BARBIGHA
Assembly seat no. 170 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2010
GAJANAND SHAHI
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2010
3,047
3.30% of valid votes
Result, 2010
Runner-up
INCASHOK CHOUDHARY
- Votes
- 21,089
- Vote share
- 22.82%
- Behind by
- 3,047
Electors
1,85,487
Total votes polled
92,414
Valid votes
92,414
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.8%
Full result, 2010
11 candidates · 92,414 valid votes
GAJANAND SHAHIJD(U)won
24,136
26.1%
ASHOK CHOUDHARYINC
21,089
22.8%
SUDARSHAN KUMARLJP
20,149
21.8%
TRISHULDHARI SINGHIND
15,318
16.6%
SHEO KUMARIND
4,203
4.5%
TRIBHUWAN KUMARIND
1,827
2.0%
MRITUNJAY KUMARIND
1,596
1.7%
VIJAY KR. CHANDIND
1,325
1.4%
SANJAY KUMARBSP
1,080
1.2%
AMARNATH SINGHIND
893
1.0%
RAJESH KUMARSP
798
0.9%
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