Belhar Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Bihar legislative assembly in India}} {{Infobox Indian constituency |name = Belhar |type= SLA | map_image = 163-Belhar constituency.svg | map_caption = | map_alt = |mla = Manoj Yadav | party = {{party index link|Janata Dal (United)}} | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}} | latest_election_year = 2025  |region = |state = Bihar |district = Banka |division = | loksabha_cons = |constituency_no = 163 |established = 1962 | electors = 319,717 |abolished =  }} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} ''' Belhar''' is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is part of Banka Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Amarpur, Banka, Katoria and Dhoraiya.<ref name="election2014">{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/bihar/parliamentary-constituencies/banka.html | title=Banka Parliamentary Constituencies | publisher=elections.in | access-date=10 March 2014}}</ref>

==Overview== Belhar comprises CD Blocks Fullidumar, Belhar & Chandan.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2013-12-20 }}</ref>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Election !Name ! colspan="2" |Party |- |1962 |Raghvendra Narain Singh<ref name=election1962>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3888-bihar-1962/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1962 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |1967<ref name=election1967>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3889-bihar-1967/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1967 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> | rowspan="2" |Chaturbhuj Prasad Singh | {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party|rowspan=2}} |- |1969<ref name=election1969>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3890-bihar-1969/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1969 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> |- |1972 |Shakuntala Devi<ref name=election1972>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3892-bihar-1972/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1972 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |1977 |Chaturbhuj Prasad Singh<ref name=election1977>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3893-bihar-1977/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1977 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- |1980 |Chandra Mauleshwar Singh<ref name=election1980>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3894-bihar-1980/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1980 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> |{{Full party name with color|Independent}} |- |1985 |Siyaram Rai<ref name=election1985>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3896-bihar-1985/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1985 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- |1990 |Chandra Mouleshwar Singh<ref name=election1990>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3897-bihar-1990/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1990 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> |- |1995<ref name=election1995>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3899-bihar-1995/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1995 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> | rowspan="3" |Ramdeo Yadav |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}} |- |2000<ref name=election2000>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3900-bihar-2000/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2000 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> | {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal|rowspan=2}} |- |2005<ref name=election2005>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3901-bihar-2005/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2005 - Feb and Oct |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> |- |2005 |Janardan Manjhi<ref name=election2005/> | {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y|rowspan=3}} |- |2010<ref name=election2010>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3903-bihar-2010/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref> | rowspan="2" |Giridhari Yadav |- |2015<ref name=election2015/> |- |2019^<ref name="By-election results 2019: List of winners in 51 Assembly and Satara, Samastipur">{{cite news |last1=Zee News |date=25 October 2019 |title=By-election results 2019: List of winners in 51 Assembly and Satara, Samastipur |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/by-election-results-2019-list-of-winners-in-51-assembly-and-satara-samastipur-2241916.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109071426/https://zeenews.india.com/india/by-election-results-2019-list-of-winners-in-51-assembly-and-satara-samastipur-2241916.html |archivedate=9 January 2024 |accessdate=9 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref> |Ramdeo Yadav |{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} |- |2020 |rowspan="2"|Manoj Yadav<ref name=election2020/> |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y|rowspan=2}} |- |2025 |- |}

==Election results== === 2025 === {{Election box begin |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Belhar<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Belhar">{{cite news |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Belhar |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04163.htm |accessdate=16 December 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251216190931/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04163.htm |archivedate=16 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Janata Dal (United) |candidate = Manoj Yadav |votes = {{formatnum:115393}} |percentage = 50.66 |change = +10.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Rashtriya Janata Dal |candidate = Chanakya Prakash Ranjan |votes = {{formatnum:78187}} |percentage = 34.33 |change = -4.48 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Jan Suraaj Party |candidate = Braj Kishor Pandit |votes = {{formatnum:7711}} |percentage = 3.39 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Lalan Prasad Singh |votes = {{formatnum:6065}} |percentage = 2.66 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Rajesh Kumar Paswan |votes = {{formatnum:4451}} |percentage = 1.95 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Mithan Prasad Yadav |votes = {{formatnum:3038}} |percentage = 1.33 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:5462}} |percentage = 2.4 |change = +0.53 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:37206}} |percentage = 16.33 |change = +14.98 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:227772}} |percentage = 71.24 |change = +11.64 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Janata Dal (United) |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2020 === {{Election box begin |title=2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Belhar<ref name=election2020>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Janata Dal (United) |candidate = Manoj Yadav |votes = {{formatnum:73589}} |percentage = 40.16 |change = -4.43 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Rashtriya Janata Dal |candidate = Ramdeo Yadav |votes = {{formatnum:71116}} |percentage = 38.81 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Brahmdev Ray |votes = {{formatnum:6127}} |percentage = 3.34 |change = +1.78 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Binod Pandit |votes = {{formatnum:5463}} |percentage = 2.98 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Lok Janshakti Party |candidate = Kumari Archana Yadav |votes = {{formatnum:5312}} |percentage = 2.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Swati Kumari |votes = {{formatnum:4026}} |percentage = 2.2 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |candidate = Shailendra Kumar Singh |votes = {{formatnum:3242}} |percentage = 1.77 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bhartiya Sablog Party |candidate = Bhola Pd Yadav |votes = {{formatnum:2277}} |percentage = 1.24 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Heman Besra |votes = {{formatnum:2089}} |percentage = 1.14 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:3430}} |percentage = 1.87 |change = -3.32 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:2473}} |percentage = 1.35 |change = -8.92 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:183245}} |percentage = 59.6 |change = +5.18 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Janata Dal (United) |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2015 === {{Election box begin | title=2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Belhar<ref name=election2015>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2015 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Giridhari Yadav |party = Janata Dal (United) |votes = {{formatnum:70348}} |percentage = 44.59 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Manoj Yadav |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:54157}} |percentage = 34.32 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |candidate = Raj Kishor Prasad Urf Pappu Yadav |votes = {{formatnum:10408}} |percentage = 6.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Naresh Kumar Priyadarshi |votes = {{formatnum:3007}} |percentage = 1.91 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Saryug Pandit |votes = {{formatnum:2918}} |percentage = 1.85 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Shiv Kumar Singh |votes = {{formatnum:2463}} |percentage = 1.56 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Pankaj Kumar Singh |votes = {{formatnum:1434}} |percentage = 0.91 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Samras Samaj Party |candidate = Lakhan Lal Deo |votes = {{formatnum:1422}} |percentage = 0.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:8193}} |percentage = 5.19 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:16191}} |percentage = 10.27 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:157781}} |percentage = 54.42 |change = }} {{Election box end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

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