BACHHWARA
Assembly seat no. 142 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
RAMDEO RAI
INC
Elections held
9
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1972
22,768
32.62% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
SOPVAIDYA NATH PRASAD SINGH
- Votes
- 16,933
- Vote share
- 24.26%
- Behind by
- 22,768
Electors
1,14,770
Total votes polled
69,803
Valid votes
69,803
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.8%
Full result, 1972
6 candidates · 69,803 valid votes
RAMDEO RAIINCwon
39,701
56.9%
VAIDYA NATH PRASAD SINGHSOP
16,933
24.3%
RAJ KUMAR RAICPM
6,078
8.7%
TRIPTY NARAYAN CHAUDHRYNCO
3,815
5.5%
VINDESHWARI CHAUDHRYIND
2,713
3.9%
VIJAY NATH JHASWA
563
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Surendra Mehta | BJP | 1,00,343 | 45.03% | Shiv Prakash Garib Das | 15,841 |
| 2020 | SURENDRA MEHATA | BJP | 54,738 | 30.21% | ABDHESH KUMAR RAI | 484 |
| 2015 | RAMDEO RAI | INC | 73,983 | 45.83% | ARVIND KUMAR SINGH | 36,931 |
| 2010 | ABDHESH KUMAR RAI | CPI | 33,770 | 25.99% | ARVIND KUMAR SINGH | 12,087 |
| 1990 | AWADHESH RAI | CPI | 41,555 | 45.36% | RAM DEO RAI | 12,727 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
