FORBESGANJ
Assembly seat no. 48 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | INCManoj Bishwas | BJPVidya Sagar Keshari | 221 | 0.09% | 13 | 69.8% |
| 2020 | BJPVIDYA SAGAR KESHARI | INCZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN | 19,702 | 9.55% | 13 | 60.6% |
| 2015 | BJPVIDYA SAGAR KESHRI | RJDKRITYANAND BISWAS | 25,238 | 13.57% | 12 | 62.0% |
| 2010 | BJPPADAM PARAG ROY 'VENU' | LJPMAYA NAND THAKUR | 26,827 | 18.63% | 17 | 59.6% |
| Nov 20051973 boundaries | BJPLAXMI NARAYAN MEHTA | RJDZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN | 6,061 | 4.71% | 8 | 55.7% |
| Feb 20051973 boundaries | BJPLAXMI NARAYAN MEHTA | RJDZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN | 7,270 | 5.54% | 9 | 55.7% |
| 20001973 boundaries | BSPZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN | INDLAXMI NARAYAN MEHTA | 6,548 | 5.15% | 13 | 66.9% |
| 19951973 boundaries | BJPMAYANAND THAKUR | INDLAXMI MAHETA | 4,804 | 3.94% | 33 | 65.1% |
| 19901973 boundaries | BJPMAYANAND THAKUR | INCSHITAL PD. GUPTA | 1,941 | 2.04% | 28 | 57.2% |
| 19851973 boundaries | INCSARYU MISHRA | BJPRAI BAHADUR KESHRI | 13,441 | 17.74% | 14 | 55.3% |
| 19801973 boundaries | INC(I)SARYU MISHRA | CPINAKSHTRA MALAKAN | 7,659 | 10.92% | 7 | 59.8% |
| 19771973 boundaries | INCSARYU MISHRA | JNPLAL CHAND SAHNI | 5,013 | 8.76% | 6 | 56.9% |
| 19721966 boundaries | INCSARYU MISHRA | SOPLAKHAN LAL KAPOOR | 13,084 | 21.10% | 5 | 58.7% |
| 19691966 boundaries | INCSARYU MISHRA | BJSPUNYA NAND MANDAL | 9,619 | 20.26% | 4 | 54.8% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCS. MISHRA | BJSD.S. PRASAD | 14,611 | 29.26% | 10 | 61.9% |
| 19621961 boundaries | PSPSARYU MISHRA | INCSHITAL PRASAD GUPTA | 4,715 | 11.67% | 4 | 49.5% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
