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Rajgir Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Rajgir? — Kaushal Kishore (JD(U)), who won the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 by 55,428 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2025

Kaushal Kishore

JD(U)
Margin: 55,428Landslide

Bihar Assembly Election 2025 — results

Winner

Kaushal Kishore

JD(U)Landslide

votes

1,07,811

Margin

55,428(29.8%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Kaushal Kishore · JD(U)Bishwanath Chaudhary · CPI(ML)L
1,07,81152,383
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1Kaushal Kishore✓ WinnerJD(U)1,07,81157.87%
  2. 2Bishwanath ChaudharyCPI(ML)L52,38328.12%
  3. 3Satyendra KumarJan Suraaj PartyDeposit lost9,9165.32%
  4. 4NOTA6,8703.69%
  5. 5Vijay PaswanINDDeposit lost3,2491.74%
  6. 6Mano DeviMoolniwasi Samaj PartyDeposit lost2,8911.55%
See all candidates (+2)
  1. 7Ugrasen PaswanINDDeposit lost1,9041.02%
  2. 8Anjali RoyINDDeposit lost1,2660.68%
Total votes1,86,290

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
2,99,852

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,86,364

incl. 900 postal

Turnout
62.15%
Polling stations
381

Turnout of men and women

Women63.1%

89,439 of 1,41,805 voted on EVMs

Men60.8%

96,025 of 1,58,042 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 5; 0 voted.

  • Candidates7 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit5
  • NOTA6,870
  • Valid votes1,79,420

Women candidates: Mano Devi, Anjali Roy

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Rajgir?

Kaushal Kishore (JD(U)) won Rajgir in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 with 1,07,811 votes.

What was the winning margin in Rajgir?

Kaushal Kishore defeated Bishwanath Chaudhary (CPI(ML)L) by 55,428 votes.

What was the turnout in Rajgir in 2025?

62.15% — 1,86,364 of 2,99,852 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 63.1%, men's 60.8%.

How many voters does Rajgir have?

2,99,852 electors at the 2025 election — 1,58,042 men, 1,41,805 women, 5 third gender (service voters included), and 381 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Rajgir?

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