Dhoraiya Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Bihar legislative assembly in India
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Dhoraiya Assembly constituency alternatively Dhauraiya or Dhuraiya Assembly constituency 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, Katoria, Belhar and Banka.[1]
| Dhoraiya Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 160 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Banka |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 307,230 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
Dhoraiya comprises CD Blocks Rajoun & Dhoraiya.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Pashupati Singh[2] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957[3] | Maulana Saminuddin | ||
| 1962[4] | |||
| 1967 | S. Mandal[5] | ||
| 1969 | Ram Chanura Bhanu[6] | Independent politician | |
| 1972[7] | Naresh Das | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977[8] | |||
| 1980[9] | |||
| 1985 | Ramroop Harijan[10] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990[11] | Naresh Das | Communist Party of India | |
| 1995[12] | |||
| 2000[13] | Bhudeo Choudhary | Samata Party | |
| 2005[14] | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2005[14] | |||
| 2010[15] | Manish Kumar | ||
| 2015[16] | |||
| 2020 | Bhudeo Choudhary | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2025 | Manish Kumar | Janata Dal (United) | |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Manish Kumar | 113,011 | 51.21 | +9.04 | |
| RJD | Tribhuwan Prasad | 90,585 | 41.05 | â2.81 | |
| JSP | Suman Paswan | 6,284 | 2.85 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,025 | 1.37 | â0.42 | |
| Majority | 22,426 | 10.16 | +8.47 | ||
| Turnout | 220,693 | 71.83 | +10.88 | ||
| JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Bhudeo Choudhary | 79,324 | 43.86 | ||
| JD(U) | Manish Kumar | 76,264 | 42.17 | â2.24 | |
| LJP | Dipak Kumar Paswan | 4,108 | 2.27 | ||
| RLSP | Shiv Shankar | 3,157 | 1.75 | â27.08 | |
| Independent | Ranjeet Sharma | 3,108 | 1.72 | ||
| JAP(L) | Prof. Bilkshan Ravidas | 2,959 | 1.64 | ||
| Independent | Puja Devi | 2,256 | 1.25 | ||
| Independent | Sadanand Tanti | 2,245 | 1.24 | ||
| Vanchit Samaj Party | Mritunjay Kumar Ray | 1,813 | 1.0 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,233 | 1.79 | â1.97 | |
| Majority | 3,060 | 1.69 | â13.89 | ||
| Turnout | 180,867 | 60.95 | +3.36 | ||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Manish Kumar | 68,858 | 44.41 | ||
| RLSP | Bhudeo Choudhary | 44,704 | 28.83 | ||
| CPI | Munilal Paswan | 24,501 | 15.8 | ||
| NOTA | n/a | 5,836 | 3.76 | ||
| Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party | Vijay Paswan | 3,345 | 2.16 | ||
| BSP | Pushpalata Kumari | 2,642 | 1.7 | ||
| Bhartiya Dalit Party | Neelu Devi | 2,319 | 1.5 | ||
| Garib Janta Dal (Secular) | Anil Rajak | 1,489 | 0.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,836 | 3.76 | ||
| Majority | 24,154 | 15.58 | |||
| Turnout | 155,039 | 57.59 | |||