Kanti Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2025
Ajit Kumar
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 — results
Winner
Ajit Kumar
votes
1,17,299
Margin
25,795(11.1%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Ajit Kumar✓ WinnerJD(U)1,17,29950.43%
- 2Mohammad Israil MansuriRJD91,50439.34%
- 3NOTA7,8233.36%
- 4Sudarshan MishraJan Suraaj PartyDeposit lost4,2511.83%
- 5Suresh Kumar GuptaINDDeposit lost2,8891.24%
- 6Kumari SheetalAazad Samaj Party (kanshi Ram)Deposit lost2,5941.12%
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- 7Ranjit Kumar Jha Alias Pinaki JhaINDDeposit lost1,2370.53%
- 8Vivek KumarBSPDeposit lost1,2000.52%
- 9Lal Babu RoySocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost1,1970.51%
- 10Ajit KumarINDDeposit lost7510.32%
- 11Birendra KumarRashtriya Jansambhavna PartyDeposit lost5890.25%
- 12Md JafrudinINDDeposit lost5320.23%
- 13Anand Kumar JhaLok Chetna DalDeposit lost3870.17%
- 14Pranjal PrakalpKisan Suraj DalDeposit lost3470.15%
Deposit lost: 11 of 13 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
- 3,19,372
- Votes cast
- 2,32,704
- Turnout
- 72.86%
- Polling stations
- 396
incl. service voters
incl. 948 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women75.7%
1,13,784 of 1,50,348 voted on EVMs
Men69.8%
1,17,971 of 1,69,009 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 15; 1 voted.
- Candidates13 (1 women)
- Lost deposit11
- NOTA7,823
- Valid votes2,24,777
Women candidates: Kumari Sheetal
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Kanti?
Ajit Kumar (JD(U)) won Kanti in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 with 1,17,299 votes.
What was the winning margin in Kanti?
Ajit Kumar defeated Mohammad Israil Mansuri (RJD) by 25,795 votes.
What was the turnout in Kanti in 2025?
72.86% — 2,32,704 of 3,19,372 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 75.7%, men's 69.8%.
How many voters does Kanti have?
3,19,372 electors at the 2025 election — 1,69,009 men, 1,50,348 women, 15 third gender (service voters included), and 396 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Kanti?
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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