SIKANDRA
Assembly seat no. 240 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Nov 2005
RAMESHWAR PASWAN
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 16
Margin, Nov 2005
15,365
19.64% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
RJDPRAYAG CHOUDHARY
- Votes
- 22,695
- Vote share
- 29.01%
- Behind by
- 15,365
Electors
2,27,487
Total votes polled
78,239
Valid votes
78,239
NOTA votes
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Turnout
34.4%
Full result, Nov 2005
4 candidates · 78,239 valid votes
RAMESHWAR PASWANJD(U)won
38,060
48.6%
PRAYAG CHOUDHARYRJD
22,695
29.0%
MAHADEO PRASADCPI
14,228
18.2%
SANJAY KUMARBSP
3,256
4.2%
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
