Khajauli Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Bihar legislative assembly in India
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Khajauli Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is an open seat now but was earlier reserved for scheduled castes.
| Khajauli Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 33 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Madhubani |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 7. Jhanjharpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 293,616 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
| Preceded by | Sitaram Yadav |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 33 Khajauli Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Jainagar and Basopatti community development blocks; Nararh East, Mahua Ekdara, Datwar, Sarabe, Rasidpur, Betakakarghati and Khajauli gram panchayats of Khajauli CD Block.[1]
Khajauli Assembly constituency is part of No. 7 Jhanjharpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Shakur Ahmed | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Narmedeshwar Singh | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Mahendra Narayan Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Ram Karan Paswan | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Ram Lakhan Ram Raman | Communist Party of India | |
| 1985 | Bilat Paswan Vihangam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Ram Lakhan Ram Raman | Communist Party of India | |
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Ram Prit Paswan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Arun Shankar Prasad | ||
| 2015 | Sitaram Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Arun Shankar Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2025 | |||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arun Shankar Prasad | 101,151 | 49.36 |  4.85 | |
| RJD | Braj Kishor Yadav | 88,025 | 42.95 | 10.58 | |
| JSP | Rupam Kumari | 4,637 | 2.26 | ||
| Independent | Rakesh Kumar Raushan | 2,670 | 1.3 | ||
| Independent | Ram Babu Yadav | 2,508 | 1.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,522 | 1.72 | 1.08 | |
| Majority | 13,126 | 6.41 |  5.73 | ||
| Turnout | 204,944 | 69.8 | 8.69 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | NDA | |||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Arun Shankar Prasad | 83,161 | 44.51 | +7.47 | |
| RJD | Sitaram Yadav | 60,472 | 32.37 | −11.19 | |
| JAP(L) | Braj Kishor Yadav | 13,589 | 7.27 | +6.57 | |
| Independent | Ambika Prasad Singh | 8,355 | 4.47 | ||
| Independent | Dilip Kuwar | 3,689 | 1.97 | ||
| Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic | Virendra Kumar Yadav | 2,782 | 1.49 | ||
| Independent | Amit Kumar Mahto | 2,174 | 1.16 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,193 | 0.64 | −0.72 | |
| Majority | 22,689 | 12.14 | +5.62 | ||
| Turnout | 186,837 | 61.11 | +2.35 | ||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Sitaram Yadav | 71,534 | 43.56 | ||
| BJP | Arun Shankar Prasad | 60,831 | 37.04 | ||
| CPI | Amiruddin | 7,568 | 4.61 | ||
| Independent | Pursottam Jha | 5,523 | 3.36 | ||
| Independent | Brajesh Raut | 2,440 | 1.49 | ||
| BSP | Murari Thakur | 2,281 | 1.39 | ||
| SP | Ram Kumar Yadav | 1,837 | 1.12 | ||
| Independent | Sonu Kumar Jha | 1,782 | 1.09 | ||
| ABHM | Sudhakar Kumar | 1,657 | 1.01 | ||
| Independent | Vishwanath Yadav | 1,636 | 1.0 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,240 | 1.36 | ||
| Majority | 10,703 | 6.52 | |||
| Turnout | 164,227 | 58.76 | |||