BARBIGHA
Assembly seat no. 170 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Feb 2005
ASHOK CHAUDHARY
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 16
Margin, Feb 2005
12,971
17.50% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
JD(U)MITHALESH KUMAR
- Votes
- 27,348
- Vote share
- 36.90%
- Behind by
- 12,971
Electors
2,00,885
Total votes polled
74,123
Valid votes
74,123
NOTA votes
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Turnout
36.9%
Full result, Feb 2005
10 candidates · 74,123 valid votes
ASHOK CHAUDHARYINCwon
40,319
54.4%
MITHALESH KUMARJD(U)
27,348
36.9%
SHIV SHANKAR PASWANIND
2,009
2.7%
RAGHUNANDAN PRASADBSP
927
1.3%
BABITA BHUSHANIND
918
1.2%
NANDLAL CHAUDHARYCPI(ML)(L)
633
0.8%
RAVINDRA KU CHAUDHARYIND
599
0.8%
RAJENDRA PRASADIND
568
0.8%
SANTI DEVIIND
466
0.6%
UJJAWALKANT HUNKARIND
336
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dr. Kumar Puspanjay | JD(U) | 61,882 | 42.85% | Trishuldhari Singh | 25,493 |
| 2020 | SUDARSHAN KUMAR | JD(U) | 39,878 | 33.19% | GAJANAND SHAHI | 113 |
| 2015 | SUDARSHAN KUMAR | INC | 46,406 | 41.67% | SHEO KUMAR | 15,717 |
| 2010 | GAJANAND SHAHI | JD(U) | 24,136 | 26.12% | ASHOK CHOUDHARY | 3,047 |
| Nov 2005 | RAMSUNDAR RAM KANAUJIA | JD(U) | 34,223 | 48.44% | MAHAVIR CHOUDHARY | 9,673 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
