Kahalgaon is assembly constituency number 155 in Bihar, in Bhagalpur district, and one of the segments of the Bhagalpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Shubhanand Mukesh of the Janata Dal (United) won with 51.9% of the vote, 50,112 votes ahead of Rajnish Bharti (RJD).
- 01Shubhanand MukeshJD(U)1,30,76751.90%
- 02Rajnish BhartiRJD80,65532.01%
- 03Pawan Kumar YadavIndependent10,2444.07%
- 04Pravin SinghINC10,0834.00%
- 05Ramchandra MandalIndependent3,3851.34%
- 8 other candidates · 13,600 votesNOTA · 3,249 (1.29%)
Margin 50,112 votes · 19.89% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,51,983 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shubhanand MukeshMale · 47 yrs | JD(U) | 1,30,767 | 51.90% |
| 2 | Rajnish BhartiMale · 26 yrs | RJD | 80,655 | 32.01% |
| 3 | Pawan Kumar YadavMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 10,244 | 4.07% |
| 4 | Pravin SinghMale · 57 yrs | INC | 10,083 | 4.00% |
| 5 | Ramchandra MandalMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 3,385 | 1.34% |
| 6 | Manjar AlamMale · 39 yrs | JNSRJP | 3,348 | 1.33% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,249 | 1.29% |
| 7 | Rupam DeviFemale · 33 yrs | Independent | 3,040 | 1.21% |
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| 8 | Sanju KumariFemale · 27 yrs | Independent | 1,640 | 0.65% |
| 9 | Bhavesh KumarMale · 42 yrs | BSP | 1,453 | 0.58% |
| 10 | Nirmal KumarMale · 36 yrs | AKHDBRYVP | 1,345 | 0.53% |
| 11 | Mahendra TantiMale · 50 yrs | Independent | 1,081 | 0.43% |
| 12 | Anuj Kumar MandalMale · 46 yrs | Independent | 931 | 0.37% |
| 13 | Om Prakash MandalMale · 57 yrs | Independent | 762 | 0.30% |
The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2020, JD(U) in 2025.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kahalgaon result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawan Kumar Yadav | BJP | 1,15,538 | 56.23% |
| 2 | Shubhanand Mukesh | INC | 72,645 | 35.36% |
| 3 | Bijay Kumar Yadav | Independent | 3,107 | 1.51% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,192 | 1.07% |
| 4 | Anuj Kumar Mandal | NCP | 2,105 | 1.02% |
| 5 | Mahendra Tanti | Independent | 1,973 | 0.96% |
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| 6 | Krishna Kumar Mandal | BSP | 1,350 | 0.66% |
| 7 | Anil Yadav | JAPL | 1,275 | 0.62% |
| 8 | Sadanand Singh | Independent | 1,167 | 0.57% |
| 9 | Bhola Harijan | Independent | 859 | 0.42% |
| 10 | Manoj Kumar Yadav | VCSMP | 798 | 0.39% |
| 11 | Ramchandra Mandal | BJKD | 725 | 0.35% |
| 12 | Bhagerath Kumar | BSSPA | 718 | 0.35% |
| 13 | Gulam Ahmad | BHRTSBLP | 643 | 0.31% |
| 14 | Pratima Devi | BPL | 368 | 0.18% |
Kahalgaon result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sadanand Singh | INC | 64,981 | 36.68% |
| 2 | Niraj Kumar Mandal | LJP | 43,752 | 24.70% |
| 3 | Pawan Kumar Yadav | Independent | 26,510 | 14.97% |
| 4 | Najani Naj | Independent | 9,093 | 5.13% |
| 5 | Sanjit Suman | CPI | 7,339 | 4.14% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,353 | 3.02% |
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| 6 | Deepak Kumar | Independent | 3,409 | 1.92% |
| 7 | Sanjiv Kumar | CPI(M) | 3,282 | 1.85% |
| 8 | Pradeep Kumar | SKLP | 3,266 | 1.84% |
| 9 | Suman Kumar Singh | Independent | 2,757 | 1.56% |
| 10 | Binod Pandey | Independent | 2,748 | 1.55% |
| 11 | Vindishwri Sharma | NTP | 1,853 | 1.05% |
| 12 | Manoj Kumar Yadav | BSP | 1,726 | 0.97% |
| 13 | Shobha Kant Mandal | SP | 1,067 | 0.60% |
Kahalgaon result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sadanand Singh | INC | 44,936 | 33.97% |
| 2 | Kahkashan Perween | JD(U) | 36,001 | 27.21% |
| 3 | Shobhakant Mandal | RJD | 26,226 | 19.83% |
| 4 | Arvind Kumar Akela | BSP | 8,477 | 6.41% |
| 5 | Sree Niwas Mandal | CPI(M) | 7,656 | 5.79% |
| 6 | Byomkesh Mandal | Independent | 3,235 | 2.45% |
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| 7 | Sunita Devi | NCP | 1,496 | 1.13% |
| 8 | Raju Ranjana | SP | 1,250 | 0.94% |
| 9 | Dipak Kumar | RPP | 1,192 | 0.90% |
| 10 | Ram Kumar Singh | Shiv Sena | 1,083 | 0.82% |
| 11 | Dev Narayan Yadav | ANC | 732 | 0.55% |
Kahalgaon 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 Bhagalpur district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kahalgaon is one of the assembly segments of Bhagalpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bhagalpur candidates.
- Ajay Kumar MandalJD(U)1,08,663 54.2%
- Ajeet SharmaINC78,897 39.3%
- Poonam SinghBSP2,444 1.2%
- Hareram YadavIndependent2,385 1.2%
- Deepak Kumar SinghRJBP1,555 0.8%
In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 29,766 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kahalgaon.
Who won the Kahalgaon assembly seat in 2025?
Shubhanand Mukesh of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Kahalgaon in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,30,767 votes, which was 51.90% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kahalgaon?
The margin was 50,112 votes (19.89% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajnish Bharti of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 80,655 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kahalgaon in 2025?
Turnout was 73.13%: 2,52,060 of 3,44,690 registered electors voted, across 423 polling stations. That is 11.1 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kahalgaon part of?
Kahalgaon is an assembly segment of the Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ajay Kumar Mandal got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kahalgaon a reserved constituency?
No. Kahalgaon is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Kahalgaon?
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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- Bihar districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, BiharBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
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