ARARIA
Assembly seat no. 49 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called ARARIA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 2020
ABIDUR RAHMAN
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2020
47,936
25.51% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
JD(U)SHAGUFTA AZIM
- Votes
- 55,118
- Vote share
- 29.33%
- Behind by
- 47,936
Electors
3,18,978
Total votes polled
1,87,908
Valid votes
1,87,908
NOTA votes
4,425
2.35% of votes polled
Turnout
58.9%
Full result, 2020
12 candidates · 1,87,908 valid votes
ABIDUR RAHMANINCwon
1,03,054
54.8%
SHAGUFTA AZIMJD(U)
55,118
29.3%
MD. RASHID ANWERAIMIM
8,924
4.8%
CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH BABANLJP
8,203
4.4%
AMIT ANAND JHATPLRSP
1,802
1.0%
BECHAN PASWANIND
1,456
0.8%
RAJA BABUIND
1,279
0.7%
ASHISH KUMAR BHARDWAJIND
1,012
0.5%
MD. MOUSTAQ ALAMAPKSP
751
0.4%
QAMRUL HODASDPI
717
0.4%
JAWWAD ALAMIND
645
0.3%
MD. IMTIYAZRJBP
522
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Abidur Rahman | INC | 91,529 | 37.81% | Shagufta Azim | 12,741 |
| 2020 | ABIDUR RAHMAN | INC | 1,03,054 | 54.84% | SHAGUFTA AZIM | 47,936 |
| 2015 | AVIDUR RAHMAN | INC | 92,667 | 52.77% | AJAY KUMAR JHA | 40,044 |
| 2010 | ZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN | LJP | 49,532 | 38.53% | NARAYAN KUMAR JHA | 18,061 |
| Nov 2005 | PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 36,089 | 32.71% | MOIDUR RAHMAN | 3,151 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
