Rajgir, Bihar Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Rajgir Assembly constituency is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is a part of Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Islampur, Harnaut, Hilsa, Nalanda, Asthawan and Biharsharif.[1]
- BJP + BJS (9 times) (56.0%)
- INC (2 times) (13.0%)
- CPI (2 times) (13.0%)
- JDU (2 times) (12.0%)
- JP (1 time) (6.00%)
| Rajgir Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 173 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Nalanda |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 299,852 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Kaushal Kishore | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
Rajgir comprises CD Block Giriyak; Nagar Panchayat Pawapuri, Nagar Parishad Rajgir.Gram Panchayat Nai Pokhar & Rajgir (NA) of Rajgir CD Block; Gram Panchayats Gorawan, Mahuri, Kul Fatehpur, Sabait, Dharhara, Nanand, Karianna, Ghostawan, Barakar, Pawadih, Gorma & Silao (NA) of Silao CD Block; Gram Panchayats Sakraul, Korai, Tungi, Muraura, Mahamadpur Nakatpura, Tiuri, Chhabilapur, Pawa, Hargawan, Singthu, Palatpura, Tetrawan, Paroha & Sarbahadi of Bihar CD Block.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957[3] | Baldeo Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| Shyam Sundar Prasad | Janata Party | ||
| 1962 | Baldeo Prasad[4] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Jagdish Prasad[5] | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |
| 1969 | Yadunandan Prasad[6] | ||
| 1972 | Chandradeo Prasad Himanshu[7] | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977[8] | Satyadeo Narain Arya | Janata Party | |
| 1980[9] | BJP | ||
| 1985[10] | |||
| 1990 | Chandradeo Prasad Himanshu[11] | Communist Party of India | |
| 1995[12] | Satyadeo Narain Arya | BJP | |
| 2000[13] | |||
| 2005 (Feb)[14] | |||
| 2005 (Oct)[14] | |||
| 2010[15] | |||
| 2015 | Ravi Jyoti Kumar[16] | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2020 | Kaushal Kishore[17] | ||
| 2025 | |||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Kaushal Kishore | 107,811 | 57.87 | +15.29 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Bishwanath Chaudhary | 52,383 | 28.12 | ||
| JSP | Satyendra Kumar | 9,916 | 5.32 | ||
| Independent | Vijay Paswan | 3,249 | 1.74 | ||
| Moolniwasi Samaj Party | Mano Devi | 2,891 | 1.55 | ||
| Independent | Ugrasen Paswan | 1,904 | 1.02 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,870 | 3.69 | +2.75 | |
| Majority | 55,428 | 29.75 | +19.58 | ||
| Turnout | 186,290 | 62.13 | +8.47 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Kaushal Kishore | 67,191 | 42.58 |  0.83 | |
| INC | Ravi Jyoti Kumar | 51,143 | 32.41 | ||
| LJP | Manju Devi | 11,174 | 7.08 | ||
| BSP | Shambhu Kumar | 4,954 | 3.14 | 2.17 | |
| Independent | Ashok Kumar | 3,842 | 2.43 | ||
| Bhartiya Sablog Party | Satish Manjhi | 2,725 | 1.73 | ||
| Independent | Upendra Prasad | 2,203 | 1.4 | ||
| JD(S) | Amit Kumar Paswan | 1,816 | 1.15 | ||
| Independent | Satyendra Kumar | 1,432 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,490 | 0.94 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 16,048 | 10.17 | 6.54 | ||
| Turnout | 157,806 | 53.66 |  0.46 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Ravi Jyoti Kumar | 62,009 | 41.75 | ||
| BJP | Satyadeo Narain Arya | 56,619 | 38.12 | ||
| CPI | Amit Kumar Paswan | 4,668 | 3.14 | ||
| CPI(M) | Parmeshwar Prasad | 4,574 | 3.08 | ||
| Maanavvaadi Janta Party | Surendra Kumar Arya | 3,676 | 2.48 | ||
| JMM | Sunil Ravidas | 3,099 | 2.09 | ||
| Independent | Geeta Devi | 2,901 | 1.95 | ||
| BSP | Mosafir Das | 1,436 | 0.97 | ||
| SS | Shambhu Kumar | 1,342 | 0.9 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,395 | 0.94 | ||
| Majority | 5,390 | 3.63 | |||
| Turnout | 148,513 | 54.12 | |||
| JD(U) gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Satyadeo Narain Arya | 50,648 | 49.75 | ||
| LJP | Dhananjay Kumar | 23,697 | 23.28 | ||
| INC | Moni Devi | 6,598 | 6.48 | ||
| Majority | 26,951 | 26.47 | |||
| Turnout | 101,803 | 44.47 | |||
| Registered electors | 228,900 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||