ASTHAWAN
Assembly seat no. 171 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Feb 2005
JITENDRA KUMAR
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 6 of 16
Margin, Feb 2005
3,211
4.15% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
RJDDR. KUMAR PUSHPANJAY
- Votes
- 28,176
- Vote share
- 36.40%
- Behind by
- 3,211
Electors
2,08,538
Total votes polled
77,412
Valid votes
77,412
NOTA votes
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Turnout
37.1%
Full result, Feb 2005
13 candidates · 77,412 valid votes
JITENDRA KUMARJD(U)won
31,387
40.5%
DR. KUMAR PUSHPANJAYRJD
28,176
36.4%
MUKESH KUMARLJP
10,888
14.1%
SUDHIR PANDEYIND
1,419
1.8%
SUREN DAASBSP
1,165
1.5%
KRISHNA BALLABH PRASAD SINGHIND
837
1.1%
SANJAY PASWANIND
721
0.9%
SHAILENDRA KUMARIND
675
0.9%
NAUSHADIND
633
0.8%
MANOJ PRASAD SINGHIND
494
0.6%
KIRAN DEVISP
402
0.5%
BHUSHAN SINGHIND
327
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jitendra Kumar | JD(U) | 90,542 | 52.13% | Ravi Ranjan Kumar | 40,708 |
| 2020 | JITENDRA KUMAR | JD(U) | 51,525 | 35.75% | ANIL KUMAR | 11,600 |
| 2015 | JITENDRA KUMAR | JD(U) | 58,908 | 44.29% | CHHOTE LAL YADAV | 10,444 |
| 2010 | JITENDRA KUMAR | JD(U) | 54,176 | 50.64% | KAPILDEV PRASAD SINGH | 19,570 |
| Nov 2005 | JITENDRA KUMAR | JD(U) | 40,474 | 55.55% | DR. PUSPANJAY | 15,486 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the ASTHAWAN assembly constituency in 2025?
Jitendra Kumar (JD(U)) won ASTHAWAN in 2025, by a margin of 40,708 votes.
Which party has won ASTHAWAN the most times?
JD(U), with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has ASTHAWAN gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won ASTHAWAN the most times?
JITENDRA KUMAR, with 5 wins between 2005 and 2020.
