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Assembly constituency 209 · Bihar

Kargahar is assembly constituency number 209 in Bihar, in Rohtas district, and one of the segments of the Sasaram Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Bashisth Singh of the Janata Dal (United) won with 42.1% of the vote, 35,676 votes ahead of Uday Pratap Singh (BSP).

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Kargahar · 2025AC 209
  1. 01
    Bashisth Singh
    JD(U)
    92,485
    42.12%
  2. 02
    Uday Pratap Singh
    BSP
    56,809
    25.87%
  3. 03
    Santosh Kumar Mishra
    INC
    39,333
    17.91%
  4. 04
    Ritesh Ranjan
    JNSRJP
    16,298
    7.42%
  5. 05
    Shiv Kumar Singh
    Independent
    3,097
    1.41%
  6. 7 other candidates · 8,529 votesNOTA · 3,013 (1.37%)

Margin 35,676 votes · 16.25% of valid votes

3,31,884
Registered electors
2025 election
66.2%
Turnout
+6.3 pts vs 2020
35,676
Victory margin
16.2% of valid votes
Nov 2025 · candidate-wise result

All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,19,564 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kargahar 2025 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bashisth SinghMale · 52 yrsJD(U)92,485
42.12%
2Uday Pratap SinghMale · 53 yrsBSP56,809
25.87%
3Santosh Kumar MishraMale · 47 yrsINC39,333
17.91%
4Ritesh RanjanMale · 34 yrsJNSRJP16,298
7.42%
5Shiv Kumar SinghMale · 47 yrsIndependent3,097
1.41%
—NOTANOTA3,013
1.37%
6Govardhan SinghMale · 42 yrsIndependent2,499
1.14%
7Mahendra Prasad GuptaMale · 56 yrsCPI2,362
1.08%
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8Ramsundar PalMale · 57 yrsIndependent1,190
0.54%
9Mantu KumarMale · 42 yrsLKSHPLK792
0.36%
10Amit KumarMale · 29 yrsRSTRSNTP760
0.35%
11Deepak KumarMale · 27 yrsIndependent468
0.21%
12Ramesar NoniyaMale · 50 yrsRJBP458
0.21%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2020, JD(U) in 2025.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2010201520202025JD(U) 42.1%BSP 25.9%INC 17.9%BLSP 24.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2025Bashisth SinghJD(U) · 42.1% · margin 35,676Turnout66.2%
2020Santosh Kumar MishraINC · 30.8% · margin 4,083Turnout59.9%
2015Bashisht SinghJD(U) · 32.1% · margin 12,907Turnout59.9%
2010Ram Dhani SinghJD(U) · 36.2% · margin 13,197Turnout57.9%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Kargahar result 2020

Kargahar 2020 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Santosh Kumar MishraINC59,763
30.76%
2Bashisth SinghJD(U)55,680
28.66%
3Uday Pratap SinghBSP47,321
24.35%
4Rakesh Kumar SinghLJP16,988
8.74%
5Neeraj ShuklaIndependent1,594
0.82%
6Rinku KumariIndependent1,560
0.80%
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7Sima KumariJAPL1,513
0.78%
8Arvind Kumar SinghIndependent1,443
0.74%
9Narad SethRSWD1,164
0.60%
10Kamala SinghIndependent1,016
0.52%
11Paramhans TiwariIndependent896
0.46%
12Lal Dhari SinghIndependent894
0.46%
13Ramashankar TiwariIndependent717
0.37%
—NOTANOTA709
0.36%
14Deepak KumarIndependent647
0.33%
15Vindhyachal DeviBHRTSBLP643
0.33%
16Saurabh TiwariBLRP483
0.25%
17Shailesh KumarBhAmAP409
0.21%
18Mohammad Shakil AnsariSANVP377
0.19%
19Ravi PatelRSTJLKPS247
0.13%
20Sanjay ChoubeyRTJHPR234
0.12%

Kargahar result 2015

Kargahar 2015 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bashisht SinghJD(U)57,018
32.08%
2Birendra Kumar SinghBLSP44,111
24.82%
3Alok Kumar SinghIndependent27,454
15.45%
4Md. Shamim ShahBSP23,677
13.32%
5Ram Dhani SinghSP6,121
3.44%
6Shashikant TiwariShiv Sena2,996
1.69%
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7Neeraj ShuklaIndependent2,765
1.56%
8Shiv Shankar SinghIndependent2,422
1.36%
9Pankaj Kumar SinghIndependent1,740
0.98%
10Mahendra Prasad GuptaCPI1,587
0.89%
—NOTANOTA1,491
0.84%
11Deenanath PrasadIndependent1,387
0.78%
12Ruby DeviRSWD1,254
0.71%
13Janaki BhagatIndependent1,194
0.67%
14Ram Avtar GuptaJPS686
0.39%
15Akhilesh RaiMAJP602
0.34%
16Md. Dilbas AnsariIndependent565
0.32%
17Rama Prsad SinghBMUP453
0.25%
18Dev Brat AryaAD227
0.13%

Kargahar result 2010

Kargahar 2010 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ram Dhani SinghJD(U)54,190
36.19%
2Shiv Shankar SinghLJP40,993
27.38%
3Alok Kumar SinghINC21,292
14.22%
4Jag Narayan SinghBSP11,035
7.37%
5Ram Avatar GuptaJPS3,794
2.53%
6Parshu Ram GuptaIndependent3,715
2.48%
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7Shankar SinghIndependent2,280
1.52%
8Dilip KumarIndependent2,032
1.36%
9Kamakhya SinghIndependent2,002
1.34%
10Amar Anil SinghSLP(L)1,442
0.96%
11Surendra PrasadIndependent1,196
0.80%
12Jay Shankar PrasadJD(S)1,151
0.77%
13Binde KumarRPI(A)921
0.62%
14Amar Pratap SinghAD867
0.58%
15Ram Ashish SinghCPI(ML)(L)818
0.55%
16Satyendra TiwariSP764
0.51%
17Sanjay Kumar SinghIndependent680
0.45%
18Narendra Kumar RaiSWJP567
0.38%
Map

Kargahar 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 Rohtas 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

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

  • Shivesh KumarBJP81,996 46.5%
  • Manoj KumarINC78,961 44.7%
  • Santosh KumarBSP11,447 6.5%
  • Shiv Shankar RamIndependent1,257 0.7%
  • Santosh Kumar KharwarBHAGP948 0.5%

In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 3,035 EVM votes.

Open Sasaram Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Kargahar assembly seat in 2025?

Bashisth Singh of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Kargahar in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 92,485 votes, which was 42.12% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kargahar?

The margin was 35,676 votes (16.25% of valid votes). The runner-up was Uday Pratap Singh of the Bahujan Samaj Party with 56,809 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kargahar in 2025?

Turnout was 66.18%: 2,19,630 of 3,31,884 registered electors voted, across 420 polling stations. That is 6.3 points higher than in 2020.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kargahar part of?

Kargahar is an assembly segment of the Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Shivesh Kumar got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kargahar a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kargahar?

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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