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Asthawan Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Asthawan? — Jitendra Kumar (JD(U)), who won the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 by 40,708 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2025

Jitendra Kumar

JD(U)
Margin: 40,708Landslide

Bihar Assembly Election 2025 — results

Winner

Jitendra Kumar

JD(U)Landslide

votes

90,542

Margin

40,708(23.4%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Jitendra Kumar · JD(U)Ravi Ranjan Kumar · RJD
90,54249,834
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1Jitendra Kumar✓ WinnerJD(U)90,54252.13%
  2. 2Ravi Ranjan KumarRJD49,83428.69%
  3. 3Lata SinghJan Suraaj PartyDeposit lost15,9629.19%
  4. 4NOTA6,5503.77%
  5. 5Himanshu Kumar PaswanAazad Samaj Party (kanshi Ram)Deposit lost4,7552.74%
  6. 6Shabnam LataINDDeposit lost2,3161.33%
See all candidates (+2)
  1. 7Banvari KumarBSPDeposit lost1,9461.12%
  2. 8Deepak Kumar VidyarthiSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost1,7941.03%
Total votes1,73,699

Deposit lost: 5 of 7 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
3,04,992

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,73,825

incl. 901 postal

Turnout
56.99%
Polling stations
370

Turnout of men and women

Women58.8%

84,531 of 1,43,862 voted on EVMs

Men54.9%

88,391 of 1,61,122 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 8; 2 voted.

  • Candidates7 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit5
  • NOTA6,550
  • Valid votes1,67,149

Women candidates: Lata Singh, Shabnam Lata

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Asthawan?

Jitendra Kumar (JD(U)) won Asthawan in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 with 90,542 votes.

What was the winning margin in Asthawan?

Jitendra Kumar defeated Ravi Ranjan Kumar (RJD) by 40,708 votes.

What was the turnout in Asthawan in 2025?

56.99% — 1,73,825 of 3,04,992 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 58.8%, men's 54.9%.

How many voters does Asthawan have?

3,04,992 electors at the 2025 election — 1,61,122 men, 1,43,862 women, 8 third gender (service voters included), and 370 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Asthawan?

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.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer