Harsidhi Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Harsidhi is an assembly constituency in East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
| Harsidhi | |
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| Constituency No. 13 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | East Champaran |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purvi Champaran |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 274,415 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
| Preceded by | Rajendra Kumar Ram |
Overview
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 13. Harsidhi Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Harsidhi and Turkaulia community development blocks.[1]
Harsidhi Assembly constituency is part of 3. Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was formerly part of Motihari (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Haribansh Sahai | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Parabati Devi | ||
| 1962 | Nageshwar Dutt Pathak | ||
| 1967 | S. M. Abdulla | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | Nageshwar Dutt Pathak | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Hidaytullah Khan | Indian National Congress (O) | |
| 1977 | Yagul Kishore Prasad Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Hidaytullah Khan | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Awadhesh Kushwaha | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Maheshwar Singh | Samata Party | |
| 2005 | Awadhesh Kushwaha | Lok Janshakti Party | |
| 2005 | Maheshwar Singh | ||
| 2010 | Krishnanandan Paswan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Rajendra Kumar Ram | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Krishnanandan Paswan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2025 | |||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Krishnanandan Paswan | 96,864 | 47.74 | −1.97 | |
| RJD | Rajendra Kumar Ram | 89,769 | 44.24 | +3.74 | |
| JSP | Awadhesh Kumar | 9,568 | 4.72 | ||
| Independent | Rajendra Paswan | 2,100 | 1.03 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,146 | 1.55 | −0.18 | |
| Majority | 7,095 | 3.5 | −5.71 | ||
| Turnout | 202,899 | 73.94 | +10.41 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Krishnanandan Paswan | 84,615 | 49.71 | +6.64 | |
| RJD | Nagendra Kumar | 68,930 | 40.5 | −9.37 | |
| RLSP | Ramesh Kumar | 10,523 | 6.18 | ||
| Independent | Dinesh Kumar Chaudhary | 1,674 | 0.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,938 | 1.73 | −0.35 | |
| Majority | 15,685 | 9.21 | +2.41 | ||
| Turnout | 170,205 | 63.53 | −0.68 | ||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | BJP | |||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Rajendra Kumar Ram | 75,203 | 49.87 | ||
| BJP | Krishnanandan Paswan | 64,936 | 43.07 | ||
| CPI | Vidya Sagar Arya | 2,867 | 1.9 | ||
| Independent | Avdhesh Ram | 2,138 | 1.42 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,133 | 2.08 | ||
| Majority | 10,267 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 150,784 | 64.21 | |||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Krishnandan Paswan | 48,130 | 46.87 | ||
| RJD | Surendra Kumar | 30,066 | 29.28 | ||
| INC | Vijay Kumar Ram | 6,202 | 6.04 | ||
| Independent | Suresh Kumar | 3,353 | 3.27 | ||
| Majority | 18,064 | 17.59 | |||
| Turnout | 102,692 | 54.89 | |||
| BJP gain from LJP | Swing | ||||