Pirpainti Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Bihar legislative assembly in India
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Pirpainti is one of 243 constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly in India. It is part of the Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz Gopalpur, Bihpur, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur and Nathnagar.[1]
| Pirpainti Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 154 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Bhagalpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 345,572 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
Pirpainti comprises CD Block Pirpainti; Gram Panchayats KAIRIA, Bansipur, Birbanna, Rampur, Krisndaspur, Mohanpur Gogatta, Antichuck, Oriap,Mathurapur, Ramjanipur, Ghogha, Ekdara, Lagma, Salempur Saini, Kurma, Nandlalpur, Siya & Sadanandpur Baisa of Kahalgaon CD Block.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Siyaram Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Ramjanam Mahto | ||
| 1962 | Baikunth Ram | ||
| 1967 | Ambika Prasad | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Dilip Kumar Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Ambika Prasad | Communist Party of India | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Shobhakant Mandal | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Aman Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Ram Vilash Paswan | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Lalan Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2025 | Murari Paswan | ||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Murari Pasavan | 140,608 | 56.81 | +8.27 | |
| RJD | Ram Vilash Pasavan | 87,501 | 35.36 | +0.45 | |
| JSP | Ghanshyam Das | 5,644 | 2.28 | ||
| Independent | Rahul Kumar Paswan | 2,533 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Ashok Kumar Paswan | 2,303 | 0.93 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,736 | 1.11 | +0.61 | |
| Majority | 53,107 | 21.45 | +7.82 | ||
| Turnout | 247,489 | 71.62 | +12.6 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Lalan Kumar | 96,229 | 48.54 | +6.25 | |
| RJD | Ram Vilash Paswan | 69,210 | 34.91 | −10.29 | |
| Independent | Aman Kumar | 12,720 | 6.42 | ||
| Independent | Awadh Kishor Bharti | 4,030 | 2.03 | ||
| Independent | Ajay Kumar Paswan | 2,491 | 1.26 | ||
| NCP | Bishnudev Kumar Paswan | 1,917 | 0.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 993 | 0.5 | −1.84 | |
| Majority | 27,019 | 13.63 | +10.72 | ||
| Turnout | 198,249 | 59.02 | +1.47 | ||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Ram Vilash Paswan | 80,058 | 45.2 | ||
| BJP | Lalan Kumar | 74,914 | 42.29 | ||
| CPI | Hiralal Paswan | 4,622 | 2.61 | ||
| BSP | Parveen Nag | 3,103 | 1.75 | ||
| Independent | Sudhir Kumar | 2,878 | 1.62 | ||
| Independent | Shivnarayan Paswan Urf Shivlal Paswan | 2,210 | 1.25 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,138 | 2.34 | ||
| Majority | 5,144 | 2.91 | |||
| Turnout | 177,132 | 57.55 | |||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Aman Kumar | 48493 | 37.56 | ||
| LJP | Shailesh Kumar | 42741 | 33.10 | ||