Jagdishpur, Bihar Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Bihar, India
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Jagdishpur is one of 243 legislative assembly seats of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is part of Arrah Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz Sandesh, Barhara, Arrah, Agiaon (SC), Tarari and Shahpur.[1]
| Jagdishpur, Bihar Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 197 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Bhojpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 308,381 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Area/wards
Jagdishpur Assembly constituency comprises:[2]
- Jagdishpur CD block
- Gram Panchayats: Ayar, Tar, Dhwarahi Jangal Mahal, Akrua, Kothua, Jamuaon, Jitaura Jangalmahal, Brawn, Tilath, Khannikala, Rajeyan, Amehta, Ktriyan, Lahthan, Agiaon and Nayka Tola Jangalmahal of Piro CD block.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The list of the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Jagdishpur constituency is as follows:
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Sumitra Devi | Indian National Congress | |
1957-1962: Constituency did not exit | |||
| 1962 | Sukar Ram | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | S. P. Rai | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | Satya Narain Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Shiv Pujan Varma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Satya Narain Singh | Independent politician | |
| 1980 | Bir Bahadur Singh | ||
| 1985 | Hari Narain Singh | Lokdal | |
| 1990 | Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha | Indian Peoples Front | |
| 1995 | Hari Narain Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha | Samata Party | |
| 2005 Feb | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2005 Oct | |||
| 2010 | Dinesh Kumar Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2015 | Ram Vishun Yadav | ||
| 2020 | |||
| 2025 | Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha | Janata Dal (United) | |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha | 92,974 | 49.39 | +31.91 | |
| RJD | Kishore Kunal | 74,781 | 39.73 | +0.05 | |
| JSP | Vijay Singh | 5,106 | 2.71 | ||
| Independent | Rajeev Ranjan | 3,272 | 1.74 | ||
| Independent | Hiralal Singh | 3,070 | 1.63 | ||
| BSP | Sanjay Kumar Chaturvedi | 2,820 | 1.5 | −0.48 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,955 | 2.1 | +1.61 | |
| Majority | 18,193 | 9.66 | −3.51 | ||
| Turnout | 188,244 | 61.04 | +6.65 | ||
| JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Ram Vishun Singh yadav | 66,632 | 39.68 | +5.86 | |
| LJP | Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha | 44,525 | 26.51 | ||
| JD(U) | Shushum Lata | 29,362 | 17.48 | ||
| Independent | Anil Kumar Singh | 7,249 | 4.32 | ||
| BSP | Dr. Shyam Nandan | 3,317 | 1.98 | +0.99 | |
| JAP(L) | Dinesh Kumar Singh | 3,131 | 1.86 | −2.56 | |
| Independent | Binod Kumar | 2,529 | 1.51 | ||
| Independent | Haribansh Pandit | 2,277 | 1.36 | ||
| JP | Sachchidanand Singh | 1,960 | 1.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 817 | 0.49 | −1.07 | |
| Majority | 22,107 | 13.17 | +6.14 | ||
| Turnout | 167,935 | 54.39 | +3.58 | ||
| RJD hold | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Ram Vishun Singh | 49,020 | 33.82 | ||
| RLSP | Rakesh Raushan | 38,825 | 26.79 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Chandradip Singh | 18,154 | 12.53 | ||
| Independent | Dinesh Kumar Singh | 9,124 | 6.3 | ||
| JAP(L) | Kanhaiya Prasad Singh | 6,410 | 4.42 | ||
| SP | Uday Shankar Singh | 5,155 | 3.56 | ||
| Independent | Binod Kumar Singh | 3,068 | 2.12 | ||
| Rashtravyapi Janta Party | Anjani Kumar Singh | 1,496 | 1.03 | ||
| BSP | Pamod Yadav | 1,440 | 0.99 | ||
| Independent | Gautam Kumar Mehta | 1,394 | 0.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,263 | 1.56 | ||
| Majority | 10,195 | 7.03 | |||
| Turnout | 144,930 | 50.81 | |||
| RJD hold | Swing | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Dinesh Yadav | 55,560 | 42.65 | ||
| JD(U) | Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha | 45,374 | 34.83 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Sudama Prasad | 16,129 | 12.38 | ||
| Independent | Hussain Imam | 3,784 | 2.9 | ||
| Majority | 10,186 | 7.82 | |||
| Turnout | 1,30,261 | 54.38 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,39,532 | ||||