SIKANDRA
Assembly seat no. 240 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Feb 2005
RAMESHWAR PASWAN
LJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 16
Margin, Feb 2005
31,189
26.88% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
RJDPRAYAG CHOUDHARY
- Votes
- 32,933
- Vote share
- 28.38%
- Behind by
- 31,189
Electors
2,35,746
Total votes polled
1,16,049
Valid votes
1,16,049
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.2%
Full result, Feb 2005
13 candidates · 1,16,049 valid votes
RAMESHWAR PASWANLJPwon
64,122
55.3%
PRAYAG CHOUDHARYRJD
32,933
28.4%
BRAHAMDEO ANAND PASWANJD(U)
6,058
5.2%
DEONATH DASBSP
2,255
1.9%
KARU CHOUDHARYIND
1,959
1.7%
SADHU SHARAN SHAILAD
1,685
1.4%
SHIVBALAK PASWANIND
1,658
1.4%
KRISHNA RAJAKSAP
1,258
1.1%
PRAPHULL KUMAR MANJHIIND
1,033
0.9%
RAM LAGAN PASWANIND
919
0.8%
RAJNI KUMARI CHOUDHARYJMM
858
0.7%
SUBHAS PASWANAJPF
712
0.6%
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 | Praphull Kumar Manjhi | HAMS | 91,603 | 47.16% | Uday Narain Choudhary | 23,907 |
| 2020 | PRAFULL KUMAR MANJHI | HAMS | 47,061 | 30.67% | SUDHIR KUMAR @ BANTY CHOUDHRY | 5,505 |
| 2015 | SUDHIR KUMAR ALIAS BANTY CHOUDHARY | INC | 59,092 | 42.66% | SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSH | 7,990 |
| 2010 | RAMESHWAR PASWAN | JD(U) | 39,829 | 38.36% | SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSH | 12,361 |
| Nov 2005 | RAMESHWAR PASWAN | JD(U) | 38,060 | 48.65% | PRAYAG CHOUDHARY | 15,365 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
