Arwal Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2025
Manoj Kumar
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 — results
Winner
Manoj Kumar
votes
79,854
Margin
14,093(8.2%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Manoj Kumar✓ WinnerBJP79,85446.66%
- 2Mahanand SinghCPI(ML)L65,76138.43%
- 3Veerendra Prasad Alias Veerendra KumarINDDeposit lost3,8792.27%
- 4Shekhar RamBSPDeposit lost3,7192.17%
- 5Kunti DeviJan Suraaj PartyDeposit lost3,3761.97%
- 6Pancham KumarSBSPDeposit lost3,1761.86%
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- 7Satyendra Prasad SharmaINDDeposit lost2,7261.59%
- 8Divya BhartiRashtriya Lok Janshakti PartyDeposit lost1,7241.01%
- 9Amitesh KumarINDDeposit lost1,6170.94%
- 10NOTA1,4510.85%
- 11Manoj Kumar SantoshINDDeposit lost1,4390.84%
- 12Arun KumarJanshakti Janta DalDeposit lost8040.47%
- 13Chandra Shekhar YadavINDDeposit lost5660.33%
- 14Kajal DeviINDDeposit lost4360.25%
- 15Vikash KumarDesh Janhit PartyDeposit lost3430.2%
- 16Mansur AlamAam Janta Pragati PartyDeposit lost2640.15%
Deposit lost: 13 of 15 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2025
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,68,421
- Votes cast
- 1,71,228
- Turnout
- 63.79%
- Polling stations
- 325
incl. service voters
incl. 1,212 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women65.3%
82,181 of 1,25,793 voted on EVMs
Men61.6%
87,834 of 1,42,626 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 2; 1 voted.
- Candidates15 (3 women)
- Lost deposit13
- NOTA1,451
- Valid votes1,69,684
Women candidates: Kunti Devi, Divya Bharti, Kajal Devi
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Arwal?
Manoj Kumar (BJP) won Arwal in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 with 79,854 votes.
What was the winning margin in Arwal?
Manoj Kumar defeated Mahanand Singh (CPI(ML)L) by 14,093 votes.
What was the turnout in Arwal in 2025?
63.79% — 1,71,228 of 2,68,421 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 65.3%, men's 61.6%.
How many voters does Arwal have?
2,68,421 electors at the 2025 election — 1,42,626 men, 1,25,793 women, 2 third gender (service voters included), and 325 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Arwal?
The last general election was completed in November 2025. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2030; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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