Barari Assembly constituency
| Barari | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 279,756 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Barari Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indianstate of Bihar.It is located near the banks of Kosi river. Nearest railway station is Karhagola Road. Laxmipur aitihashik gurudwara is also located here.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 68. Barari Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Barari, Sameli and Kursela community development blocks.[1]
Barari Assembly constituency is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Vasudev Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Muhamad Sakoor | Communist Party of India | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1977 | Vasudev Prasad Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Karuneshwar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Mansoor Alam | Lokdal | |
| 1990 | Prem Nath Jaiswal | Independent politician | |
| 1995 | Mansoor Alam | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Muhamad Sakoor | Nationalist Congress Party | |
| 2005 | Bibhas Chandra Choudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Neeraj Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Bijay Singh | Janata Dal (United) | |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Bijay Singh | 107,842 | 47.18 | +2.47 | |
| INC | Tauquir Alam | 96,858 | 42.37 | ||
| AIMIM | Md Matiur Rahman | 5,846 | 2.56 | −1.05 | |
| Independent | Shivpujan Paswan | 4,962 | 2.17 | ||
| JSP | Pritam Prasoon | 3,026 | 1.32 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,047 | 1.33 | −0.67 | |
| Majority | 10,984 | 4.81 | −0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 228,594 | 81.71 | +14.48 | ||
| JD(U)hold | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Bijay Singh | 81,752 | 44.71 | ||
| RJD | Neeraj Kumar | 71,314 | 39.0 | −4.14 | |
| LJP | Bibhash Chandra Choudhary | 7,920 | 4.33 | ||
| AIMIM | Rakesh Kumar Raushan | 6,598 | 3.61 | ||
| Independent | Srikant Mandal | 1,943 | 1.06 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,652 | 2.0 | +0.58 | |
| Majority | 10,438 | 5.71 | −2.98 | ||
| Turnout | 182,851 | 67.23 | −2.37 | ||
| JD(U)gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Neeraj Kumar | 71,175 | 43.14 | ||
| BJP | Bibhash Chandra Choudhary | 56,839 | 34.45 | ||
| NCP | Muhammad Shakur | 11,002 | 6.67 | ||
| Independent | Kailash Sahani | 8,484 | 5.14 | ||
| Independent | Muhammad Israil | 3,597 | 2.18 | ||
| CPI | Dinesh Prasad Yadav | 2,406 | 1.46 | ||
| Independent | Yugal Kishor Sah | 2,078 | 1.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,344 | 1.42 | ||
| Majority | 14,336 | 8.69 | |||
| Turnout | 164,998 | 69.6 | |||
References
- ^ ab"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.
- ^ ab"Kadwa Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^"Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 15 December 2025.
- ^"Bihar General Legislative Election 2015". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018.
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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