Munger Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Munger is an assembly constituency in Munger district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1] In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Munger will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2][3]
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| Constituency No. 165 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Munger |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Munger |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 341,931 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Nirpad Mukherji | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ramgovind Verma | ||
| 1967 | Hasim | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Ravish Chandra Verma | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1972 | Prafulla Kumar Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Jabir Husain | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Ramdeo Singh Yadav | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1985 | Lokdal | ||
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Monazir Hassan | ||
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2009^ | Vishwanath Prasad Gupta | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2010 | Anant Kumar Satyarthy | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | Vijay Kumar Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Pranav Kumar Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pranay Kumar | 108,028 | 51.12 | +5.38 | |
| RJD | Avinash Kumar Vidyarthi | 89,278 | 42.25 | −2.74 | |
| AIMIM | Monazir Hassan | 3,598 | 1.7 | ||
| Independent | Santosh Kumar Mandal | 2,035 | 0.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,075 | 1.46 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 18,750 | 8.87 | +8.12 | ||
| Turnout | 211,307 | 61.8 | +13.07 | ||
| BJP gain from | Swing | NDA | |||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pranav Kumar | 75,573 | 45.74 | +2.69 | |
| RJD | Avinash Kumar Vidyarthi | 74,329 | 44.99 | −0.64 | |
| Independent | Shalini Kumari | 4,497 | 2.72 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,076 | 1.86 | +0.74 | |
| Majority | 1,244 | 0.75 | −1.83 | ||
| Turnout | 165,216 | 48.73 | −5.52 | ||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Vijay Kumar "Vijay" | 77,216 | 45.63 | ||
| BJP | Pranav Kumar Singh | 72,851 | 43.05 | ||
| Independent | Subodh Verma | 4,008 | 2.37 | ||
| Independent | Basudeb Sharma | 3,562 | 2.1 | ||
| Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party | Arvind Kumar | 3,121 | 1.84 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,898 | 1.12 | ||
| Majority | 4,365 | 2.58 | |||
| Turnout | 169,228 | 54.25 | |||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||