BAKHRI
Assembly seat no. 147 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Nov 2005
RAM BINOD PASWAN
CPI
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
CPI
won 9 of 16
Margin, Nov 2005
13,767
15.23% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
RJDRAMANAND RAM
- Votes
- 24,109
- Vote share
- 26.67%
- Behind by
- 13,767
Electors
1,81,931
Total votes polled
90,405
Valid votes
90,405
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.7%
Full result, Nov 2005
8 candidates · 90,405 valid votes
RAM BINOD PASWANCPIwon
37,876
41.9%
RAMANAND RAMRJD
24,109
26.7%
KAMAL DEO CHAUPALBJP
17,076
18.9%
RAM SHANKAR PASWANSP
2,787
3.1%
ARUN KUMARBSP
2,637
2.9%
RAMASHRAYA PASWANCPI(ML)(L)
2,614
2.9%
RANI DEVI PASWANIND
2,183
2.4%
SAKAL DEO PASWANSAP
1,123
1.2%
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.
