Thakurganj Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Thakurganj Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Kishanganj district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Thakurganj | |
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| Constituency No. 53 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Purnia |
| District | Kishanganj |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kishanganj |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 301,120 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 53 Thakurganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Thakurganj community development block; Chhaital,Singhimari, Lohagarha, Satkauwa, Dighalbank, Dhantola, Karuamani, Mangra, Jagir Padampur, Tarabari Padampur, Ikra, Dahibhat, Atgachhia and Tulshia gram panchayats of Dighalbank CD Block.[1]
Thakururganj Assembly constituency is part of No 10 Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly
Following is the list of Members of Legislative Assembly from Thakurganj Assembly constituency.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
| Year | Name[18] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Anant Kant Basu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Mohammed Hussain Azad | ||
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Mohamad Sulemam | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Mohammed Hussain Azad | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Mohamad Sulemam | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Sikander Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Mohammad Jawed | Indian National Congress | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | Gopal Kumar Agarwal | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2010 | Naushad Alam | Lok Janshakti Party | |
| 2015 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2020 | Saud Alam | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2025 | Gopal Kumar Agarwal | Janata Dal (United) | |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Gopal Kumar Agarwal | 85,243 | 34.71 |  23.25 | |
| AIMIM | Ghulam Hasnain | 76,421 | 31.12 | 21.3 | |
| RJD | Saud Alam | 60,036 | 24.45 |  17.03 | |
| JSP | Mohammad Ekramul Haque | 6,806 | 2.77 | ||
| Independent | Basudev Singh | 3,814 | 1.55 | ||
| Independent | Sujeet Kumar Purvey | 2,544 | 1.04 | ||
| Independent | Mohammad Muktar | 2,246 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,609 | 1.47 | 0.07 | |
| Majority | 8,822 | 3.59 | 8.81 | ||
| Turnout | 245,567 | 81.55 | 15.41 | ||
| JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Saud Alam | 79,909 | 41.48 | ||
| Independent | Gopal Kumar Agarwal | 56,022 | 29.08 | ||
| JD(U) | Naushad Alam | 22,082 | 11.46 | −29.77 | |
| AIMIM | Mahbub Alam | 18,925 | 9.82 | ||
| Independent | Shakir Alam | 2,701 | 1.4 | ||
| LJP | Md. Kalimuddin | 2,490 | 1.29 | −35.45 | |
| JAP(L) | Devbret Kumar Ganesh | 2,479 | 1.29 | +0.42 | |
| Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party | Shahanavaj | 1,919 | 1.0 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,976 | 1.54 | −0.71 | |
| Majority | 23,887 | 12.4 | +7.91 | ||
| Turnout | 192,628 | 66.14 | −3.86 | ||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Naushad Alam (Tatpauwa) | 74,239 | 41.23 | ||
| LJP | Gopal Kumar Agrawal | 66,152 | 36.74 | ||
| SP | Faiyaz Alam | 12,136 | 6.74 | ||
| JMM | Ahmad Hussain | 11,176 | 6.21 | ||
| Independent | Chitranjan Singh | 3,693 | 2.05 | ||
| Independent | Mustak Alam | 3,137 | 1.74 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,058 | 2.25 | ||
| Majority | 8,087 | 4.49 | |||
| Turnout | 180,049 | 70.0 | |||