| Kahalgaon Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 155 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Bhagalpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 344,690 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Kahalgaon Assembly constituency is one of 243 legislative assemblies of Bihar. It is a part of the Bhagalpur lok sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies: Gopalpur, Pirpainti, Bihpur, Bhagalpur and Nathnagar.[1]
Most successful parties from Kahalgaon Assembly
INC + INC(I) (10 times) (58.87%)
JD (2 times) (11.76%)
JD(U) (2 time) (11.76%)
BJP (1 time) (6%)
CPI (1 time) (6%)
IND (1 time) (6%)
Overview[edit | edit source]
Kahalgaon comprises CD Blocks Goradih & Sonhoula; Gram Panchayats Parashathdih (Shankarpur Khawas), Kodwar, Janidih, Pakkisarai, Dhanora, Maishamunda, Ekchari, Bholsar, Ogree, Shyampur & Nagar Panchayat Kahalgaon of Kahalgaon CD Block.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ramjanam Mahton | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Bhola Nath Chaubey | ||
| 1962 | Syed Maqbool Ahmad | ||
| 1967 | Nageshwar Prasad Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | Sadanand Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | Independent | ||
| 1990 | Mahesh Prasad Mandal | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Sadanand Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | Ajay Kumar Mandal | Janata Dal | |
| 2010 | Sadanand Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Pawan Kumar Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2025 | Shubhanand Mukesh | Janata Dal | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
2025[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Shubhanand Mukesh | 130,767 | 51.9 | ||
| RJD | Rajnish Bharti | 80,655 | 32.01 | ||
| Independent | Pawan Kumar Yadav | 10,244 | 4.07 | ||
| INC | Pravin Singh Kushwaha | 10,083 | 4.0 |  31.36
| |
| Independent | Ramchandra Mandal | 3,385 | 1.34 | ||
| Jan Suraaj Party | Manjar Alam | 3,348 | 1.33 | ||
| Independent | Rupam Devi | 3,040 | 1.21 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,249 | 1.29 |  0.22
| |
| Majority | 50,112 | 19.89 | 0.98
| ||
| Turnout | 251,983 | 73.1 | 11.1
| ||
| JD(U) gain from Bhartiya Janata Party | Swing | ||||
2020[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pawan Kumar Yadav | 115,538 | 56.23 | ||
| INC | Shubhanand Mukesh[6] | 72,645 | 35.36 | −1.32 | |
| Independent | Bijay Kumar Yadav | 3,107 | 1.51 | ||
| NCP | Anuj Kumar Mandal | 2,105 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Mahendra Tanti | 1,973 | 0.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,192 | 1.07 | −1.95 | |
| Majority | 42,893 | 20.87 | +8.89 | ||
| Turnout | 205,463 | 62.0 | +4.52 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2015[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sadanand Singh[8] | 64,981 | 36.68 | ||
| LJP | Niraj Kumar Mandal | 43,752 | 24.7 | ||
| Independent | Pawan Kumar Yadav | 26,510 | 14.97 | ||
| Independent | Najani Naj | 9,093 | 5.13 | ||
| CPI | Sanjit Suman | 7,339 | 4.14 | ||
| Independent | Deepak Kumar | 3,409 | 1.92 | ||
| CPI(M) | Sanjiv Kumar | 3,282 | 1.85 | ||
| Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party | Pradeep Kumar | 3,266 | 1.84 | ||
| Independent | Suman Kumar Singh | 2,757 | 1.56 | ||
| Independent | Binod Pandey | 2,748 | 1.55 | ||
| National Tiger Party | Vindishwri Sharma | 1,853 | 1.05 | ||
| BSP | Manoj Kumar Yadav | 1,726 | 0.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,353 | 3.02 | ||
| Majority | 21,229 | 11.98 | |||
| Turnout | 177,136 | 57.48 | |||
2010[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sadanand Singh | 44,936 | 33.97 | ||
| JD(U) | Kahkashan Perween | 36,001 | 27.21 | ||
Candidate शोभा कांत मंडल Party राष्ट्रीय जनता दल
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Bhagalpur Parliamentary Constituencies". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ↑ "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 20 December 2013.
- ↑ "Kahalgaon Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ↑ "Shubanand Mukesh JDU". The Indian Sun. 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 13 January 2021.
- ↑ "Shubanand Mukesh Congress". The Indian Sun. 23 October 2025.
- ↑ Bihar Assembly Election 2015
- ↑ "Sadanand Singh Congress". The Indian Sun. 23 October 2025.
- ↑ Bihar Assembly Election 2010
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.