Karakat Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Bihar, India
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Karakat Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency for Bihar Legislative Assembly in Rohtas district of Bihar, India. It comes under Karakat.[1] In the 2020 assembly elections, Arun Kumar Singh of CPI(ML) defeated Rajeswar Raj of Bharatiya Janata Party to emerge victorious.[2]
| Karakat Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 213 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Rohtas |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Karakat |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 333,262 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(ML)L |
| Alliance | MGB |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Tulsi Yadav | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Manorma Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Tribhuwan Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Tulsi Yadav | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1985 | Shashi Rani Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Tulsi Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Arun Singh | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Rajeshwar Raj | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | Sanjay Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Arun Singh Kushwaha[4] | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | |
| 2025 | |||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(ML)L | Arun Singh (Vil- Ajnap Tola) | 74,157 | 37.51 | −10.68 | |
| JD(U) | Mahabali Singh | 71,321 | 36.07 | ||
| Independent | Jyoti Pawan Singh | 23,469 | 11.87 | ||
| JSP | Yogendra Singh | 7,503 | 3.79 | ||
| BSP | Bandana Raj | 7,377 | 3.73 | ||
| Independent | Bansidhar Singh | 3,019 | 1.53 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,765 | 2.92 | +1.17 | |
| Majority | 2,836 | 1.44 | −9.16 | ||
| Turnout | 197,715 | 59.33 | +7.11 | ||
| CPI(ML)L hold | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(ML)L | Arun Singh | 82,700 | 48.19 | ||
| BJP | Rajeshwar Raj | 64,511 | 37.59 | +6.51 | |
| Rashtrawadi Janlok Party (Satya) | Amit Kumar Singh | 5,645 | 3.29 | ||
| RLSP | Malti Singh | 4,901 | 2.86 | ||
| Independent | Hare Ram Singh | 2,528 | 1.47 | ||
| Independent | Bansidhar Singh | 2,162 | 1.26 | ||
| Independent | Ashok Kumar Singh | 2,000 | 1.17 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,010 | 1.75 | −0.53 | |
| Majority | 18,189 | 10.6 | +2.69 | ||
| Turnout | 171,627 | 52.22 | +0.33 | ||
| CPI(ML)L gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Sanjay Kumar Singh | 59,720 | 38.99 | ||
| BJP | Rajeshwar Raj | 47,601 | 31.08 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Arun Singh | 23,534 | 15.37 | ||
| Independent | Madan Prasad Vaishya | 3,905 | 2.55 | ||
| JAP(L) | Akhlaque Ahmad | 3,815 | 2.49 | ||
| BSP | Kashi Nath Singh | 3,195 | 2.09 | ||
| Sampoorna Kranti Dal | Vinay Kumar Singh | 2,381 | 1.55 | ||
| Independent | Rahul Kumar Singh | 1,906 | 1.24 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,493 | 2.28 | ||
| Majority | 12,119 | 7.91 | |||
| Turnout | 153,150 | 51.89 | |||