Barari Assembly constituency
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Barari Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state 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.
Barari Assembly constituency is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | 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 |
External links
- . eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
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