FORBESGANJ
Assembly seat no. 48 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2025
Manoj Bishwas
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2025
221
0.09% of valid votes
Result, 2025
Runner-up
BJPVidya Sagar Keshari
- Votes
- 1,19,893
- Vote share
- 47.68%
- Behind by
- 221
Electors
3,60,102
Total votes polled
2,51,439
Valid votes
2,51,439
NOTA votes
3,114
1.24% of votes polled
Turnout
69.8%
Full result, 2025
13 candidates · 2,51,439 valid votes
Manoj BishwasINCwon
1,20,114
47.8%
Vidya Sagar KeshariBJP
1,19,893
47.7%
Fatma KhatunRJBP
2,151
0.9%
Raja Raman BhaskarIND
1,759
0.7%
Subhash Chandra AgrawalIND
1,325
0.5%
Mohammad Ekramul HaqueJNSRJP
977
0.4%
Subhan AnsariIND
627
0.2%
Abha RaniIND
386
0.2%
Rajesh Kumar GuptaIND
279
0.1%
Manoj SadaIND
231
0.1%
Giranand KumarIND
211
0.1%
Najia IkbalIND
191
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manoj Bishwas | INC | 1,20,114 | 47.77% | Vidya Sagar Keshari | 221 |
| 2020 | VIDYA SAGAR KESHARI | BJP | 1,02,212 | 49.53% | ZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN | 19,702 |
| 2015 | VIDYA SAGAR KESHRI | BJP | 85,929 | 46.21% | KRITYANAND BISWAS | 25,238 |
| 2010 | PADAM PARAG ROY 'VENU' | BJP | 70,463 | 48.94% | MAYA NAND THAKUR | 26,827 |
| Nov 2005 | LAXMI NARAYAN MEHTA | BJP | 61,354 | 47.71% | ZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN | 6,061 |
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 FORBESGANJ assembly constituency in 2025?
Manoj Bishwas (INC) won FORBESGANJ in 2025, by a margin of 221 votes.
Which party has won FORBESGANJ the most times?
BJP, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has FORBESGANJ gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won FORBESGANJ the most times?
SARYU MISHRA, with 6 wins between 1962 and 1985.
