Barbigha Assembly constituency
| Barbigha | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 170 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Sheikhpura |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nawada |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 232,576 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Dr. Kumar Puspanjay | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Barbigha is one of 243 legislative assembly constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is part of Nawada Lok Sabha constituency.[1] It is the home constituency of Bihar's first chief minister Shri Krishna Singh.
Overview
Barbigha Constituency comprises CD Blocks Barbigha and Shekhopursarai; Gram Panchayats: Gaway, Audhe, Pain, Lodipur, Kosra, Kusumbha, Kare, Hathiyawan, Mehus & Katari of Sheikhpura CD Block.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Krishna Mohan Pyare Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Shri Krishna Sinha | ||
| 1962 | Leela Devi | ||
| 1967 | Shiv Shankar Singh | ||
| 1969 | Independent politician | ||
| 1972 | Rajo Singh | ||
| 1977 | Nain Tara Dass | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Mahavir Choudhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Ashok Choudhary | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | Ramsundar Ram Kanaujia | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2010 | Gajanand Shahi | ||
| 2015 | Sudarshan Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2025 | Kumar Puspanjay | ||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Kumar Puspanjay | 61,882 | 42.85 | +9.66 | |
| INC | Trishuldhari Singh | 36,389 | 25.2 | −7.89 | |
| Independent | Sudarshan Kumar | 28,411 | 19.67 | ||
| JSP | Mukesh Kumar Singh | 4,684 | 3.24 | ||
| Independent | Satish Kumar | 2,373 | 1.64 | ||
| Independent | Sanjay Kumar Prabhat | 1,446 | 1.0 | ||
| BSP | Murari Kumar | 1,313 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,197 | 4.29 | +1.26 | |
| Majority | 25,493 | 17.65 | +17.55 | ||
| Turnout | 144,414 | 62.09 | +8.96 | ||
| JD(U) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Sudarshan Kumar | 39,878 | 33.19 | ||
| INC | Gajanand Shahi | 39,765 | 33.09 | −8.58 | |
| LJP | Madhukar Kumar | 18,930 | 15.75 | ||
| Independent | Rakesh Ranjan | 7,139 | 5.94 | ||
| Rashtriya Jan Jan Party | Gopal Kumar | 4,458 | 3.71 | ||
| Independent | Deepak Kumar Sharma | 1,770 | 1.47 | ||
| RLSP | Mritunjay Kumar | 1,763 | 1.47 | −26.08 | |
| Independent | Rajendra Prasad | 1,110 | 0.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,639 | 3.03 | −2.02 | |
| Majority | 113 | 0.1 | −14.02 | ||
| Turnout | 120,166 | 53.13 | −1.39 | ||
| JD(U) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sudarshan Kumar | 46,406 | 41.67 | ||
| RLSP | Sheo Kumar | 30,689 | 27.55 | ||
| Independent | Radhey Sharma | 8,122 | 7.29 | ||
| Independent | Ravi Chaudhary | 5,789 | 5.2 | ||
| NCP | Anil Shankar Sinha | 4,420 | 3.97 | ||
| BSP | Preetam Kumari | 2,661 | 2.39 | ||
| CPI | Rajeshwari Prasad | 2,460 | 2.21 | ||
| Independent | Amritash Anand | 1,461 | 1.31 | ||
| Independent | Mritunjay Kumar | 1,452 | 1.3 | ||
| Independent | Yugeshwar Manjhi | 1,188 | 1.07 | ||
| Independent | Krishna Murari Kumar | 1,102 | 0.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,626 | 5.05 | ||
| Majority | 15,717 | 14.12 | |||
| Turnout | 111,376 | 54.52 | |||
References
- ^ "Nawada 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.
- ^ "2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Barbigha". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 13 December 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Barbigha Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025". The Times of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 13 December 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.