Bahadurganj Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Bahadurganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Bahadurganj | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 52 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Purnia |
| District | Kishanganj |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kishanganj |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 301,120 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIMIM |
| Alliance | None |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 52 Bahadurganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bahadurganj and Terhagachh community development blocks; Patharghatti, Ghangra and Lachhmipur gram panchayats of Dighalbank CD Block.[1]
Bahadurganj Assembly constituency is part of No 10 Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1][2][3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
List of Members of Legislative Assembly from Bahadurganj Assembly Constituency.[4]
| Year | Name[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Mohammad Ahsan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Lakhan Lal Kapoor | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Rafique Alam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Dilip Narayan Jha | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Najmuddin | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Islamuddin Bagi | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Najmuddin | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Islamuddin Bagi | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Avadh Bihari Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Jahidur Rahman | Indian National Congress | |
| 2005 | Tauseef Alam | Independent | |
| 2005 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Mohammad Anzar Nayeemi | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | |||
| 2025 | Tauseef Alam | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIMIM | Tauseef Alam | 87,315 | 40.21 |  9.56 | |
| INC | Mohammed Masawar Alam | 58,589 | 26.98 |  9.47 | |
| LJP(RV) | Mohammad Kalimuddin | 57,195 | 26.34 | ||
| JSP | Varun Kumar Singh | 3,193 | 1.47 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,887 | 1.79 | 0.95 | |
| Majority | 28,726 | 13.23 | 12.98 | ||
| Turnout | 217,155 | 74.59 | 15.63 | ||
| AIMIM gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIMIM | Mohammad Anzar Nayeemi | 85,855 | 49.77 | ||
| VIP | Lakhan Lal Pandit | 40,640 | 23.56 | ||
| INC | Md. Tauseef Alam | 30,204 | 17.51 | 16.05 | |
| SS | Chandan Kumar Yadav | 2,647 | 1.53 | 1.27 | |
| JAP(L) | Mohammad Mansoor Alam | 2,194 | 1.27 | 19.82 | |
| Bahujan Maha Party | Mohammad Musfik Ala | 1,825 | 1.06 | ||
| Independent | Hari Mohan Singh | 1,691 | 0.98 | 0.16 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,729 | 2.74 | 2.09 | |
| Majority | 45,215 | 26.21 | 17.47 | ||
| Turnout | 172,490 | 58.96 | 3.41 | ||
| AIMIM gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Md. Tauseef Alam | 53,533 | 33.56 | ||
| BJP | Awadh Bihari Singh | 39,591 | 24.82 | ||
| JAP(L) | Mohammed Masawar Alam | 33,638 | 21.09 | ||
| SP | Hasnain Mirza | 8,230 | 5.16 | ||
| Independent | Barun Kumar Singh | 4,901 | 3.07 | ||
| JMM | Hasan Javed | 2,435 | 1.53 | ||
| BSP | Parmeshwar Prasad Sinha | 2,428 | 1.52 | ||
| NCP | Md Mansoor Alam | 2,422 | 1.52 | ||
| Independent | Hari Mohan Singh | 1,816 | 1.14 | ||
| Independent | Suresh Prasad Mandal | 1,684 | 1.06 | ||
| Independent | Raj Kumar Sah | 1,674 | 1.05 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,033 | 0.65 | ||
| Majority | 13,942 | 8.74 | |||
| Turnout | 159,520 | 62.37 | |||
2010
In November 2010 and October 2005 state assembly elections, Md. Tousif Alam of Congress won the Bahadurganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Mohammad Maswar Alam of JD(U) and Sikandar Singh, Independent, respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Md. Tousif Alam contesting as an independent candidate defeated Zahidur Rahman of Congress in February 2005. Zahidur Rahman of Congress defeated Awadh Bihari Singh of BJP in 2000. Awadh Bihari Singh of BJP defeated Zahidur Rahman, Independent, in 1995. Islamuddin Bagi of JD defeated Najmuddin of Congress in 1990. Najmuddin of Congress defeated Shital Prasad Sinha, Independent, in 1985 and Kalimuddin, Independent, in 1980. Islamuddin Bagi of JP defeated Md. Nazmuddin in 1977.[8][9][10]