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Assembly constituency 31 · Bihar

Harlakhi is assembly constituency number 31 in Bihar, in Madhubani district, and one of the segments of the Madhubani Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Sudhanshu Shekhar of the Janata Dal (United) won with 46.6% of the vote, 36,236 votes ahead of Rakesh Kumar Pandey (CPI).

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Harlakhi · 2025AC 31
  1. 01
    Sudhanshu Shekhar
    JD(U)
    85,486
    46.60%
  2. 02
    Rakesh Kumar Pandey
    CPI
    49,250
    26.85%
  3. 03
    Md. Shabbir
    Independent
    22,041
    12.02%
  4. 04
    Ratneshwar Thakur
    JNSRJP
    7,982
    4.35%
  5. 05
    Anil Jha
    Independent
    3,240
    1.77%
  6. 5 other candidates · 8,460 votesNOTA · 6,978 (3.80%)

Margin 36,236 votes · 19.75% of valid votes

2,76,152
Registered electors
2025 election
66.5%
Turnout
+8.9 pts vs 2020
36,236
Victory margin
19.8% of valid votes
Nov 2025 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,83,437 valid votes, NOTA included.

Harlakhi 2025 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sudhanshu ShekharMale · 39 yrsJD(U)85,486
46.60%
2Rakesh Kumar PandeyMale · 58 yrsCPI49,250
26.85%
3Md. ShabbirMale · 49 yrsIndependent22,041
12.02%
4Ratneshwar ThakurMale · 65 yrsJNSRJP7,982
4.35%
—NOTANOTA6,978
3.80%
5Anil JhaMale · 50 yrsIndependent3,240
1.77%
6Sanjeet Kumar Badal GuptaMale · 40 yrsIndependent3,164
1.72%
7Jitender YadavMale · 34 yrsJNSKJNDL1,907
1.04%
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8Vivek Kumar JhaMale · 41 yrsRSTJLKPS1,252
0.68%
9Satish SharmaMale · 30 yrsJRJP1,091
0.59%
10Shivlal PaswanMale · 35 yrs · SCRSPS1,046
0.57%
Past results

JD(U) held the seat: it also won in 2020.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2010201520202025JD(U) 46.6%CPI 26.9%BLSP 27.9%INC 25.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2025Sudhanshu ShekharJD(U) · 46.6% · margin 36,236Turnout66.5%
2020Sudhanshu ShekharJD(U) · 36.1% · margin 17,593Turnout57.5%
2016 byeSh. Sudhanshu ShekharRLSP · 43.6% · margin 18,650Turnout55.4%
2015Basant KumarBLSP · 27.9% · margin 3,892Turnout56.2%
2010Shaligram YadavJD(U) · 27.0% · margin 6,659Turnout51.3%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Harlakhi bye-election, 13 Feb 2016

Turnout 55.4% · 1,43,127 of 2,58,441 electors voted

Harlakhi bye-election 2016-02-13 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sh. Sudhanshu ShekharRLSP62,434
43.62%
2Sh. Mohammad ShabbirINC43,784
30.59%
3Sh. Ram Naresh PandeyCPI19,835
13.86%
—NOTANOTA8,326
5.82%
4Sh. Madan Chadra JhaIndependent2,826
1.97%
5Sh. Anita DeviJAPL2,004
1.40%
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6Sh. Vijay GandhiBJP1,393
0.97%
7Sh. Bhagirath JhaSKLP1,351
0.94%
8Sh. Parmanand PaswanPBI594
0.42%
9Sh. Priya RanjanAMP580
0.41%

Harlakhi result 2020

Harlakhi 2020 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sudhanshu ShekharJD(U)60,393
36.10%
2Ram Naresh PandeyCPI42,800
25.58%
3Md. ShabbirIndependent27,499
16.44%
4Santosh Kumar SinghRLSP6,807
4.07%
5Vikash Kumar MishraLJP6,177
3.69%
6Shravan Kumar YadavIndependent3,698
2.21%
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7Mangesh JhaIndependent3,039
1.82%
8Santosh Kumar JhaJAPL2,960
1.77%
9Mandakini ChaudharyIndependent2,932
1.75%
10Ajay BhagatIndependent1,865
1.11%
11Archana DeviIndependent1,854
1.11%
12Devan MukhiyaSANVP1,665
1.00%
13Satish KumarIndependent1,591
0.95%
—NOTANOTA1,242
0.74%
14Dinesh Kumar YadavIndependent1,077
0.64%
15Mohammad YunusBMUP590
0.35%
16Nagina Prasad MahtoSWAP582
0.35%
17Sanjiv KamatBLRP529
0.32%

Harlakhi result 2015

Harlakhi 2015 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Basant KumarBLSP40,468
27.93%
2Mohammad ShabbirINC36,576
25.25%
3Ram Naresh PandeyCPI22,709
15.68%
4Ramashish YadavIndependent21,670
14.96%
5Madan Chandra JhaIndependent5,085
3.51%
6Vishweshwar ChaupalIndependent3,054
2.11%
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—NOTANOTA2,810
1.94%
7Hiralal SahBSP2,109
1.46%
8Rajnish RamShiv Sena1,608
1.11%
9Purushottam JhaIndependent1,512
1.04%
10Shaligram YadavSP1,474
1.02%
11Bhagirath JhaSKLP1,210
0.84%
12Asha DeviIndependent944
0.65%
13Chhedi MandalIndependent923
0.64%
14Sanjay PaswanGJDS763
0.53%
15Vijay GandhiAVIRP704
0.49%
16Priya RanjanAMIP668
0.46%
17Bechu MishraBAJAP579
0.40%

Harlakhi result 2010

Harlakhi 2010 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shaligram YadavJD(U)30,281
26.97%
2Ram Naresh PandeyCPI23,622
21.04%
3Ramashish YadavRJD20,572
18.32%
4Md. ShabbirINC18,276
16.28%
5Basant KumarBSP8,748
7.79%
6Hiralal SahIndependent4,784
4.26%
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7Md. Nezamuddin NeshatIndependent2,480
2.21%
8Sanjay PaswanJD(S)2,283
2.03%
9Rakesh Kumar PathakIndependent1,238
1.10%
Map

Harlakhi 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 Madhubani district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Harlakhi is one of the assembly segments of Madhubani. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Madhubani candidates.

  • Ashok Kumar YadavBJP96,752 59.4%
  • Md Ali Ashraf FatmiRJD55,821 34.3%
  • Shiv Bodhan SahuIndependent2,113 1.3%
  • Bikash KumarBSP1,398 0.9%
  • Priye RanjanIndependent1,372 0.8%

In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 40,931 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Harlakhi.

Who won the Harlakhi assembly seat in 2025?

Sudhanshu Shekhar of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Harlakhi in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 85,486 votes, which was 46.60% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Harlakhi?

The margin was 36,236 votes (19.75% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rakesh Kumar Pandey of the Communist Party of India with 49,250 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Harlakhi in 2025?

Turnout was 66.46%: 1,83,523 of 2,76,152 registered electors voted, across 355 polling stations. That is 8.9 points higher than in 2020.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Harlakhi part of?

Harlakhi is an assembly segment of the Madhubani Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ashok Kumar Yadav got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Harlakhi had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 13 Feb 2016, Sh. Sudhanshu Shekhar (RLSP) won by 18,650 votes.

Is Harlakhi a reserved constituency?

No. Harlakhi is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Harlakhi?

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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