Valmiki Nagar Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Valmiki Nagar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in West Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. Surendra Prasasd Kushwaha of INC is the incumbent MLA.
| Valmiki Nagar | |
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| Constituency No. 1 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Tirhut |
| District | West Champaran |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Valmiki Nagar |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 331,447 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | MGB |
| Elected year | 2025 |
| Preceded by | Dhirendra Pratap Singh |
Overview
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 1 Valmiki Nagar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Piprasi, Madhubani, Thakrahan and Bhitaha community development blocks; and Valmiki Nagar, Laxmipur Rampurwa, Santpur Soharia, Champapur Gonauli, Naurangia Dardari, Mahuawa Katharawa, Harnatand, Balua Chhatraul, Dewaria Taruanwa, Bharachhi, Belahawa Madanpur, Bakuli Panchgwa, Binwalia Bodhser, Nayagaon Rampur, Mangalpur Ausani, Borawal Narawal, Semra Katkuiya, Yamunapur Tadwalia, Jimari Nautanawa and Dholbajwa Laxmipur gram panchayats of Sidhaw CD Block.[1]
Valmiki Nagar Assembly constituency is part of No. 1 Valmiki Nagar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Before 2010: See Dhanaha | |||
| 2010 | Rajesh Singh | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | Dhirendra Pratap Singh | Independent | |
| 2020 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2025 | Surendra Prasad Kushwaha | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Surendra Prasad Kushwaha | 107,730 | 46.11 |  18.83 | |
| JD(U) | Dhirendra Pratap Singh | 106,055 | 45.39 | 7.07 | |
| BSP | Rameshwar Yadav | 5,312 | 2.27 |  5.15 | |
| Independent | Mahmad Jalil | 2,426 | 1.04 | 0.32 | |
| Lok Samaj Party | Rajesh Sharma | 2,303 | 0.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,400 | 2.74 | 1.4 | |
| Majority | 1,675 | 0.72 | 10.32 | ||
| Turnout | 233,632 | 70.49 | 11.59 | ||
| INC gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Dhirendra Pratap Singh | 74,906 | 38.32 | ||
| INC | Rajesh Singh | 53,321 | 27.28 | +9.27 | |
| JAP(L) | Sumant Kumar | 18,409 | 9.42 | ||
| BSP | Baidyanath Prasad | 14,498 | 7.42 | +1.42 | |
| LJP | Mahendra Kumar Bharti | 6,612 | 3.38 | ||
| Bhartiya Party (Loktantrik) | Deepak Kumar Malakar | 4,279 | 2.19 | ||
| The Plurals Party | Gaurav Jha | 2,863 | 1.46 | ||
| Jan Sangharsh Dal | Saket Kumar Pathak | 2,735 | 1.4 | ||
| Independent | Mahmad Jalil | 2,657 | 1.36 | ||
| Independent | Rajesh Kumar | 2,608 | 1.33 | ||
| Independent | Tirthraj Yadav | 2,515 | 1.29 | ||
| Independent | Kumari Rajwanti Kushwaha | 1,996 | 1.02 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,090 | 4.14 | +0.48 | |
| Majority | 21,585 | 11.04 | −7.12 | ||
| Turnout | 195,489 | 58.9 | −3.68 | ||
| JD(U) gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Dhirendra Pratap Singh | 66,860 | 36.17 | ||
| INC | Irshad Hussain | 33,280 | 18.01 | ||
| RLSP | Surendra Prasad | 32,855 | 17.78 | ||
| SP | Rajesh Singh | 11,472 | 6.21 | ||
| BSP | Altaf Hussain | 11,097 | 6.0 | ||
| Independent | Dip Narayan Mahato | 8,355 | 4.52 | ||
| Independent | Shyam Narayan Prasad | 3,196 | 1.73 | ||
| Independent | Virendra Yadav | 2,477 | 1.34 | ||
| Independent | Surendra Singh | 2,037 | 1.1 | ||
| Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party | Mahanth Chaudhary | 1,973 | 1.07 | ||
| SS | Dhananjay Pandey | 1,826 | 0.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,767 | 3.66 | ||
| Majority | 33,580 | 18.16 | |||
| Turnout | 184,834 | 62.58 | |||
| Independent gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Rajesh Singh | 42,289 | 29.43 | ||
| RJD | Mukesh Kumar Kushwaha | 27,618 | 19.22 | ||
| BSP | Dheerendra Pratap Singh | 20,886 | 14.53 | ||
| INC | Irshad Hussain | 17,747 | 12.35 | ||
| Independent | Deep Narayan Mahato | 14,047 | 9.78 | ||
| JPS | Manoj Kumar Singh | 8358 | 5.82 | ||
| Independent | Saket Kumar Pathak | 4428 | 3.08 | ||
| Independent | Ramayan Chaudhary | 1647 | 1.15 | ||
| Independent | Ram Naresh Sah | 1610 | 1.12 | ||
| NCP | Shashi Bhusan Sahay | 1334 | 0.93 | ||
| Independent | Pramod Sah | 1114 | 0.78 | ||
| BJJD | Ramashankar Prasad | 1042 | 0.73 | ||
| Independent | Insad Ali | 835 | 0.58 | ||
| Independent | Pahawari Yadav | 743 | 0.52 | ||
| Majority | 14,611 | 10.21 | |||
| Turnout | 1,43,698 | 59.77 | |||
| JD(U) win (new seat) | |||||