Warisaliganj Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Bihar
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Warisaliganj Assembly constituency is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is part of Nawada Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
| Warisaliganj | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 239 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Nawada |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nawada |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | RJD |
| Alliance | MGB |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
Warisaliganj comprises CD Blocks Warisaliganj, Kashichak and Pakribarawan.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Chetu Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Ramkishun Singh | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Deo Nandan Prasad | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Shyam Sunder Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Ram Ratan Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Bandi Shankar Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Deo Nandan Prasad | Communist Party of India | |
| 1995 | Ramashray Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Aruna Devi | Independent politician | |
| 2005 | Lok Janshakti Party | ||
| 2005 | Pradeep Mahto | Independent politician | |
| 2010 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2015 | Aruna Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2020 | |||
| 2025 | Anita Mahto | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Anita Mahto | 97,833 | 48.72 | ||
| BJP | Aruna Devi | 90,290 | 44.96 | +8.47 | |
| JSP | Umesh Prasad | 1,626 | 1.41 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,102 | 2.04 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 7,543 | 3.76 | −1.51 | ||
| Turnout | 200,814 | 58.11 | +9.36 | ||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Aruna Devi | 62,451 | 36.49 | −14.7 | |
| INC | Satish Kumar | 53,421 | 31.22 | ||
| Independent | Arti Sinha | 39,363 | 23.0 | ||
| RLSP | Rajendra Prasad | 4,755 | 2.78 | ||
| Rashtriya Jan Jan Party | Sumit Raj | 2,382 | 1.39 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,010 | 2.34 | −0.55 | |
| Majority | 9,030 | 5.27 | −6.36 | ||
| Turnout | 171,126 | 48.75 | −3.07 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Aruna Devi | 85,912 | 51.19 | ||
| JD(U) | Pradeep Mahto | 66,385 | 39.56 | ||
| CPI | Ram Kishore Sharma | 3,548 | 2.11 | ||
| JAP(L) | Rajiv Kumar | 3,118 | 1.86 | ||
| Independent | Sindhu Sharma | 2,822 | 1.68 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,851 | 2.89 | ||
| Majority | 19,527 | 11.63 | |||
| Turnout | 167,821 | 51.82 | |||