Goriakothi Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Goreyakothi is a Bihar Legislative Assembly Constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar. This constituency was formed in 2010 after two blocks of Basantpur constituency were merged with Goreyakothi block and a new constituency was formed. Bhumendra Narayan Singh was the first MLA of this newly formed Goriakothi assembly seat in 2010. Satyadeo Prasad Singh was MLA from this constituency from 2015 to 2020 and Deveshkant Singh became MLA in 2020.
| Goriakothi | |
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| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Siwan |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 331,190 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 111 Goriakothi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Goriakothi, Lakri Nabiganj and Basantpur. community development blocks.[1]
Goriakothi Assembly constituency is part of No. 19 Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Krishna Kant Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Lok Tantrik Congress | ||
| 1972 | Mahamaya Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Krishna Kant Singh | ||
| 1980 | Ajit Kumar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indra Deo Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | Ajit Kumar Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Indra Deo Prasad | ||
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Bhumendra Narayan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | Indra Deo Prasad | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2010 | Bhumendra Narayan Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Satyadeo Prasad Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Devesh Kant Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2025 | |||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Devesh Kant Singh | 105,909 | 49.64 | +3.98 | |
| RJD | Anwarul Haque | 93,524 | 43.84 | +4.39 | |
| JSP | Ejaz Ahmad Siddique | 3,281 | 1.54 | ||
| Independent | Ashok Kumar Varma | 2,797 | 1.31 | −0.83 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,655 | 1.71 | +1.12 | |
| Majority | 12,385 | 5.8 | −0.41 | ||
| Turnout | 213,345 | 64.42 | +6.62 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Devesh Kant Singh | 87,368 | 45.66 |  7.52 | |
| RJD | Nutan devi | 75,477 | 39.45 |  3.3 | |
| Independent | Aravind Kumar Singh | 5,223 | 2.73 | ||
| Independent | Ashok Kumar Varma | 4,104 | 2.14 | ||
| Independent | Kaunain Ahamad | 3,136 | 1.64 | ||
| Independent | Anup Kumar Tewari | 2,377 | 1.24 | ||
| JAP(L) | Premchand Singh | 1,767 | 0.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,121 | 0.59 | 0.79 | |
| Majority | 11,891 | 6.21 | 1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 191,341 | 57.8 | 2.45 | ||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Satyadeo Prasad Singh | 70,965 | 42.75 | ||
| BJP | Devesh Kant Singh | 63,314 | 38.14 | ||
| Independent | Tribhuwan Ram | 5,230 | 3.15 | ||
| Independent | Renu Yadav | 4,016 | 2.42 | ||
| Independent | Ashok Kumar Singh | 3,060 | 1.84 | ||
| CPI | Tarkeshwar Yadav | 2,921 | 1.76 | ||
| Independent | Lal Babu Sharma | 2,890 | 1.74 | ||
| BSP | Raj Kapur Prasad Yadav | 2,010 | 1.21 | ||
| Independent | Chandrama Sah | 1,581 | 0.95 | ||
| Independent | Ramayan Singh | 1,575 | 0.95 | ||
| Bhartiya New Sanskar Krantikari Party | Uma Shankar Tiwari | 1,530 | 0.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,296 | 1.38 | ||
| Majority | 7,651 | 4.61 | |||
| Turnout | 166,010 | 55.35 | |||
| Bhartiya New Sanskar Krantikari Party | Uma Shankar Tiwari | 1,530 | 0.92 | ||