Govindganj Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Govindganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Purvi Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
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| Constituency No. 14 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Tirhut |
| District | East Champaran |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purvi Champaran |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 264,744 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | LJP(RV) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
| Preceded by | Sunil Mani Tiwari, BJP |
Overview
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 14. Govindganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Areraj and Paharpur community development blocks; and Paschimi Sangrampur, Purbi Sangrampur and Dakshani Bariyaria of Sangrampur CD Block.[1] Brahmin voters have dominance in Govindganj Vidhan Sabha and its nearby areas, that is why MLAs from Brahmin caste have always been elected here, all the parties here mostly give tickets to Brahmin candidates for Brahmin votes.
Govindganj Assembly constituency is part of 3. Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Motihari (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Sheodhari Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Dhruv Narain Mani Tripathi | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Hari Shankar Sharma | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Rama Shankar Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1985 | Yogendra Pandey | Independent | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Devendra Nath Dubey | Samata Party | |
| 1998^ | Bhupendra Nath Dubey | ||
| 2000 | Rajan Tiwari | Independent | |
| 2005 | Meena Dwivedi | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Raju Tiwari | Lok Janshakti Party | |
| 2020 | Sunil Mani Tiwari | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2025 | Raju Tiwari | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) | |
Election results
2025
Detailed Results at:
https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/ConstituencywiseS0414.htm
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP(RV) | Raju Tiwari | 96,034 | 52.55 | ||
| INC | Shashi B Rai | 63,351 | 34.67 | +9.77 | |
| JSP | Krishna Kant | 9,830 | 5.38 | ||
| PP | Nitesh Kr | 3,770 | 2.06 | ||
| JJD | Ashutosh | 3,471 | 1.9 | ||
| BSP | Ajeet Ram | 1,815 | 0.99 | −1.15 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,911 | 1.59 | −0.38 | |
| Majority | 32,683 | 17.88 | −0.36 | ||
| Turnout | 182,741 | 69.03 | +12.08 | ||
| LJP(RV) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sunil Mani Tiwari | 65,716 | 43.14 | ||
| INC | Brajesh Kumar Pandey | 37,936 | 24.9 | −9.25 | |
| LJP | Raju Tiwari | 31,461 | 20.65 | −33.89 | |
| Independent | Sarvesh Kumar Tiwari | 3,314 | 2.18 | ||
| BSP | Viswanath Prasad | 3,267 | 2.14 | +0.4 | |
| Independent | Ranjay Rai | 1,990 | 1.31 | ||
| Independent | Vipin Kant Tiwari | 1,626 | 1.07 | ||
| Yuva Krantikari Party | Pappu Giri | 1,616 | 1.06 | ||
| Independent | Yuvraj Pandey | 1,406 | 0.92 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,007 | 1.97 | −0.54 | |
| Majority | 27,780 | 18.24 | −2.15 | ||
| Turnout | 152,339 | 56.95 | +0.61 | ||
| BJP gain from LJP | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Raju Tiwari | 74,685 | 54.54 | ||
| INC | Brajesh Kumar | 46,765 | 34.15 | ||
| SS | Ganeshwar Tiwari | 3,058 | 2.23 | ||
| Independent | Pankaj Kumar | 2,481 | 1.81 | ||
| BSP | Ravindra Dubey | 2,376 | 1.74 | ||
| Independent | Vijay Kumar | 2,092 | 1.53 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,441 | 2.51 | ||
| Majority | 27,920 | 20.39 | |||
| Turnout | 136,927 | 56.34 | |||