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Belhar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Belhar? — Manoj Yadav (JD(U)), who won the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 by 37,206 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2025

Manoj Yadav

JD(U)
Margin: 37,206Landslide

Bihar Assembly Election 2025 — results

Winner

Manoj Yadav

JD(U)Landslide

votes

1,15,393

Margin

37,206(16.3%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Manoj Yadav · JD(U)Chanakya Prakash Ranjan · RJD
1,15,39378,187
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1Manoj Yadav✓ WinnerJD(U)1,15,39350.66%
  2. 2Chanakya Prakash RanjanRJD78,18734.33%
  3. 3Braj Kishor PanditJan Suraaj PartyDeposit lost7,7113.39%
  4. 4Lalan Prasad SinghINDDeposit lost6,0652.66%
  5. 5NOTA5,4622.4%
  6. 6Rajesh Kumar PaswanINDDeposit lost4,4511.95%
See all candidates (+10)
  1. 7Mithan Prasad YadavINDDeposit lost3,0381.33%
  2. 8Ajay SharmaJagrook Janta PartyDeposit lost1,4450.63%
  3. 9Mehakk AnjumINDDeposit lost1,4330.63%
  4. 10Umesh YadavINDDeposit lost1,2430.55%
  5. 11Mamta RoyINDDeposit lost7480.33%
  6. 12Baleshwar YadavINDDeposit lost5810.26%
  7. 13Girdhari PanditSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost5420.24%
  8. 14Girdhari KumarINDDeposit lost5340.23%
  9. 15Amrit TantiBhartiya Dalit PartyDeposit lost5140.23%
  10. 16Ashok MandalSamata PartyDeposit lost4250.19%
Total votes2,27,772

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
3,19,717

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,28,038

incl. 506 postal

Turnout
71.32%
Polling stations
406

Turnout of men and women

Women77.6%

1,17,594 of 1,51,452 voted on EVMs

Men65.3%

1,09,938 of 1,68,264 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 1; 0 voted.

  • Candidates15 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit13
  • NOTA5,462
  • Valid votes2,22,310

Women candidates: Mehakk Anjum, Mamta Roy

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Belhar?

Manoj Yadav (JD(U)) won Belhar in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 with 1,15,393 votes.

What was the winning margin in Belhar?

Manoj Yadav defeated Chanakya Prakash Ranjan (RJD) by 37,206 votes.

What was the turnout in Belhar in 2025?

71.32% — 2,28,038 of 3,19,717 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 77.6%, men's 65.3%.

How many voters does Belhar have?

3,19,717 electors at the 2025 election — 1,68,264 men, 1,51,452 women, 1 third gender (service voters included), and 406 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Belhar?

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