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ASTHAWAN

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

Winner, 2015
JITENDRA KUMAR
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2015
10,444
7.85% of valid votes

Result, 2015

Winner
Votes
58,908
Vote share
44.29%
Margin
10,444
Runner-up
LJPCHHOTE LAL YADAV
Votes
48,464
Vote share
36.44%
Behind by
10,444
Electors
2,70,312
Total votes polled
1,32,999
Valid votes
1,32,999
NOTA votes
5,390
4.05% of votes polled
Turnout
49.2%

Full result, 2015

12 candidates · 1,32,999 valid votes

2015 election →
JITENDRA KUMARJD(U)won
58,908
44.3%
CHHOTE LAL YADAVLJP
48,464
36.4%
YUGESHWAR MANJHIIND
4,259
3.2%
SANJAY PASWANIND
3,494
2.6%
KUMAR JAYAKANTNCP
2,280
1.7%
PRAMOD NARAYAN SINHAJAPL
2,104
1.6%
SATYENDRA KRISHNAMCPI
2,005
1.5%
DEOKI PASWANIND
1,956
1.5%
RAJKUMARBSP
1,854
1.4%
MD.KASHIF YUNUSRAIP
968
0.7%
MURARI KUMARDSP
785
0.6%
KIRAN DEVISP
532
0.4%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 16 elections

View all 16
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2025Jitendra KumarJD(U)90,54252.13%Ravi Ranjan Kumar40,708
2020JITENDRA KUMARJD(U)51,52535.75%ANIL KUMAR11,600
2015JITENDRA KUMARJD(U)58,90844.29%CHHOTE LAL YADAV10,444
2010JITENDRA KUMARJD(U)54,17650.64%KAPILDEV PRASAD SINGH19,570
Nov 2005JITENDRA KUMARJD(U)40,47455.55%DR. PUSPANJAY15,486

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%21%43%64%85%196219671969197219771980198519901995200020052010201520202025Turnout

Winning margin

0%8%17%25%34%196219671969197219771980198519901995200020052010201520202025Margin

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