Araria is assembly constituency number 49 in Bihar, in Araria district, and one of the segments of the Araria Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Abidur Rahman of the Indian National Congress won with 37.8% of the vote, 12,741 votes ahead of Shagufta Azim (JD(U)).
- 01Abidur RahmanINC91,52937.81%
- 02Shagufta AzimJD(U)78,78832.55%
- 03Md. Manzoor AlamAIMIM53,42122.07%
- 04Shivdeep W LandeIndependent4,0851.69%
- 05Farhat Ara BegumJNSRJP2,4341.01%
- 5 other candidates · 8,218 votesNOTA · 3,610 (1.49%)
Margin 12,741 votes · 5.26% of valid votes
All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,42,085 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abidur RahmanMale · 60 yrs | INC | 91,529 | 37.81% |
| 2 | Shagufta AzimFemale · 48 yrs | JD(U) | 78,788 | 32.55% |
| 3 | Md. Manzoor AlamMale · 66 yrs | AIMIM | 53,421 | 22.07% |
| 4 | Shivdeep W LandeMale · 49 yrs | Independent | 4,085 | 1.69% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,610 | 1.49% |
| 5 | Farhat Ara BegumFemale · 62 yrs | JNSRJP | 2,434 | 1.01% |
| 6 | Md. Rashid AnwerMale · 36 yrs | RUC | 2,351 | 0.97% |
| 7 | Chandra BhushanMale · 60 yrs | AAP | 2,224 | 0.92% |
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| 8 | Vishal Kumar RoyMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 1,676 | 0.69% |
| 9 | Md. Asif AlamMale · 30 yrs | RJBP | 1,163 | 0.48% |
| 10 | A. GafoorMale · 57 yrs | Independent | 804 | 0.33% |
INC held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Araria result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abidur Rahman | INC | 1,03,054 | 54.84% |
| 2 | Shagufta Azim | JD(U) | 55,118 | 29.33% |
| 3 | Md. Rashid Anwer | AIMIM | 8,924 | 4.75% |
| 4 | Chandra Shekhar Singh Baban | LJP | 8,203 | 4.37% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,425 | 2.35% |
| 5 | Amit Anand Jha | TPLRSP | 1,802 | 0.96% |
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| 6 | Bechan Paswan | Independent | 1,456 | 0.77% |
| 7 | Raja Babu | Independent | 1,279 | 0.68% |
| 8 | Ashish Kumar Bhardwaj | Independent | 1,012 | 0.54% |
| 9 | Md. Moustaq Alam | APKSP | 751 | 0.40% |
| 10 | Qamrul Hoda | SDPI | 717 | 0.38% |
| 11 | Jawwad Alam | Independent | 645 | 0.34% |
| 12 | Md. Imtiyaz | RJBP | 522 | 0.28% |
Araria result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avidur Rahman | INC | 92,667 | 52.77% |
| 2 | Ajay Kumar Jha | LJP | 52,623 | 29.97% |
| 3 | Dr(capt.) S. R. Jha | CPI | 5,898 | 3.36% |
| 4 | Haider Yasin | JAPL | 4,862 | 2.77% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,924 | 2.23% |
| 5 | Shad Ahmad | SP | 3,377 | 1.92% |
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| 6 | Vijay Kumar Mishra | Independent | 3,113 | 1.77% |
| 7 | Md. Sarvar Alam | Independent | 2,714 | 1.55% |
| 8 | Vinod Kumar | Independent | 2,344 | 1.33% |
| 9 | Mir Mansoor Alam | Independent | 918 | 0.52% |
| 10 | Nasim | BMUP | 691 | 0.39% |
| 11 | Bhumanand Rishi | RAJPA | 655 | 0.37% |
| 12 | Pankaj Kumar Gupta | NJPI | 541 | 0.31% |
| 13 | Pramod Bachchan | JDR | 439 | 0.25% |
| 14 | Md. Izhar Alam | Independent | 425 | 0.24% |
| 15 | Mahmood Reza | SOJP | 417 | 0.24% |
Araria result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zakir Hussain Khan | LJP | 49,532 | 38.53% |
| 2 | Narayan Kumar Jha | BJP | 31,471 | 24.48% |
| 3 | Moidur Rahman | INC | 18,344 | 14.27% |
| 4 | Ajay Kumar Jha | Independent | 11,846 | 9.21% |
| 5 | Mohammad Haider Yasin | Independent | 4,612 | 3.59% |
| 6 | Sita Ram Bishwas | Independent | 3,123 | 2.43% |
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| 7 | Manzoor Alam | Independent | 2,222 | 1.73% |
| 8 | Mahboob Alam | BSP | 1,374 | 1.07% |
| 9 | Anil Kumar | Independent | 1,226 | 0.95% |
| 10 | Gagan Kumar Jha | Independent | 1,204 | 0.94% |
| 11 | Sushil Kumar Biswas | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,170 | 0.91% |
| 12 | Pramod Singh Yadav | Independent | 1,151 | 0.90% |
| 13 | Shiv Shankar Das | NCP | 704 | 0.55% |
| 14 | Nasim | Independent | 575 | 0.45% |
Araria outlined in orange among the other Bihar seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2025. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Araria district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Araria is one of the assembly segments of Araria. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Araria candidates.
- ShahnawazRJD1,22,933 59.7%
- Pradeep Kumar SinghBJP74,655 36.2%
- Md. Mobinul HaqueIndependent2,288 1.1%
- Md Ghousul AzamBSP1,548 0.8%
- Shatrughan Prasad SumanIndependent1,329 0.6%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, RJD led here by 48,278 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Araria.
Who won the Araria assembly seat in 2025?
Abidur Rahman of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Araria in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 91,529 votes, which was 37.81% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Araria?
The margin was 12,741 votes (5.26% of valid votes). The runner-up was Shagufta Azim of the Janata Dal (United) with 78,788 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Araria in 2025?
Turnout was 72.34%: 2,42,096 of 3,34,656 registered electors voted, across 397 polling stations. That is 13.3 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Araria part of?
Araria is an assembly segment of the Araria Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Shahnawaz got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Araria a reserved constituency?
No. Araria is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Araria?
The Bihar assembly elected in 2025 completes its five-year term in 2030, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Bihar assembly elections of 2025 and 2020 and 2015 and 2010 (2025 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Araria population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, ArariaEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Bihar state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Bihar Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Bihar districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, BiharBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in BiharCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
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