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Kargahar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Kargahar? — Bashisth Singh (JD(U)), who won the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 by 35,676 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2025

Bashisth Singh

JD(U)
Margin: 35,676Landslide

Bihar Assembly Election 2025 — results

Winner

Bashisth Singh

JD(U)Landslide

votes

92,485

Margin

35,676(16.2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Bashisth Singh · JD(U)Uday Pratap Singh · BSP
92,48556,809
Candidate (13)votes
  1. 1Bashisth Singh✓ WinnerJD(U)92,48542.12%
  2. 2Uday Pratap SinghBSP56,80925.87%
  3. 3Santosh Kumar MishraINC39,33317.91%
  4. 4Ritesh RanjanJan Suraaj PartyDeposit lost16,2987.42%
  5. 5Shiv Kumar SinghINDDeposit lost3,0971.41%
  6. 6NOTA3,0131.37%
See all candidates (+7)
  1. 7Govardhan SinghINDDeposit lost2,4991.14%
  2. 8Mahendra Prasad GuptaCPIDeposit lost2,3621.08%
  3. 9Ramsundar PalINDDeposit lost1,1900.54%
  4. 10Mantu KumarLok Shakti Party (loktantrik)Deposit lost7920.36%
  5. 11Amit KumarRashtriya Sanatan PartyDeposit lost7600.35%
  6. 12Deepak KumarINDDeposit lost4680.21%
  7. 13Ramesar NoniyaRashtriya Jansambhavna PartyDeposit lost4580.21%
Total votes2,19,564

Deposit lost: 9 of 12 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
3,31,884

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,19,630

incl. 1,034 postal

Turnout
66.18%
Polling stations
420

Turnout of men and women

Women67.5%

1,04,103 of 1,54,283 voted on EVMs

Men64.5%

1,14,493 of 1,77,592 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 9; 0 voted.

  • Candidates12
  • Lost deposit9
  • NOTA3,013
  • Valid votes2,16,551

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Kargahar?

Bashisth Singh (JD(U)) won Kargahar in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 with 92,485 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kargahar?

Bashisth Singh defeated Uday Pratap Singh (BSP) by 35,676 votes.

What was the turnout in Kargahar in 2025?

66.18% — 2,19,630 of 3,31,884 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 67.5%, men's 64.5%.

How many voters does Kargahar have?

3,31,884 electors at the 2025 election — 1,77,592 men, 1,54,283 women, 9 third gender (service voters included), and 420 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Kargahar?

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