Kochadhaman is assembly constituency number 55 in Bihar, in Kishanganj district, and one of the segments of the Kishanganj Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Md. Sarwar Alam of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen won with 42.3% of the vote, 23,021 votes ahead of Mujahid Alam (RJD).
- 01Md. Sarwar AlamAIMIM81,86042.34%
- 02Mujahid AlamRJD58,83930.44%
- 03Bina DeviBJP44,85823.20%
- 04Md. Shamsul HaqueIndependent2,1881.13%
- 05Abu Affan FarooqueeJNSRJP1,9761.02%
- 1 other candidate · 1,565 votesNOTA · 2,039 (1.05%)
Margin 23,021 votes · 11.91% of valid votes
All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,93,325 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md. Sarwar AlamMale · 40 yrs | AIMIM | 81,860 | 42.34% |
| 2 | Mujahid AlamMale · 55 yrs | RJD | 58,839 | 30.44% |
| 3 | Bina DeviFemale · 46 yrs | BJP | 44,858 | 23.20% |
| 4 | Md. Shamsul HaqueMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 2,188 | 1.13% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,039 | 1.05% |
| 5 | Abu Affan FarooqueeMale · 37 yrs | JNSRJP | 1,976 | 1.02% |
| 6 | Rajesh Kumar BaithaMale · 51 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,565 | 0.81% |
AIMIM 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.
Kochadhaman bye-election, 24 May 2014
Turnout 62.1% · 1,28,459 of 2,06,929 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mujahid Alam | JD(U) | 41,288 | 32.14% |
| 2 | Sadique Samdani | INC | 31,050 | 24.17% |
| 3 | Abdur Rahman | BJP | 28,924 | 22.52% |
| 4 | Muhammad Intekhab Alam | RJD | 22,818 | 17.76% |
| 5 | Babul Alam | JDR | 2,391 | 1.86% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,984 | 1.54% |
Kochadhaman result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammed Izhar Asfi | AIMIM | 79,893 | 49.45% |
| 2 | Mujahid Alam | JD(U) | 43,750 | 27.08% |
| 3 | Mohammad Shahid Alam | RJD | 26,134 | 16.18% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,953 | 1.83% |
| 4 | Dayanand Mandal | Independent | 1,947 | 1.21% |
| 5 | Habibur Rahman | LJP | 1,606 | 0.99% |
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| 6 | Bablu Baski | Independent | 1,318 | 0.82% |
| 7 | Md. Nasik Nadir | Independent | 909 | 0.56% |
| 8 | Ravi Kumar Roy | HSP | 826 | 0.51% |
| 9 | Junas Marandi | Independent | 801 | 0.50% |
| 10 | Sabir Alam | JAPL | 652 | 0.40% |
| 11 | Amar Paswan | Independent | 397 | 0.25% |
| 12 | Avadh Das | Independent | 382 | 0.24% |
Kochadhaman result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mujahid Alam | JD(U) | 55,929 | 39.42% |
| 2 | Akhtarul Iman | AIMIM | 37,086 | 26.14% |
| 3 | Abdur Rahman | BJP | 34,895 | 24.59% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,636 | 2.56% |
| 4 | Wasi Asgar | JDR | 2,089 | 1.47% |
| 5 | Gulrez Roshan Rahman | JAPL | 1,348 | 0.95% |
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| 6 | Surendra Kumar Das | JMM | 1,267 | 0.89% |
| 7 | Raj Kumar Rishi | Independent | 1,072 | 0.76% |
| 8 | Babul Alam | BSP | 970 | 0.68% |
| 9 | Ejaz Equbal | GAAP | 960 | 0.68% |
| 10 | Mohammad Musfik Ala | LKJP | 955 | 0.67% |
| 11 | Manowar Alam | IUML | 920 | 0.65% |
| 12 | Pradip Kumar Singh | Shiv Sena | 763 | 0.54% |
Kochadhaman result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akhatarul Iman | RJD | 37,376 | 36.27% |
| 2 | Mujahid Alam | JD(U) | 28,351 | 27.52% |
| 3 | Sadique Samdani | INC | 9,861 | 9.57% |
| 4 | Muhammad Intekhab Alam | NCP | 6,966 | 6.76% |
| 5 | Muzaffar Karim Rizvi | Independent | 6,646 | 6.45% |
| 6 | Binay Kumar Das | JMM | 3,897 | 3.78% |
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| 7 | Sunita Gupta | Independent | 1,831 | 1.78% |
| 8 | Mumtaz Ahamad | Independent | 1,567 | 1.52% |
| 9 | Masrur Alam | SP | 1,510 | 1.47% |
| 10 | Dinesh Kumar Ram | BSP | 1,318 | 1.28% |
| 11 | Ashok Kumar Singh | JPS | 979 | 0.95% |
| 12 | Yogendera Singh | Independent | 901 | 0.87% |
| 13 | Nasir Uddin | Independent | 619 | 0.60% |
| 14 | Minhaj Alam | IJP | 607 | 0.59% |
| 15 | Md. Yussouf | Independent | 607 | 0.59% |
Kochadhaman 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 Kishanganj district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kochadhaman is one of the assembly segments of Kishanganj. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kishanganj candidates.
- Akhtarul ImanAIMIM65,493 39.6%
- Mujahid AlamJD(U)50,707 30.6%
- Mohammad JawedINC40,080 24.2%
- Bideshi RishidevIndependent1,907 1.2%
- Vishwanath TuduIndependent1,371 0.8%
In the assembly election AIMIM won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, AIMIM led here by 14,786 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kochadhaman.
Who won the Kochadhaman assembly seat in 2025?
Md. Sarwar Alam of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) won Kochadhaman in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 81,860 votes, which was 42.34% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kochadhaman?
The margin was 23,021 votes (11.91% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mujahid Alam of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 58,839 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kochadhaman in 2025?
Turnout was 77.12%: 1,93,326 of 2,50,697 registered electors voted, across 303 polling stations. That is 12.5 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kochadhaman part of?
Kochadhaman is an assembly segment of the Kishanganj Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Akhtarul Iman got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Kochadhaman had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 24 May 2014, Mujahid Alam (Janata Dal (United)) won by 10,238 votes.
Is Kochadhaman a reserved constituency?
No. Kochadhaman is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Kochadhaman?
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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- Kishanganj population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, KishanganjEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Bihar state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Bihar Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Bihar districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, BiharBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in BiharCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in BiharMunicipal corporations, councils, wards