Belhar is assembly constituency number 163 in Bihar, in Banka * district, and one of the segments of the Banka Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Manoj Yadav of the Janata Dal (United) won with 50.7% of the vote, 37,206 votes ahead of Chanakya Prakash Ranjan (RJD).
- 01Manoj YadavJD(U)1,15,39350.66%
- 02Chanakya Prakash RanjanRJD78,18734.33%
- 03Braj Kishor PanditJNSRJP7,7113.39%
- 04Lalan Prasad SinghIndependent6,0652.66%
- 05Rajesh Kumar PaswanIndependent4,4511.95%
- 10 other candidates · 10,503 votesNOTA · 5,462 (2.40%)
Margin 37,206 votes · 16.33% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,27,772 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manoj YadavMale · 50 yrs | JD(U) | 1,15,393 | 50.66% |
| 2 | Chanakya Prakash RanjanMale · 30 yrs | RJD | 78,187 | 34.33% |
| 3 | Braj Kishor PanditMale · 65 yrs | JNSRJP | 7,711 | 3.39% |
| 4 | Lalan Prasad SinghMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 6,065 | 2.66% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,462 | 2.40% |
| 5 | Rajesh Kumar PaswanMale · 51 yrs | Independent | 4,451 | 1.95% |
| 6 | Mithan Prasad YadavMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 3,038 | 1.33% |
| 7 | Ajay SharmaMale · 35 yrs | JRJP | 1,445 | 0.63% |
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| 8 | Mehakk AnjumFemale · 47 yrs | Independent | 1,433 | 0.63% |
| 9 | Umesh YadavMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 1,243 | 0.55% |
| 10 | Mamta RoyFemale · 43 yrs | Independent | 748 | 0.33% |
| 11 | Baleshwar YadavMale · 33 yrs | Independent | 581 | 0.26% |
| 12 | Girdhari PanditMale · 55 yrs | SUCI | 542 | 0.24% |
| 13 | Girdhari KumarMale · 25 yrs | Independent | 534 | 0.23% |
| 14 | Amrit TantiMale · 58 yrs | BDlP | 514 | 0.23% |
| 15 | Ashok MandalMale · 57 yrs | SAP | 425 | 0.19% |
JD(U) held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Belhar bye-election, 21 Oct 2019
Turnout 49.5% · 1,50,198 of 3,03,418 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramdeo Yadav | RJD | 76,350 | 50.83% |
| 2 | Laldhari Yadav | JD(U) | 57,119 | 38.03% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,986 | 4.65% |
| 3 | Binod Pandit | Independent | 6,743 | 4.49% |
| 4 | Kajam Ansari | Independent | 2,994 | 1.99% |
Belhar result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manoj Yadav | JD(U) | 73,589 | 40.16% |
| 2 | Ramdeo Yadav | RJD | 71,116 | 38.81% |
| 3 | Brahmdev Ray | BSP | 6,127 | 3.34% |
| 4 | Binod Pandit | Independent | 5,463 | 2.98% |
| 5 | Kumari Archana | LJP | 5,312 | 2.90% |
| 6 | Swati Kumari | Independent | 4,026 | 2.20% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,430 | 1.87% |
| 7 | Shailendra Kumar Singh | RLSP | 3,242 | 1.77% |
| 8 | Bhola Pd Yadav | BHRTSBLP | 2,277 | 1.24% |
| 9 | Heman Besra | Independent | 2,089 | 1.14% |
| 10 | Vishnu Lal Marandi | APKSP | 1,532 | 0.84% |
| 11 | Nand Kishore Pandit | JP | 1,190 | 0.65% |
| 12 | Kabindra Pandit | SUCI | 1,180 | 0.64% |
| 13 | Muneshwar Prasad Yadav | PBLBRP | 1,120 | 0.61% |
| 14 | Amrit Tanti | BDlP | 873 | 0.48% |
| 15 | Kumod Kumar | RSTJLKPS | 679 | 0.37% |
Belhar result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giridhari Yadav | JD(U) | 70,348 | 44.59% |
| 2 | Manoj Yadav | BJP | 54,157 | 34.32% |
| 3 | Raj Kishor Prasad Urf Pappu Yadav | JMM | 10,408 | 6.60% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 8,193 | 5.19% |
| 4 | Naresh Kumar Priyadarshi | Independent | 3,007 | 1.91% |
| 5 | Saryug Pandit | Independent | 2,918 | 1.85% |
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| 6 | Shiv Kumar Singh | BSP | 2,463 | 1.56% |
| 7 | Pankaj Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,434 | 0.91% |
| 8 | Lakhan Lal Deo | SASAPT | 1,422 | 0.90% |
| 9 | Ravindra Mandal | Independent | 1,294 | 0.82% |
| 10 | Amrit Tanti | Independent | 1,159 | 0.73% |
| 11 | Arjun Pal | SUCI | 978 | 0.62% |
Belhar result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giridhari Yadav | JD(U) | 33,776 | 28.07% |
| 2 | Ramdeo Yadav | RJD | 26,160 | 21.74% |
| 3 | Surendra Prasad Gupta | JMM | 11,155 | 9.27% |
| 4 | Manoj Yadav | Independent | 10,051 | 8.35% |
| 5 | Mahiplal Pandit | INC | 9,125 | 7.58% |
| 6 | Bechu Yadav | JVM | 8,925 | 7.42% |
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| 7 | Bilakshan Ravidas | NCP | 6,690 | 5.56% |
| 8 | Rajkishore Prasad Alias Pappu Yadav | Independent | 3,922 | 3.26% |
| 9 | Mrityunjay Pandit | BSP | 2,938 | 2.44% |
| 10 | Mrigendra Kumar Singh | Independent | 2,568 | 2.13% |
| 11 | Umesh Yadav | Independent | 1,583 | 1.32% |
| 12 | Atal Bihari | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,458 | 1.21% |
| 13 | Tuntun Das | Shiv Sena | 1,089 | 0.90% |
| 14 | Shridhar Yadav | SP | 905 | 0.75% |
Belhar 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 Banka * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Belhar is one of the assembly segments of Banka. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Banka candidates.
- Giridhari YadavJD(U)86,346 48.6%
- Jai Prakash Narayan YadavRJD76,993 43.4%
- Naresh YadavIndependent3,191 1.8%
- Jay Prakash YadavRJBP2,375 1.3%
- Amrit TantiBDlP1,939 1.1%
In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 9,353 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Belhar.
Who won the Belhar assembly seat in 2025?
Manoj Yadav of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Belhar in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,15,393 votes, which was 50.66% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Belhar?
The margin was 37,206 votes (16.33% of valid votes). The runner-up was Chanakya Prakash Ranjan of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 78,187 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Belhar in 2025?
Turnout was 71.32%: 2,28,038 of 3,19,717 registered electors voted, across 406 polling stations. That is 11.7 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Belhar part of?
Belhar is an assembly segment of the Banka Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Giridhari Yadav got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Belhar had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 21 Oct 2019, Ramdeo Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) won by 19,231 votes.
Is Belhar a reserved constituency?
No. Belhar is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Belhar?
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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