Barari is assembly constituency number 68 in Bihar, in Katihar district, and one of the segments of the Katihar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Bijay Singh of the Janata Dal (United) won with 47.2% of the vote, 10,984 votes ahead of Tauquir Alam (INC).
- 01Bijay SinghJD(U)1,07,84247.18%
- 02Tauquir AlamINC96,85842.37%
- 03Md Matiur RahmanAIMIM5,8462.56%
- 04Shivpujan PaswanIndependent4,9622.17%
- 05Pritam PrasoonJNSRJP3,0261.32%
- 9 other candidates · 7,013 votesNOTA · 3,047 (1.33%)
Margin 10,984 votes · 4.81% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,28,594 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bijay SinghMale · 53 yrs | JD(U) | 1,07,842 | 47.18% |
| 2 | Tauquir AlamMale · 42 yrs | INC | 96,858 | 42.37% |
| 3 | Md Matiur RahmanMale · 45 yrs | AIMIM | 5,846 | 2.56% |
| 4 | Shivpujan PaswanMale · 47 yrs · SC | Independent | 4,962 | 2.17% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,047 | 1.33% |
| 5 | Pritam PrasoonMale · 32 yrs | JNSRJP | 3,026 | 1.32% |
| 6 | Satya Narayan AgrawalMale · 77 yrs | Independent | 1,577 | 0.69% |
| 7 | Raj Kishor YadavMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 1,453 | 0.64% |
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| 8 | Dwarika MandalMale · 63 yrs · ST | BSP | 1,271 | 0.56% |
| 9 | Md NasimMale · 33 yrs | Independent | 744 | 0.33% |
| 10 | Md Mojahid AlamMale · 34 yrs | Independent | 546 | 0.24% |
| 11 | Niranjan Kumar JhaMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 420 | 0.18% |
| 12 | Md MahboobMale · 32 yrs | BHJJP | 378 | 0.17% |
| 13 | Arun Kumar JaiswalMale · 48 yrs | Independent | 369 | 0.16% |
| 14 | Ratan KumarMale · 30 yrs | VVCIP | 255 | 0.11% |
JD(U) held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Barari result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bijay Singh | JD(U) | 81,752 | 44.71% |
| 2 | Neeraj Kumar | RJD | 71,314 | 39.00% |
| 3 | Bibhash Chandra Choudhary | LJP | 7,920 | 4.33% |
| 4 | Rakesh Kumar Raushan | AIMIM | 6,598 | 3.61% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,652 | 2.00% |
| 5 | Srikant Mandal | Independent | 1,943 | 1.06% |
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| 6 | Md. Parvez Alam | LJD | 1,594 | 0.87% |
| 7 | Kavindra Kumar Paul | BHRTSBLP | 1,358 | 0.74% |
| 8 | Md. Babar | Independent | 1,309 | 0.72% |
| 9 | Tanuja Khatoon | TPLRSP | 1,172 | 0.64% |
| 10 | Md. Shamsad Alam | NCP | 1,083 | 0.59% |
| 11 | Nasim Akhtar | SDPI | 1,076 | 0.59% |
| 12 | Md. Saghir Alam | JANADIP | 1,049 | 0.57% |
| 13 | Shailesh Kumar Singh | PPID | 564 | 0.31% |
| 14 | Lal Krishna Prasad | APKSP | 467 | 0.26% |
Barari result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neeraj Kumar | RJD | 71,175 | 43.14% |
| 2 | Bibhash Chandra Choudhary | BJP | 56,839 | 34.45% |
| 3 | Muhammad Shakur | NCP | 11,002 | 6.67% |
| 4 | Kailash Sahani | Independent | 8,484 | 5.14% |
| 5 | Muhammad Israil | Independent | 3,597 | 2.18% |
| 6 | Dinesh Prasad Yadav | CPI | 2,406 | 1.46% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,344 | 1.42% |
| 7 | Yugal Kishor Sah | Independent | 2,078 | 1.26% |
| 8 | Subhash Singh | JDR | 1,419 | 0.86% |
| 9 | Prem Nath Jaiswal | Independent | 1,371 | 0.83% |
| 10 | Gokul Yadav | Independent | 1,020 | 0.62% |
| 11 | Arun Kumar | MVM | 810 | 0.49% |
| 12 | Lakshmi Kant Mandal | BSP | 794 | 0.48% |
| 13 | Pradip K. Yadav | GJDS | 606 | 0.37% |
| 14 | Ramchandra Singh Nishad | BMUP | 550 | 0.33% |
| 15 | Jahangir | IUML | 503 | 0.30% |
Barari result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bibhasha Chandra Choudhary | BJP | 58,104 | 42.48% |
| 2 | Mohammed Shakoor | NCP | 30,936 | 22.62% |
| 3 | Mansoor Alam | RJD | 21,221 | 15.51% |
| 4 | Sanyogita Singh | INC | 10,822 | 7.91% |
| 5 | Dinesh Prasad Yadav | CPI | 5,219 | 3.82% |
| 6 | Prakash Mandal | Independent | 3,853 | 2.82% |
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| 7 | Umesh Prasad Singh | Independent | 1,926 | 1.41% |
| 8 | Hopen Murmu | BVM | 1,147 | 0.84% |
| 9 | Avinash Singh | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,065 | 0.78% |
| 10 | Laxmi Kant Mandal | AD | 960 | 0.70% |
| 11 | Surya Narayan Singh | BSP | 837 | 0.61% |
| 12 | Nand Kishor Ram | JD(S) | 704 | 0.51% |
Barari 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 Katihar district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Barari is one of the assembly segments of Katihar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Katihar candidates.
- Dulal Chandra GoswamiJD(U)90,245 49.1%
- Tariq AnwarINC81,716 44.5%
- Gopal Kumar MahtoBSP2,795 1.5%
- Gyaneshwar SorenIndependent1,963 1.1%
- Khalid MobarakIndependent1,778 1.0%
In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 8,529 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Barari.
Who won the Barari assembly seat in 2025?
Bijay Singh of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Barari in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,07,842 votes, which was 47.18% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Barari?
The margin was 10,984 votes (4.81% of valid votes). The runner-up was Tauquir Alam of the Indian National Congress with 96,858 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Barari in 2025?
Turnout was 81.73%: 2,28,651 of 2,79,756 registered electors voted, across 341 polling stations. That is 14.5 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Barari part of?
Barari is an assembly segment of the Katihar Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dulal Chandra Goswami got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Barari a reserved constituency?
No. Barari is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Barari?
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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- Katihar population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, KatiharEvery 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)
- Urban local bodies in BiharMunicipal corporations, councils, wards