BAKHRI
Assembly seat no. 147 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Feb 2005
RAM BINOD PASWAN
CPI
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
CPI
won 9 of 16
Margin, Feb 2005
14,432
15.29% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
RJDRAMANAND RAM
- Votes
- 19,207
- Vote share
- 20.35%
- Behind by
- 14,432
Electors
1,86,308
Total votes polled
94,373
Valid votes
94,373
NOTA votes
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Turnout
50.6%
Full result, Feb 2005
11 candidates · 94,373 valid votes
RAM BINOD PASWANCPIwon
33,639
35.6%
RAMANAND RAMRJD
19,207
20.4%
DHIRENDRA KUMARLJP
17,899
19.0%
RAJENDRA PASWANBJP
10,514
11.1%
NAND KISHOR SADASP
2,832
3.0%
SHIV NARAYAN RAMBSP
2,325
2.5%
RAM SHANKAR PASWANIND
2,214
2.4%
RAJA RAM ARYACPI(ML)(L)
2,175
2.3%
UPENDRA PASWANIND
1,429
1.5%
PALTAN SADAAD
1,146
1.2%
ARUN PASWANIND
993
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sanjay Kumar | LJP(RV) | 98,511 | 47.67% | Suryakant Paswan | 17,318 |
| 2020 | SURYAKANT PASWAN | CPI | 72,177 | 44.14% | RAMSHANKAR PASWAN | 777 |
| 2015 | UPENDRA PASWAN | RJD | 72,632 | 49.26% | RAMANAND RAM | 40,256 |
| 2010 | RAMANAND RAM | BJP | 43,871 | 36.98% | RAM BINOD PASWAN | 18,412 |
| Nov 2005 | RAM BINOD PASWAN | CPI | 37,876 | 41.90% | RAMANAND RAM | 13,767 |
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 BAKHRI assembly constituency in 2025?
Sanjay Kumar (LJP(RV)) won BAKHRI in 2025, by a margin of 17,318 votes.
Which party has won BAKHRI the most times?
CPI, with 9 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BAKHRI gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won BAKHRI the most times?
RAM BINOD PASWAN, with 3 wins between 1995 and 2005.
