Islampur, Bihar Assembly constituency
Legislative assembly of Bihar, India
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Islampur is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is a part of Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Rajgir, Harnaut, Hilsa, Nalanda, Asthawan and Biharsharif.[1]
| Islampur, Bihar Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 174 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Nalanda |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 303,226 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Ruhel Ranjan | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
Islampur comprises CD Blocks Islampur and Ekangarsarai.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Chowdhary Mohamad Afaque[3] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962[4] | Shyam Sunder Prasad | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967[5] | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1969[6] | Ramsaran Prasad Singh | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1972[7] | Independent politician | ||
| 1977 | Krishan Ballabh Prasad[8] | Communist Party of India | |
| 1980 | Pankaj Kumar Sinha[9] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Ram Swaroop Prasad[10] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990[11] | Krishan Ballabh Prasad | Communist Party of India | |
| 1995[12] | |||
| 2000[13] | Ram Swaroop Prasad | Samata Party | |
| 2005 (Feb)[14] | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2005 (Occt)[14] | |||
| 2007^ | Pratima Sinha | ||
| 2010 | Rajiv Ranjan | ||
| 2015 | Chandrasen Prasad | ||
| 2020 | Rakesh Kumar Raushan | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2025 | Ruhel Ranjan | Janata Dal (United) | |
^by-election
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Ruhel Ranjan | 100,487 | 53.55 | +14.16 | |
| RJD | Rakesh Kumar Raushan | 68,248 | 36.37 | −5.28 | |
| JSP | Tanuja Kumari | 4,779 | 2.55 | ||
| Independent | Sitaram Singh | 3,416 | 1.82 | ||
| BSP | Bipin Mistri | 2,717 | 1.45 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,532 | 2.41 | +1.77 | |
| Majority | 32,239 | 17.18 | +14.92 | ||
| Turnout | 187,664 | 61.89 | +6.12 | ||
| JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Rakesh Kumar Raushan | 68,088 | 41.65 | ||
| JD(U) | Chandrasen Prasad | 64,390 | 39.39 | −7.01 | |
| LJP | Naresh Prasad Singh | 8,597 | 5.26 | ||
| Independent | Mahendra Singh Yadav | 3,750 | 2.29 | ||
| RLSP | Bharat Prasad Singh | 3,719 | 2.27 | ||
| Independent | Meena Devi | 3,359 | 2.05 | ||
| Sanyukt Kisan Vikas Party | Shatrudhan Prasad Malakar | 3,292 | 2.01 | ||
| Independent | Sameer Kumar | 1,884 | 1.15 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,044 | 0.64 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 3,698 | 2.26 | −13.49 | ||
| Turnout | 163,478 | 55.77 | +2.73 | ||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Chandrasen Prasad | 66,587 | 46.4 | ||
| BJP | Birendra Gope | 43,985 | 30.65 | ||
| SP | Dharmendra Kumar | 4,898 | 3.41 | ||
| Independent | Chandeshwar Prasad Verma | 4,781 | 3.33 | ||
| Independent | Jayant Prabhakar | 3,139 | 2.19 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Umesh Kumar | 3,014 | 2.1 | ||
| Independent | Kunal Paswan | 2,309 | 1.61 | ||
| Independent | Aslam Husain | 1,981 | 1.38 | ||
| CPI | Sharda Sinha | 1,964 | 1.37 | ||
| BSP | Raj Kumar Mochi | 1,819 | 1.27 | ||
| Independent | Rajmanti Devi | 1,359 | 0.95 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,494 | 1.04 | ||
| Majority | 22,602 | 15.75 | |||
| Turnout | 143,500 | 53.04 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2010