BARBIGHA
Assembly seat no. 170 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2020
SUDARSHAN KUMAR
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2020
113
0.09% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
INCGAJANAND SHAHI
- Votes
- 39,765
- Vote share
- 33.09%
- Behind by
- 113
Electors
2,26,165
Total votes polled
1,20,166
Valid votes
1,20,166
NOTA votes
3,639
3.03% of votes polled
Turnout
53.1%
Full result, 2020
10 candidates · 1,20,166 valid votes
SUDARSHAN KUMARJD(U)won
39,878
33.2%
GAJANAND SHAHIINC
39,765
33.1%
MADHUKAR KUMARLJP
18,930
15.8%
RAKESH RANJANIND
7,139
5.9%
GOPAL KUMARRJNJNP
4,458
3.7%
DEEPAK KUMAR SHARMAIND
1,770
1.5%
MRITUNJAY KUMARRLSP
1,763
1.5%
RAJENDRA PRASADIND
1,110
0.9%
MOHAMAD AZAM KHANIND
880
0.7%
NAVIN KUMARNCP
834
0.7%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BARBIGHA assembly constituency in 2025?
Dr. Kumar Puspanjay (JD(U)) won BARBIGHA in 2025, by a margin of 25,493 votes.
Which party has won BARBIGHA the most times?
INC, with 8 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BARBIGHA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won BARBIGHA the most times?
SUDARSHAN KUMAR, with 2 wins between 2015 and 2020.
