BELHAR
Assembly seat no. 163 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2015
GIRIDHARI YADAV
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2015
16,191
10.26% of valid votes
Result, 2015
Runner-up
BJPMANOJ YADAV
- Votes
- 54,157
- Vote share
- 34.32%
- Behind by
- 16,191
Electors
2,89,906
Total votes polled
1,57,781
Valid votes
1,57,781
NOTA votes
8,193
5.19% of votes polled
Turnout
54.4%
Full result, 2015
11 candidates · 1,57,781 valid votes
GIRIDHARI YADAVJD(U)won
70,348
44.6%
MANOJ YADAVBJP
54,157
34.3%
RAJ KISHOR PRASAD URF PAPPU YADAVJMM
10,408
6.6%
NARESH KUMAR PRIYADARSHIIND
3,007
1.9%
SARYUG PANDITIND
2,918
1.9%
SHIV KUMAR SINGHBSP
2,463
1.6%
PANKAJ KUMAR SINGHIND
1,434
0.9%
LAKHAN LAL DEOSASAPT
1,422
0.9%
RAVINDRA MANDALIND
1,294
0.8%
AMRIT TANTIIND
1,159
0.7%
ARJUN PALSUCI
978
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manoj Yadav | JD(U) | 1,15,393 | 50.66% | Chanakya Prakash Ranjan | 37,206 |
| 2020 | MANOJ YADAV | JD(U) | 73,589 | 40.16% | RAMDEO YADAV | 2,473 |
| 2015 | GIRIDHARI YADAV | JD(U) | 70,348 | 44.59% | MANOJ YADAV | 16,191 |
| 2010 | GIRIDHARI YADAV | JD(U) | 33,776 | 28.07% | RAMDEO YADAV | 7,616 |
| Nov 2005 | JANARDAN MANJHI | JD(U) | 32,970 | 40.60% | RAMDEO YADAV | 5,828 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
