Kesaria Assembly constituency
| Kesaria | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 15 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | East Champaran |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 260,633 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Shalini Mishra | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Kesaria, sometimes spelt 'Kesariya', is an assembly constituency in East Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Overview
[edit | edit source]As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 15. Kesaria Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kesaria community development block; Uttari Bariyaria, Paschhimi Madhubani, Uttari Madhubani, Dakshini Madhubani, Purbi Madhubani, Bhatwalia, Barwa, Bariyaria Tolarajpur, Uttari Bhawanipur, Dakshini Bhawanipur and Dumariya gram panchayats of Sangrampur CD Block; Dilawarpur, Rajpur, Darmaha, Raghunathpur, Medan Sirisiya and Pipra Khem gram panchayats of Kalyanpur CD Block.[1]
Kesaria Assembly constituency is part of 3. Purvi Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was earlier part of Motihari (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Prabhawati Gupta | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Pitambar Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Ezaj Hussain Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Pitambar Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Rai Hari Shankar Sharma | Janata Party (Secular) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Yamuna Yadav | Communist Party of India | |
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Obaidullah | Samata Party | |
| 2005 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2005 | Rajesh Kumar Raushan | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2010 | Sachindra Prasad Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Rajesh Kushwaha | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Shalini Mishra | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2025 | |||
Election results
[edit | edit source]2025
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Shalini Mishra | 78,192 | 44.26 | ||
| VIP | Varun Vijay | 61,852 | 35.01 | ||
| JSP | Naj Ahamad Khan | 11,206 | 6.34 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 3,382 | 1.9 | ||
| Majority | 16,340 | ||||
| Turnout | 176,683 | ||||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
Detailed Results at: https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/ConstituencywiseS0415.htm
2020
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Shalini Mishra | 40,219 | 26.59 | ||
| RJD | sanstosh kushwaha | 30,992 | 20.49 | −27.06 | |
| LJP | Ram Sharan Prasad Yadav | 18,904 | 12.5 | ||
| RLSP | Maheshwar Singh | 18,576 | 12.28 | ||
| Independent | Dr. Rajesh Kumar | 17,729 | 11.72 | ||
| JAP(L) | Rajanish Kumar Pathak | 7,217 | 4.77 | +3.31 | |
| Independent | Ravindra Kumar Berwar | 3,635 | 2.4 | ||
| Independent | Amrendra Kumar Verma | 2,555 | 1.69 | ||
| BSP | Abhay Kumar Singh | 2,131 | 1.41 | +0.05 | |
| Bahujan Nyay Dal | Ram Adhar Rai | 2,020 | 1.34 | ||
| Independent | Rajesh Yadav | 1,877 | 1.24 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,483 | 0.98 | −0.89 | |
| Majority | 9,227 | 6.1 | −5.96 | ||
| Turnout | 151,279 | 56.5 | +1.57 | ||
| JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2015
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Rajesh Kumar | 62,902 | 47.55 | ||
| BJP | Rajendra Prasad Gupta | 46,955 | 35.49 | ||
| CPI | Ram Saran Prasad Yadav | 11,767 | 8.89 | ||
| Independent | Neeta Sharma | 2,617 | 1.98 | ||
| JAP(L) | Umesh Kumar Singh | 1,938 | 1.46 | ||
| SP | Atique Ahmad Khan | 1,838 | 1.39 | ||
| BSP | Awdhesh Kuwar | 1,794 | 1.36 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,479 | 1.87 | ||
| Majority | 15,947 | 12.06 | |||
| Turnout | 132,290 | 54.93 | |||
2010
[edit | edit source]In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Sacchindra Prasad Singh of BJP won the 15 Kesaria assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Ramsharan Prasad Yadav of CPI.[4] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Rajesh Kumar Raushan of RJD defeated Razia Khatoon of JD(U) in October 2005. Obaidullah of JD(U) defeated Rajesh Kumar Raushan of RJD in February 2005. Obaidullah of SAP defeated Yamuna Yadav of KSP in 2000. Yamuna Yadav of CPI defeated Kiran Shukla of BPP in 1995 and Rai Hari Shankar Sharma of BJP in 1990. Rai Hari Shankar Sharma representing Congress defeated Yamuna Yadav of CPI in 1985. Rai Hari Shankar Sharma representing Janata Party (JP) defeated Laxman Singh of Congress in 1980. Pitambar Singh of CPI defeated Rai Hari Shankar Sharma of Janata Party in 1977.[5]
1967
[edit | edit source]- P. Sinha (CPI): 15,933 votes
- M. Prasad (INC): 13544 votes
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