Belhar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Bihar legislative assembly in India
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Belhar is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is part of Banka Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Amarpur, Banka, Katoria and Dhoraiya.[1]
| Belhar | |
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| Constituency No. 163 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Banka |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 319,717 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
Belhar comprises CD Blocks Fullidumar, Belhar & Chandan.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Raghvendra Narain Singh[3] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967[4] | Chaturbhuj Prasad Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969[5] | |||
| 1972 | Shakuntala Devi[6] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Chaturbhuj Prasad Singh[7] | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Chandra Mauleshwar Singh[8] | Independent politician | |
| 1985 | Siyaram Rai[9] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Chandra Mouleshwar Singh[10] | ||
| 1995[11] | Ramdeo Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| 2000[12] | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005[13] | |||
| 2005 | Janardan Manjhi[13] | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2010[14] | Giridhari Yadav | ||
| 2015[15] | |||
| 2019^ | Ramdeo Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Manoj Yadav[16] | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2025 | |||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Manoj Yadav | 115,393 | 50.66 | +10.5 | |
| RJD | Chanakya Prakash Ranjan | 78,187 | 34.33 | −4.48 | |
| JSP | Braj Kishor Pandit | 7,711 | 3.39 | ||
| Independent | Lalan Prasad Singh | 6,065 | 2.66 | ||
| Independent | Rajesh Kumar Paswan | 4,451 | 1.95 | ||
| Independent | Mithan Prasad Yadav | 3,038 | 1.33 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,462 | 2.4 | +0.53 | |
| Majority | 37,206 | 16.33 | +14.98 | ||
| Turnout | 227,772 | 71.24 | +11.64 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Manoj Yadav | 73,589 | 40.16 | −4.43 | |
| RJD | Ramdeo Yadav | 71,116 | 38.81 | ||
| BSP | Brahmdev Ray | 6,127 | 3.34 | +1.78 | |
| Independent | Binod Pandit | 5,463 | 2.98 | ||
| LJP | Kumari Archana Yadav | 5,312 | 2.9 | ||
| Independent | Swati Kumari | 4,026 | 2.2 | ||
| RLSP | Shailendra Kumar Singh | 3,242 | 1.77 | ||
| Bhartiya Sablog Party | Bhola Pd Yadav | 2,277 | 1.24 | ||
| Independent | Heman Besra | 2,089 | 1.14 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,430 | 1.87 | −3.32 | |
| Majority | 2,473 | 1.35 | −8.92 | ||
| Turnout | 183,245 | 59.6 | +5.18 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Giridhari Yadav | 70,348 | 44.59 | ||
| BJP | Manoj Yadav | 54,157 | 34.32 | ||
| JMM | Raj Kishor Prasad Urf Pappu Yadav | 10,408 | 6.6 | ||
| Independent | Naresh Kumar Priyadarshi | 3,007 | 1.91 | ||
| Independent | Saryug Pandit | 2,918 | 1.85 | ||
| BSP | Shiv Kumar Singh | 2,463 | 1.56 | ||
| Independent | Pankaj Kumar Singh | 1,434 | 0.91 | ||
| Samras Samaj Party | Lakhan Lal Deo | 1,422 | 0.9 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,193 | 5.19 | ||
| Majority | 16,191 | 10.27 | |||
| Turnout | 157,781 | 54.42 | |||