SULTANGANJ
Assembly seat no. 157 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1962.
Winner, Feb 2005
SUDHANSHU SHEKHAR BHASKAR
JD(U)
Elections held
13
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 6 of 13
Margin, Feb 2005
6,320
5.46% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
RJDGANESH PASWAN
- Votes
- 44,507
- Vote share
- 38.42%
- Behind by
- 6,320
Electors
2,54,775
Total votes polled
1,15,841
Valid votes
1,15,841
NOTA votes
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Turnout
45.5%
Full result, Feb 2005
7 candidates · 1,15,841 valid votes
SUDHANSHU SHEKHAR BHASKARJD(U)won
50,827
43.9%
GANESH PASWANRJD
44,507
38.4%
PHANINDRA CHOUDHARIIND
10,196
8.8%
UMESH CHOUDHARISAP
4,147
3.6%
DEVENDRA DASBSP
2,520
2.2%
URMILA DEVIIND
2,140
1.9%
NIWAS PASWANIND
1,504
1.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lalit Narayan Mandal | JD(U) | 1,08,712 | 51.81% | Chandan Kumar Alias Chandan Kumar Sinha | 31,136 |
| 2020 | Lalit Narayan Mandal | JD(U) | 72,823 | 42.58% | Lalan Kumar | 11,565 |
| 2015 | SUBODH ROY | JD(U) | 63,345 | 40.94% | HIMANSHU PRASAD | 14,033 |
| 2010 | SUBODH RAI | JD(U) | 34,652 | 28.05% | RAMAVATAR MANDAL | 4,845 |
| Nov 2005 | SUDHANSHU SHEKHAR BHASKAR | JD(U) | 48,063 | 46.55% | GANESH PASWAN | 11,696 |
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 SULTANGANJ assembly constituency in 2025?
Lalit Narayan Mandal (JD(U)) won SULTANGANJ in 2025, by a margin of 31,136 votes.
Which party has won SULTANGANJ the most times?
JD(U), with 6 of the 13 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SULTANGANJ gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won SULTANGANJ the most times?
Lalit Narayan Mandal, with 2 wins between 2020 and 2025.
