BARBIGHA
Assembly seat no. 170 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2015
SUDARSHAN KUMAR
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2015
15,717
14.11% of valid votes
Result, 2015
Runner-up
BLSPSHEO KUMAR
- Votes
- 30,689
- Vote share
- 27.55%
- Behind by
- 15,717
Electors
2,04,279
Total votes polled
1,11,376
Valid votes
1,11,376
NOTA votes
5,626
5.05% of votes polled
Turnout
54.5%
Full result, 2015
11 candidates · 1,11,376 valid votes
SUDARSHAN KUMARINCwon
46,406
41.7%
SHEO KUMARBLSP
30,689
27.6%
RADHEY SHARMAIND
8,122
7.3%
RAVI CHAUDHARYIND
5,789
5.2%
ANIL SHANKAR SINHANCP
4,420
4.0%
PREETAM KUMARIBSP
2,661
2.4%
RAJESHWARI PRASADCPI
2,460
2.2%
AMRITASH ANANDIND
1,461
1.3%
MRITUNJAY KUMARIND
1,452
1.3%
YUGESHWAR MANJHIIND
1,188
1.1%
KRISHNA MURARI KUMARIND
1,102
1.0%
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