: Valmiki Nagar |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S041.htm |accessdate=15 November 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251115160354/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S041.htm |archivedate=15 November 2025}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Surendra Prasad Kushwaha]]<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:107730}}<br />
|percentage = 46.11<br />
|change = {{increase}}18.83<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Dhirendra Pratap Singh]]<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:106055}}<br />
|percentage = 45.39<br />
|change = {{increase}}7.07<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Rameshwar Yadav<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:5312}}<br />
|percentage = 2.27<br />
|change = {{decrease}}5.15<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Mahmad Jalil<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2426}}<br />
|percentage = 1.04<br />
|change = {{decrease}}0.32<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Lok Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Rajesh Sharma<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2303}}<br />
|percentage = 0.99<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:6400}}<br />
|percentage = 2.74<br />
|change = {{decrease}}1.4<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1675}}<br />
|percentage = 0.72<br />
|change = {{decrease}}10.32<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:233632}}<br />
|percentage = 70.49<br />
|change = {{increase}}11.59<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2020 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
|title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2020]]: [[Valmiki Nagar]]<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 />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|candidate = [[Dhirendra Pratap Singh]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:74906}}<br />
|percentage = 38.32<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Rajesh Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:53321}}<br />
|percentage = 27.28<br />
|change = +9.27<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)<br />
|candidate = Sumant Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:18409}}<br />
|percentage = 9.42<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Baidyanath Prasad<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:14498}}<br />
|percentage = 7.42<br />
|change = +1.42<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Lok Janshakti Party<br />
|candidate = Mahendra Kumar Bharti<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:6612}}<br />
|percentage = 3.38<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bhartiya Party (Loktantrik)<br />
|candidate = Deepak Kumar Malakar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:4279}}<br />
|percentage = 2.19<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = The Plurals Party<br />
|candidate = Gaurav Jha<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2863}}<br />
|percentage = 1.46<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Jan Sangharsh Dal<br />
|candidate = Saket Kumar Pathak<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2735}}<br />
|percentage = 1.4<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Mahmad Jalil<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2657}}<br />
|percentage = 1.36<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Rajesh Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2608}}<br />
|percentage = 1.33<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Tirthraj Yadav<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2515}}<br />
|percentage = 1.29<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Kumari Rajwanti Kushwaha<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1996}}<br />
|percentage = 1.02<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:8090}}<br />
|percentage = 4.14<br />
|change = +0.48<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:21585}}<br />
|percentage = 11.04<br />
|change = -7.12<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:195489}}<br />
|percentage = 58.9<br />
|change = -3.68<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
| <br />
|winner = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|loser = Independent<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2015 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
|title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Valmiki Nagar]]<ref name="election2015">{{cite web |date=2018-08-20 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2015 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = [[Dhirendra Pratap Singh]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:66860}}<br />
|percentage = 36.17<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Irshad Hussain<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:33280}}<br />
|percentage = 18.01<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samta Party<br />
|candidate = Surendra Prasad<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:32855}}<br />
|percentage = 17.78<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Samajwadi Party<br />
|candidate = Rajesh Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:11472}}<br />
|percentage = 6.21<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Altaf Hussain<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:11097}}<br />
|percentage = 6.0<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Dip Narayan Mahato<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:8355}}<br />
|percentage = 4.52<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Shyam Narayan Prasad<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3196}}<br />
|percentage = 1.73<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Virendra Yadav<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2477}}<br />
|percentage = 1.34<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Surendra Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2037}}<br />
|percentage = 1.1<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party<br />
|candidate = Mahanth Chaudhary<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1973}}<br />
|percentage = 1.07<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Shiv Sena<br />
|candidate = Dhananjay Pandey<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1826}}<br />
|percentage = 0.99<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:6767}}<br />
|percentage = 3.66<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:33580}}<br />
|percentage = 18.16<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:184834}}<br />
|percentage = 62.58<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
| <br />
|winner = Independent politician<br />
|loser = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
===2010===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
|title=[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Valmiki Nagar}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|candidate = Rajesh Singh<br />
|votes = 42,289<br />
|percentage = 29.43<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = Mukesh Kumar Kushwaha<br />
|votes = 27,618<br />
|percentage = 19.22<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Dheerendra Pratap Singh<br />
|votes = 20,886<br />
|percentage = 14.53<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Irshad Hussain<br />
|votes = 17,747<br />
|percentage = 12.35<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Independent politician<br />
|candidate = Deep Narayan Mahato<br />
|votes = 14,047<br />
|percentage = 9.78<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate<br />
| <br />
|party = JPS<br />
|candidate = Manoj Kumar Singh<br />
|votes = 8358<br />
|percentage = 5.82<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Independent politician<br />
|candidate = Saket Kumar Pathak<br />
|votes = 4428<br />
|percentage = 3.08<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Independent politician<br />
|candidate = Ramayan Chaudhary<br />
|votes = 1647<br />
|percentage = 1.15<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Independent politician<br />
|candidate = Ram Naresh Sah<br />
|votes = 1610<br />
|percentage = 1.12<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Nationalist Congress Party<br />
|candidate = Shashi Bhusan Sahay<br />
|votes = 1334<br />
|percentage = 0.93<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Independent politician<br />
|candidate = Pramod Sah<br />
|votes = 1114<br />
|percentage = 0.78<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate<br />
| <br />
|party = BJJD<br />
|candidate = Ramashankar Prasad<br />
|votes = 1042<br />
|percentage = 0.73<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Independent politician<br />
|candidate = Insad Ali<br />
|votes = 835<br />
|percentage = 0.58<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Independent politician<br />
|candidate = Pahawari Yadav<br />
|votes = 743<br />
|percentage = 0.52<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
| <br />
|votes = 14,611<br />
|percentage = 10.21<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| <br />
|votes = 1,43,698<br />
|percentage = 59.77<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box new seat win|<br />
|winner = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|swing=<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
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==References==<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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