BAKHRI
Assembly seat no. 147 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2020
SURYAKANT PASWAN
CPI
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
CPI
won 9 of 16
Margin, 2020
777
0.48% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
BJPRAMSHANKAR PASWAN
- Votes
- 71,400
- Vote share
- 43.67%
- Behind by
- 777
Electors
2,70,948
Total votes polled
1,63,507
Valid votes
1,63,507
NOTA votes
2,313
1.41% of votes polled
Turnout
60.4%
Full result, 2020
13 candidates · 1,63,507 valid votes
SURYAKANT PASWANCPIwon
72,177
44.1%
RAMSHANKAR PASWANBJP
71,400
43.7%
VIJAY PASWANRLSP
3,857
2.4%
RAJESH KUMAR RAJAKIND
2,454
1.5%
SATYA PRAKASHRSTJNVKSP
2,395
1.5%
TULSI TANTISSD
2,094
1.3%
RAMANAND RAMJAPL
1,946
1.2%
SANJAY KUMARTPLRSP
1,278
0.8%
AMIT KUMARNCP
1,261
0.8%
ANITA DEVIIND
1,016
0.6%
MANOJ DASBMUP
588
0.4%
LAL BAHADUR PASWANAAAAP
382
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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.
