Kochadhaman Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Kochadhaman Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Kochadhaman | |
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| Constituency No. 55 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Kishanganj |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 250,697 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIMIM |
| Alliance | None |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 55 Kochadhamin Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kochadhamin community development block; Belwa, Gachhpara, Chakla, Mehangaon, Daula and Pichhla gram panchayats of Kishanganj CD Block.[1]
Kochadhaman Assembly constituency is part of No 10 Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Following is the list of Members of Legislative Assembly from Kochadhaman Vidhan Sabha.[2][3]
| Year | Name[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2010 | Akhtarul Iman | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2014^ | Mujahid Alam | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Muhammad Izhar Asfi | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | |||
| 2025 | Sarwar Alam | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | |
^denotes by-election
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIMIM | Sarwar Alam | 81,860 | 42.34 |  7.11 | |
| RJD | Mujahid Alam | 58,839 | 30.44 |  14.26 | |
| BJP | Bina Devi | 44,858 | 23.2 | ||
| Independent | Md. Shamsul Haque | 2,188 | 1.13 | ||
| JSP | Abu Affan Farooquee | 1,976 | 1.02 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,039 | 1.05 | 0.78 | |
| Majority | 23,021 | 11.9 | 10.47 | ||
| Turnout | 193,325 | 77.12 | 12.53 | ||
| AIMIM hold | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIMIM | Muhammad Izhar Asfi | 79,893 | 49.45 | 23.31 | |
| JD(U) | Mujahid Alam | 43,750 | 27.08 | 12.34 | |
| RJD | Shahid Alam | 26,134 | 16.18 | ||
| Independent | Dayanand Mandal | 1,947 | 1.21 | ||
| LJP | Habibur Rahman | 1,606 | 0.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,953 | 1.83 | 0.73 | |
| Majority | 36,143 | 22.37 | 9.09 | ||
| Turnout | 161,568 | 64.59 | 0.91 | ||
| AIMIM gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Mujahid Alam | 55,929 | 39.42 | ||
| AIMIM | Akhtarul Iman | 37,086 | 26.14 | ||
| BJP | Abdur Rahman | 34,895 | 24.59 | ||
| Janta Dal Rashtravadi | Wasi Asgar | 2,089 | 1.47 | ||
| JAP(L) | Gulrez Roshan Rahman | 1,348 | 0.95 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,636 | 2.56 | ||
| Majority | 18,843 | 13.28 | |||
| Turnout | 141,890 | 65.5 | |||
| JD(U) gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2014 bypoll
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Akhtarul Iman | 37,376 | 36.27 | ||
| JD(U) | Mujahid Alam | 28,351 | 27.52 | ||
| INC | Sadique Samdani | 9,861 | 9.57 | ||
| Majority | 9,025 | 8.75 | |||
| Turnout | |||||