| Jokihat | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 50 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Araria |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Araria |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 301,120 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIMIM |
| Alliance | [[Independent|Template:Independent/meta/shortname]] |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Jokihat Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2017 Bihar Flood affected area.
Each election in the Raniganj Vidhansabha constituency has been won by a different political party (1967–2025).
JDU (4 term) (23.52%)
INC (2 term) (11.76%)
RJD (2 term) (11.76%)
AIMIM (2 term) (11.76%)
IND (2 term) (11.76%)
SP (1 term) (5.88%)
PSP (1 term) (5.88%)
JD (1 term) (5.88%)
JP (1 term) (5.88%)
JPS (1 term) (5.88%)
Overview[edit | edit source]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 50 Jokihat Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Jokihat community development block; Barahkumba, Bhikha, Nakta Khurd, Pakri, Pechaili, Ramnagar, Sohandar, Suksaina, Majlispur, Kujri and Miyanpur gram panchayats of Palasi CD Block.[1]
Jokihat Assembly constituency is part of No 9 Araria (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Nazamuddin | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Taslimuddin | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Independent | ||
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Moidur Rehman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Taslimuddin | Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Moidur Rahman | Independent | |
| 1995 | Taslimuddin | Samajwadi Party | |
| 1996^ | Sarfaraz Alam | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Manzar Alam | Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Sarfaraz Alam | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2018^ | Shahnawaz Alam | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | ||
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | |||
| 2025 | Md Murshid Alam | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | |
^by-election
Election results[edit | edit source]
2025[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIMIM | Md. Murshid Alam | 83,737 | 38.52 |  4.3
| |
| JD(U) | Manzar Alam | 54,934 | 25.27 | ||
| Jan Suraaj Party | Sarfaraz Alam | 35,354 | 16.26 | ||
| RJD | Shahnawaz Alam | 29,659 | 13.64 |  16.34
| |
| Bharatiya Momin Front | Md Ismail | 4,137 | 1.9 | ||
| Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party | Musarrat | 2,609 | 1.2 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,003 | 1.84 | 0.21
| |
| Majority | 28,803 | 13.25 | 9.01
| ||
| Turnout | 217,385 | 71.55 | 12.19
| ||
| AIMIM hold | Swing | ||||
2020[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIMIM | Shahnawaz Alam | 59,596 | 34.22 | ||
| RJD | Sarfaraz Alam | 52,213 | 29.98 | ||
| BJP | Ranjit Yadav | 48,933 | 28.1 | ||
| Independent | Saba Perween | 3,696 | 2.12 | ||
| SDPI | Md Shabbir Ahmad | 2,350 | 1.35 | 0.62
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,844 | 1.63 | 1.77
| |
| Majority | 7,383 | 4.24 | 29.81
| ||
| Turnout | 174,138 | 59.36 | 2.17
| ||
| All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2015[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Sarfaraz Alam | 92,890 | 58.6 | ||
| Independent | Ranjit Yadav | 38,910 | 24.55 | ||
| JAP(L) | Kausar Zia | 5,499 | 3.47 | ||
| HAM(S) | Bibi Zeba Khatun | 4,206 | 2.65 | ||
| Independent | Maha Nand Bishwas | 2,557 | 1.61 | ||
| Independent | Sanjay Kumar Thakur | 2,157 | 1.36 | ||
| BSP | Sarfuddin | 1,593 | 1.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,388 | 3.4 | ||
| Majority | 53,980 | 34.05 | |||
| Turnout | 158,505 | 61.53 | |||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jokihat Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ↑ "2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Jokihat". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "Jokihat Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025". The Times of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.