Muzaffarpur Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Muzaffarpur is an assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Muzaffarpur was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[1][2]
| Muzaffarpur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 94 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Muzaffarpur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 316,880 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Ranjan Kumar | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Extent
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 94 Muzaffarpur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Muzaffarpur municipal corporation and Bhagwanpur, Madhubani, Majhauli Khetal and Patahi gram panchayats of Musahari community development block.[3]
Muzaffarpur Assembly constituency is part of No. 15 Muzaffarpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Devnandan Sahay | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | M. L. Gupta | ||
| 1969 | Ramdev Sharma | Communist Party of India | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Manjay Lal | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Raghunath Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Bijendra Chaudhary | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Independent politician | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Suresh Kumar Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Bijendra Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 2025 | Ranjan Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ranjan Kumar | 100,477 | 53.43 | +8.99 | |
| INC | Bijendra Chaudhary | 67,820 | 36.06 | −12.1 | |
| JSP | Dr. A.k. Das | 10,173 | 5.41 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 606 | 0.32 | −0.41 | |
| Majority | 32,657 | 17.37 | +13.65 | ||
| Turnout | 188,071 | 59.35 | +6.64 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | NDA | |||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bijendra Chaudhary | 81,871 | 48.16 | ||
| BJP | Suresh Kumar Sharma | 75,545 | 44.44 | −10.69 | |
| The Plurals Party | Pallavi Sinha | 3,522 | 2.07 | ||
| JAP(L) | Ravi Atal | 1,552 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,245 | 0.73 | +0.27 | |
| Majority | 6,326 | 3.72 | −13.43 | ||
| Turnout | 170,011 | 52.71 | −5.48 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Suresh Kumar Sharma | 95,594 | 55.13 | ||
| JD(U) | Bijendra Chaudhary | 65,855 | 37.98 | ||
| SP | Sayed Majid Hussain | 1,719 | 0.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 800 | 0.46 | ||
| Majority | 29,739 | 17.15 | |||
| Turnout | 173,389 | 58.19 | |||