ASTHAWAN

Assembly seat no. 171 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.

Overview Election History

2025JD(U)2020JD(U)2015JD(U)2010JD(U)Nov 2005JD(U)Feb 2005JD(U)View all 16 →

Winner, Nov 2005

JITENDRA KUMAR

JD(U)

Elections held

1962–2025

Most successful party

JD(U)

won 6 of 16

Margin, Nov 2005

15,486

21.26% of valid votes

Result, Nov 2005

Winner

JD(U)JITENDRA KUMAR

Votes: 40,474
Vote share: 55.55%
Margin: 15,486

Runner-up

INDDR. PUSPANJAY

Votes: 24,988
Vote share: 34.30%
Behind by: 15,486

Electors

1,96,594

Total votes polled

72,858

Valid votes

72,858

NOTA votes

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Turnout

37.1%

Full result, Nov 2005

5 candidates · 72,858 valid votes

Nov 2005 election →

JITENDRA KUMARJD(U)won

40,474

55.5%

DR. PUSPANJAYIND

24,988

34.3%

RAMANUGRAH SINGHIND

3,720

5.1%

DHAYAN PARKASH @ OM PRAKASHBSP

2,051

2.8%

JITENDRA PRASADSAP

1,625

2.2%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 16 elections

View all 16 →

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