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Harlakhi Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Harlakhi? — Sudhanshu Shekhar (JD(U)), who won the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 by 36,236 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2025

Sudhanshu Shekhar

JD(U)
Margin: 36,236Landslide

Bihar Assembly Election 2025 — results

Winner

Sudhanshu Shekhar

JD(U)Landslide

votes

85,486

Margin

36,236(19.8%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Sudhanshu Shekhar · JD(U)Rakesh Kumar Pandey · CPI
85,48649,250
Candidate (11)votes
  1. 1Sudhanshu Shekhar✓ WinnerJD(U)85,48646.6%
  2. 2Rakesh Kumar PandeyCPI49,25026.85%
  3. 3Md. ShabbirINDDeposit lost22,04112.02%
  4. 4Ratneshwar ThakurJan Suraaj PartyDeposit lost7,9824.35%
  5. 5NOTA6,9783.8%
  6. 6Anil JhaINDDeposit lost3,2401.77%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 7Sanjeet Kumar Badal GuptaINDDeposit lost3,1641.72%
  2. 8Jitender YadavJanshakti Janta DalDeposit lost1,9071.04%
  3. 9Vivek Kumar JhaRashtrawadi Janlok Party (satya)Deposit lost1,2520.68%
  4. 10Satish SharmaJagrook Janta PartyDeposit lost1,0910.59%
  5. 11Shivlal PaswanRashtriya Samaj PakshaDeposit lost1,0460.57%
Total votes1,83,437

Deposit lost: 8 of 10 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
2,76,152

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,83,523

incl. 746 postal

Turnout
66.46%
Polling stations
355

Turnout of men and women

Women77.1%

98,950 of 1,28,422 voted on EVMs

Men56.7%

83,825 of 1,47,713 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 17; 2 voted.

  • Candidates10
  • Lost deposit8
  • NOTA6,978
  • Valid votes1,76,459

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Harlakhi?

Sudhanshu Shekhar (JD(U)) won Harlakhi in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 with 85,486 votes.

What was the winning margin in Harlakhi?

Sudhanshu Shekhar defeated Rakesh Kumar Pandey (CPI) by 36,236 votes.

What was the turnout in Harlakhi in 2025?

66.46% — 1,83,523 of 2,76,152 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 77.1%, men's 56.7%.

How many voters does Harlakhi have?

2,76,152 electors at the 2025 election — 1,47,713 men, 1,28,422 women, 17 third gender (service voters included), and 355 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Harlakhi?

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