SHEOHAR
Assembly seat no. 22 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called SHEOHAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, Feb 2005
AJIT KUMAR JHA
RJD
Elections held
15
1962–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 4 of 15
Margin, Feb 2005
5,551
5.62% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
JD(U)THAKUR RATNAKAR
- Votes
- 20,858
- Vote share
- 21.12%
- Behind by
- 5,551
Electors
2,14,524
Total votes polled
98,762
Valid votes
98,762
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
46.0%
Full result, Feb 2005
16 candidates · 98,762 valid votes
AJIT KUMAR JHARJDwon
26,409
26.7%
THAKUR RATNAKARJD(U)
20,858
21.1%
SARFUDDINLJP
17,678
17.9%
SANJAY KUMAR GUPTAIND
15,709
15.9%
RAM BABU SINGHIND
3,645
3.7%
JAI MANGAL CHAUDHARYBSP
2,974
3.0%
M. HUSNAININD
2,574
2.6%
SANJAY KUMAR VERMAIND
2,259
2.3%
AMRENDRA KUMAR SINGHIND
1,142
1.2%
VINOD KUMARIND
1,117
1.1%
SHAMBHU PRASAD YADAVIND
1,021
1.0%
ABDUS SALAMIND
915
0.9%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Shweta Gupta | JD(U) | 97,269 | 46.29% | Navneet Kumar | 31,398 |
| 2020 | CHETAN ANAND | RJD | 73,143 | 42.69% | MD. SHARFUDDIN | 36,686 |
| 2015 | SHARFUDDIN | JD(U) | 44,576 | 29.71% | LABHALI ANAND | 461 |
| 2010 | SHARFUDDIN | JD(U) | 40,447 | 33.72% | PRATIMA DEVI | 1,631 |
| Nov 2005 | AJIT KUMAR JHA | RJD | 31,331 | 32.80% | THAKUR RATNAKAR | 205 |
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 SHEOHAR assembly constituency in 2025?
Shweta Gupta (JD(U)) won SHEOHAR in 2025, by a margin of 31,398 votes.
Which party has won SHEOHAR the most times?
RJD, with 4 of the 15 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SHEOHAR gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won SHEOHAR the most times?
RAGHUNATH JHA, with 6 wins between 1972 and 1995.
