MOTIHARI
Assembly seat no. 19 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MOTIHARI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, Feb 2005
PRAMOD KUMAR
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 16
Margin, Feb 2005
13,337
10.93% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
RJDRAMA DEVI
- Votes
- 33,258
- Vote share
- 27.27%
- Behind by
- 13,337
Electors
2,53,377
Total votes polled
1,21,972
Valid votes
1,21,972
NOTA votes
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Turnout
48.1%
Full result, Feb 2005
15 candidates · 1,21,972 valid votes
PRAMOD KUMARBJPwon
46,595
38.2%
RAMA DEVIRJD
33,258
27.3%
SURESH SAHANILJP
29,193
23.9%
UDAY SHANKAR PASWANIND
1,765
1.4%
MATIULLAHBSP
1,659
1.4%
SATYA PRAKASH SAHANIIND
1,656
1.4%
ASHOK KUMARSJPR
1,508
1.2%
BHAIRAWDAYAL SINGHCPI(ML)(L)
1,122
0.9%
TRIBENI TIWARIIND
1,047
0.9%
SATISH KUMARIND
1,008
0.8%
YOGENDRA BAITHAIND
822
0.7%
PRIYA RANJANSP
675
0.6%
Showing the top 12 of 15. 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 | Pramod Kumar | BJP | 1,06,080 | 49.50% | Dewa Gupta | 13,563 |
| 2020 | PRAMOD KUMAR | BJP | 92,733 | 49.44% | OM PRAKASH CHAUDHARY | 14,645 |
| 2015 | PRAMOD KUMAR | BJP | 79,947 | 47.45% | BINOD KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA | 18,517 |
| 2010 | PRAMOD KUMAR | BJP | 51,888 | 42.50% | RAJESH GUPTA ALIAS BABLU GUPTA | 24,530 |
| Nov 2005 | PRAMOD KUMAR | BJP | 56,119 | 45.50% | RAMA DEVI | 20,703 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
