Jokihat Assembly constituency
| Jokihat | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 50 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Araria |
| Established | 1967 |
| Reservation | None |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Jokihat Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2017 Bihar Flood affected area.
Overview
[edit]As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 50 Jokihat Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Jokihat community development block; Barahkumba, Bhikha, Nakta Khurd, Pakri, Pechaili, Ramnagar, Sohandar, Suksaina, Majlispur, Kujri and Miyanpur gram panchayats of Palasi CD Block.[1]
Jokihat Assembly constituency is part of No 9 Araria (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Nazamuddin | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Taslimuddin | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Independent | ||
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Moidur Rehman | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Taslimuddin | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1990 | Moidur Rahman | Independent | |
| 1995 | Taslimuddin | Samajwadi Party | |
| 1996^ | Sarfaraz Alam | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Manzar Alam | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Sarfaraz Alam | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2018^ | Shahnawaz Alam | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | ||
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | |||
| 2025 | |||
^by-election
Election results
[edit]2025
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIMIM | Mohammad Murshid Alam | ||||
| JSP | Sarfaraz Alam | ||||
| RJD | Shahnawaz Alam | ||||
| JD(U) | Manzar Alam | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIMIM | Shahnawaz Alam | 59,596 | 34.22 | ||
| RJD | Sarfaraz Alam | 52,213 | 29.98 | ||
| BJP | Ranjit Yadav | 48,933 | 28.1 | ||
| Independent | Saba Perween | 3,696 | 2.12 | ||
| SDPI | Md Shabbir Ahmad | 2,350 | 1.35 |  0.62
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,844 | 1.63 |  1.77
| |
| Majority | 7,383 | 4.24 | 29.81
| ||
| Turnout | 174,138 | 59.36 | 2.17
| ||
| AIMIM gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2015
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Sarfaraz Alam | 92,890 | 58.6 | ||
| Independent | Ranjit Yadav | 38,910 | 24.55 | ||
| JAP(L) | Kausar Zia | 5,499 | 3.47 | ||
| Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) | Bibi Zeba Khatun | 4,206 | 2.65 | ||
| Independent | Maha Nand Bishwas | 2,557 | 1.61 | ||
| Independent | Sanjay Kumar Thakur | 2,157 | 1.36 | ||
| BSP | Sarfuddin | 1,593 | 1.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,388 | 3.4 | ||
| Majority | 53,980 | 34.05 | |||
| Turnout | 158,505 | 61.53 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Jokihat Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
election2025was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2015". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018.
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.