Kanti is assembly constituency number 95 in Bihar, in Muzaffarpur district, and one of the segments of the Vaishali Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Ajit Kumar of the Janata Dal (United) won with 50.4% of the vote, 25,795 votes ahead of Mohammad Israil Mansuri (RJD).
- 01Ajit KumarJD(U)1,17,29950.43%
- 02Mohammad Israil MansuriRJD91,50439.34%
- 03Sudarshan MishraJNSRJP4,2511.83%
- 04Suresh Kumar GuptaIndependent2,8891.24%
- 05Kumari SheetalASPKR2,5941.12%
- 8 other candidates · 6,240 votesNOTA · 7,823 (3.36%)
Margin 25,795 votes · 11.09% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,32,600 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajit KumarMale · 61 yrs | JD(U) | 1,17,299 | 50.43% |
| 2 | Mohammad Israil MansuriMale · 49 yrs | RJD | 91,504 | 39.34% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 7,823 | 3.36% |
| 3 | Sudarshan MishraMale · 52 yrs | JNSRJP | 4,251 | 1.83% |
| 4 | Suresh Kumar GuptaMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 2,889 | 1.24% |
| 5 | Kumari SheetalFemale · 29 yrs · SC | ASPKR | 2,594 | 1.12% |
| 6 | Ranjit Kumar Jha Alias Pinaki JhaMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 1,237 | 0.53% |
| 7 | Vivek KumarMale · 28 yrs | BSP | 1,200 | 0.52% |
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| 8 | Lal Babu RoyMale · 36 yrs | SUCI | 1,197 | 0.51% |
| 9 | Ajit KumarMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 751 | 0.32% |
| 10 | Birendra KumarMale · 53 yrs | RJBP | 589 | 0.25% |
| 11 | Md JafrudinMale · 64 yrs | Independent | 532 | 0.23% |
| 12 | Anand Kumar JhaMale · 31 yrs | LCD | 387 | 0.17% |
| 13 | Pranjal PrakalpMale · 26 yrs | KSNSD | 347 | 0.15% |
The seat changed hands: RJD won in 2020, JD(U) in 2025.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kanti result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Israil Mansuri | RJD | 64,458 | 32.89% |
| 2 | Ajit Kumar | Independent | 54,144 | 27.63% |
| 3 | Mohammad Jamal | JD(U) | 25,891 | 13.21% |
| 4 | Bijay Prasad Singh | LJP | 18,093 | 9.23% |
| 5 | Neera Devi | Independent | 9,885 | 5.04% |
| 6 | Sunil Kumar | JNSHKVPD | 2,744 | 1.40% |
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| 7 | Krishna Devi | JMBP | 2,188 | 1.12% |
| 8 | Lal Babu Roy | SUCI | 2,057 | 1.05% |
| 9 | Anay Kumar | RJnJnP | 1,975 | 1.01% |
| 10 | Vimal Kumar | Independent | 1,626 | 0.83% |
| 11 | Sudisthnath Thakur | BJKVP | 1,509 | 0.77% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,507 | 0.77% |
| 12 | Gagandev Kumar Chauhan | BLND | 1,390 | 0.71% |
| 13 | Rajendra Kumar | BSP | 1,302 | 0.66% |
| 14 | Mala Sinha | TPLRSP | 1,273 | 0.65% |
| 15 | Anand Kumar Jha | LCD | 1,023 | 0.52% |
| 16 | Anshu Kumar | RSWD | 980 | 0.50% |
| 17 | Ajit Kumar | GJKP | 966 | 0.49% |
| 18 | Binay Kumar Bipin | Independent | 923 | 0.47% |
| 19 | Gautam Kumar | Independent | 554 | 0.28% |
| 20 | Mahamad Jafaruddin | HSAP | 542 | 0.28% |
| 21 | Ashmin Khatoon | BLRP | 482 | 0.25% |
| 22 | Arun Prasad | RJBP | 450 | 0.23% |
Kanti result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashok Kumar Choudhary (sadatpur) | Independent | 58,111 | 32.38% |
| 2 | Ajit Kumar | HAMS | 48,836 | 27.21% |
| 3 | Md. Parwez Alam | RJD | 47,050 | 26.22% |
| 4 | Umesh Paswan | Independent | 3,109 | 1.73% |
| 5 | Ashok Kumar Chodhary (dhamauli Ramnath) | Independent | 2,144 | 1.19% |
| 6 | Md. Inamul Haque | BSP | 2,031 | 1.13% |
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| 7 | Amar Deo Singh | Independent | 1,948 | 1.09% |
| 8 | Lal Babu Roy | SUCI | 1,850 | 1.03% |
| 9 | Arjun Prasad Gupta | Independent | 1,832 | 1.02% |
| 10 | Ajit Kumar | Independent | 1,797 | 1.00% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,460 | 0.81% |
| 11 | Md Naushad | ABHKP | 1,372 | 0.76% |
| 12 | Abhay Shankar Thakur | GJDS | 1,238 | 0.69% |
| 13 | Anil Kumar Ray | JAPL | 1,207 | 0.67% |
| 14 | Mahmad Jafaruddin | Independent | 1,112 | 0.62% |
| 15 | Md. Haseeb | RSMD | 849 | 0.47% |
| 16 | Chandan Kumar Suman | NJPI | 842 | 0.47% |
| 17 | Sanjeev Kumar Jha | Independent | 734 | 0.41% |
| 18 | Ravindra Shekhar | SKLP | 514 | 0.29% |
| 19 | Laddu Sahani | BMUP | 514 | 0.29% |
| 20 | Kumar Nath Singh | BJKVP | 466 | 0.26% |
| 21 | Laddan Khan | RVNP | 452 | 0.25% |
Kanti result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajit Kumar | JD(U) | 39,648 | 31.79% |
| 2 | Md. Israil | RJD | 31,233 | 25.04% |
| 3 | Ashok Kumar Choudhary | Independent | 29,768 | 23.87% |
| 4 | Amardev Singh | Independent | 3,107 | 2.49% |
| 5 | Suresh Prasad Gupta | SP | 1,913 | 1.53% |
| 6 | Shahid Equbal | INC | 1,831 | 1.47% |
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| 7 | Kashi Nath Sahani | SUCI | 1,773 | 1.42% |
| 8 | Abhay Shankar Thakur | NCP | 1,733 | 1.39% |
| 9 | Taiyab Ali | RPP | 1,501 | 1.20% |
| 10 | Ajay Shankar Sharma | Independent | 1,403 | 1.13% |
| 11 | Anwar Azad | BSP | 1,330 | 1.07% |
| 12 | Md. Habib | Independent | 1,247 | 1.00% |
| 13 | Chandrakanta Shahi | Independent | 1,157 | 0.93% |
| 14 | Arun Sah | BJKD | 1,043 | 0.84% |
| 15 | Umesh Paswan | Independent | 1,040 | 0.83% |
| 16 | Syed Noushad Hashmi | SJP(R) | 809 | 0.65% |
| 17 | Md. Naushad | LSSP | 635 | 0.51% |
| 18 | Dinesh Kumar Singh | Independent | 608 | 0.49% |
| 19 | Chandeshwar Rai | JD(S) | 546 | 0.44% |
| 20 | Devendra Rakesh | BJKVP | 530 | 0.42% |
| 21 | Munna Mahto | Independent | 527 | 0.42% |
| 22 | Prem Kumar | RASED | 523 | 0.42% |
| 23 | Raju Thakur | Independent | 447 | 0.36% |
| 24 | Md. Nasir | Independent | 359 | 0.29% |
Kanti 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 Muzaffarpur district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kanti is one of the assembly segments of Vaishali. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Vaishali candidates.
- Veena DeviLJPRV99,668 49.8%
- Vijay Kumar ShuklaRJD85,440 42.7%
- Vikky KumarIndependent4,899 2.4%
- Shambhu Kumar SinghBSP3,244 1.6%
- Raj Narayan YadavIndependent1,402 0.7%
In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, LJPRV led here by 14,228 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kanti.
Who won the Kanti assembly seat in 2025?
Ajit Kumar of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Kanti in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,17,299 votes, which was 50.43% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kanti?
The margin was 25,795 votes (11.09% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mohammad Israil Mansuri of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 91,504 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kanti in 2025?
Turnout was 72.86%: 2,32,704 of 3,19,372 registered electors voted, across 396 polling stations. That is 9.5 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kanti part of?
Kanti is an assembly segment of the Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Veena Devi got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kanti a reserved constituency?
No. Kanti is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Kanti?
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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