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    Bhagalpur

    Assembly Constituency, Bihar

    Dhananjay Kumar Pandey

    IND | Bhagalpur | Bihar

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    156. Bhagalpur is one of the 70 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Bihar. This constituency is located in the Bhagalpur region. Bihar is located in the East region of India. This seat can be classified as: Urban and falls in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 156. Bhagalpur Assembly constituency is part of the 26. Bhagalpur (General) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Urban. In the 2025 Bihar Assembly election, Bhagalpur voted on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 and the counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.

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      Ajgaivinath temple sultanganj bihar, in Bhagalpur Districk, Bihar, A beautiful temple of Shiva at the bank of ganga. Copyright (c) 2021 Sunny Rana Photography/Shutterstock.
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      Ajgaivinath temple sultanganj bihar, in Bhagalpur Districk, Bihar, A beautiful temple of Shiva at the bank of ganga. Copyright (c) 2021 Sunny Rana Photography/Shutterstock.

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      Vikramshila was a Famous University of Ancient India, destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khalji, located in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. Copyright (c) 2024 Arnav Pratap Singh/Shutterstock.
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      Vikramshila was a Famous University of Ancient India, destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khalji, located in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. Copyright (c) 2024 Arnav Pratap Singh/Shutterstock.

    Location

    The geographic coordinates of Bhagalpur Assembly constituency are: 25°14'49.2"N 86°58'20.6"E. This constituency falls in Bhagalpur district of Bihar and in the Bhagalpur region. Bhagalpur shares its borders with two other Assembly constituencies. Other Bihar Assembly constituencies adjacent to Bhagalpur are: Nathnagar, Kahalgaon. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .
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    2025

    Bhagalpur Assembly election results

    PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
    IND----
    IND----Chandra Kishore Sah
    SPI----Sanjay Kumar Yadav
    SUCIC----Ravi Kumar Singh
    PPID----Yogendra Prasad Yadav
    BPLT----S J Vedant
    JSP----Abhay Kant Jha
    BJP----Rohit Pandey
    BSP----Rekha Das
    INC----Ajeet Sharma
    2020

    Bhagalpur Assembly election results

    2015

    Bhagalpur Assembly election results

    2010

    Bhagalpur Assembly election results

    Demographic profile

    There were a total of 344149 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2025 Assembly election in Bhagalpur Assembly constituency, of which 175728 were male, 168399 female and 22 of the third gender. In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 333795 registered voters, of which 177544 were male, 156233 female and 18 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 316636 registered voters, of which 170041 were male, 146576 female and 335 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 272275 registered voters in this constituency, of which 148800 were male and 123475 female and 197 from the third gender.

    The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 583 in 2020, 19 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.

    The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2025 was 958, in 2020 it was 880, 862 in 2015, and 830 in 2010.

    Poll dates

    Bhagalpur Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. The counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.

    In the 2020 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 2 on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 and the results were declared on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

    In the 2015 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Monday, October 12, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.

    In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 4 on Monday, November 1, 2010 and the results were declared on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

    Election Trivia

    The BJP won 12 constituencies with a margin of less than 5% in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections.

    Extent

    Assembly constituency no.156. Bhagalpur comprises of the following areas of Bhagalpur district in the Bhagalpur region of Bihar: Bhagalpur (M. Corp) of Jagdishpur CD Block.

    This constituency covers an approximate area of 23.54 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Bhagalpur is: 25°14'49.2"N 86°58'20.6"E.

    A total of two Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Bhagalpur constituency, which are: Nathnagar, Kahalgaon. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .

    Voter turnout

    According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Bhagalpur constituency was 57.15%. In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 48.44%, while it was 48.17% in 2015, and 42.97% in 2010.
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    Total voters

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    Victory margin

    In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Ajit Sharma of INC won in this constituency beating Rohit Pandey of BJP by a margin of 1113 votes which was 0.69% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Ajeet Sharma of INC was the winner in this seat beating Arjit Shashwat Choubey of BJP by a margin of 10658 votes which was 6.99% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Ashwini Kumar Choubey of BJP won this seat defeating Ajeet Sharma of INC by a margin of 11060 votes which was 9.45% of the total votes polled for the seat.
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    Winner vote share (%)

    In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Ajit Sharma of INC had a vote share of 40.52% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Ajeet Sharma of INC got a vote share of 46.24% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Ashwini Kumar Choubey of BJP got a vote share of 42.03% in Bhagalpur.
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    • First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
    • Last Updated: November 13, 2025 at 04:33 PM IST

    156. Bhagalpur


    CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
    Reservation status :General
    Constituency type :Urban
    State :Bihar
    District(s) :Bhagalpur
    Region (India) :East
    Region (State) :Bhagalpur
    Lok Sabha constituency :Bhagalpur
    2025 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
    Voter turnout (%) :57.15
    Total voters :3,44,149
    Male voters :1,75,728
    Female voters :1,68,399
    Third gender voters :22
    Electorate gender ratio :958
    Poll phase :2
    Poll date :November 11, 2025
    Results (Counting of votes) :November 14, 2025
    Number of candidates :12

    Assembly cons. Results

    Cons. name202520202015
    Valmiki NagarJDUIND
    RamnagarBJPBJP
    NarkatiaganjBJPINC
    BagahaBJPBJP
    LauriyaBJPBJP
    NautanBJPBJP
    ChanpatiaBJPBJP
    BettiahBJPINC
    SiktaCPIMLLJDU
    RaxaulBJPBJP