Wazirganj Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Bihar, India
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Wazirganj is located on NH 82 (Gaya-Nawada Highway). It is 25 km away from Holy City Gaya. It is connected to many small nearby villages.
| Wazirganj | |
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| Constituency No. 234 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Gaya |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gaya |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Wazirganj is an assembly constituency for Bihar Legislative Assembly in Bihar, India. It comes under Gaya Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2] It comprises Wazirganj (community development block), Manpur (community development block) and wards 32 to 37 in Gaya Municipal Corporation, all in Gaya district.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1951-2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2010 | Birendra Singh[4] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Awadhesh Kumar Singh[5] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020 | Birendra Singh[1] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2025 | |||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Birendra Singh | 94,574 | 44.99 | +4.76 | |
| INC | Awadhesh Kumar Singh | 81,841 | 38.93 | +11.46 | |
| BSP | Chitranjan Kumar | 14,303 | 6.8 | ||
| JSP | Santosh Kumar | 5,017 | 2.39 | ||
| Independent | Chandan Kumar | 2,251 | 1.07 | ||
| Moolniwasi Samaj Party | Suresh Rajvanshi | 1,980 | 0.94 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,460 | 2.12 | +1.24 | |
| Majority | 12,733 | 6.06 | −6.7 | ||
| Turnout | 210,212 | 66.62 | +10.55 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Birendra Singh | 70,713 | 40.23 | +0.41 | |
| INC | Shashi Shekhar Singh | 48,283 | 27.47 | −19.89 | |
| Independent | Shital Prasad Yadav | 14,173 | 8.06 | ||
| Bhartiya Sablog Party | Chitranjan Kumar | 11,162 | 6.35 | ||
| RLSP | Shreedhar Prasad | 7,390 | 4.2 | ||
| JAP(L) | Rajiv Kumar | 3,722 | 2.12 | +1.09 | |
| Independent | Rajendra Kumar Verma | 3,170 | 1.8 | ||
| Independent | Ram Bilash Prasad | 2,428 | 1.38 | ||
| Independent | Vandana Singh | 2,123 | 1.21 | ||
| Independent | Ranjay Kumar Singh | 1,974 | 1.12 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,548 | 0.88 | −2.59 | |
| Majority | 22,430 | 12.76 | +5.22 | ||
| Turnout | 175,789 | 56.07 | −4.26 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Awadhesh Kumar Singh | 80,107 | 47.36 | ||
| BJP | Birendra Singh | 67,348 | 39.82 | ||
| CPI | Krishan Dev Yadav | 4,158 | 2.46 | ||
| Bharat Bhrashtachar Mitao Party | Sanjay Prasad | 1,774 | 1.05 | ||
| Pragatisheel Magahi Samaj | Akhilesh Kumar | 1,743 | 1.03 | ||
| JAP(L) | Jitendra Kumar Yadav | 1,738 | 1.03 | ||
| Independent | Dipak Kumar | 1,541 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,869 | 3.47 | ||
| Majority | 12,759 | 7.54 | |||
| Turnout | 169,144 | 60.33 | |||