Jokihat Assembly constituency

Jokihat
Constituency No. 50 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictAraria
Lok Sabha constituencyAraria
Established1967
Total electors301,120
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
18th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIMIM
Alliance  None
Elected year2020

Jokihat Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Araria district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2017 Bihar Flood affected area.

Each election in the Raniganj Vidhansabha constituency has been won by a different political party (1967–2025).
  1. JDU (4 term) (23.5%)
  2. INC (2 term) (11.8%)
  3. RJD (2 term) (11.8%)
  4. AIMIM (2 term) (11.8%)
  5. IND (2 term) (11.8%)
  6. SP (1 term) (5.88%)
  7. PSP (1 term) (5.88%)
  8. JD (1 term) (5.88%)
  9. JP (1 term) (5.88%)
  10. JPS (1 term) (5.88%)

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 50 Jokihat Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Jokihat community development block; Barahkumba, Bhikha, Nakta Khurd, Pakri, Pechaili, Ramnagar, Sohandar, Suksaina, Majlispur, Kujri and Miyanpur gram panchayats of Palasi CD Block.[1]

Jokihat Assembly constituency is part of No 9 Araria (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Name[2] Party
1967 Nazamuddin Praja Socialist Party
1969 Taslimuddin Indian National Congress
1972 Independent
1977 Janata Party
1980 Moidur Rehman Indian National Congress (I)
1985 Taslimuddin Janata Party (Secular)
1990 Moidur Rahman Independent
1995 Taslimuddin Samajwadi Party
1996^ Sarfaraz Alam Janata Dal
2000 Rashtriya Janata Dal
2005 Manzar Alam Janata Dal (United)
2005
2010 Sarfaraz Alam
2015
2018^ Shahnawaz Alam Rashtriya Janata Dal
2020 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Rashtriya Janata Dal
2025 Md Murshid Alam All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen

^by-election

Election results

2025

Bihar Assembly election, 2025: Jokihat[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIMIM Md. Murshid Alam 83,737 38.52 4.3
JD(U) Manzar Alam 54,934 25.27
JSP Sarfaraz Alam 35,354 16.26
RJD Shahnawaz Alam 29,659 13.64 16.34
Bharatiya Momin Front Md Ismail 4,137 1.9
Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party Musarrat 2,609 1.2
NOTA None of the above 4,003 1.84 0.21
Majority 28,803 13.25 9.01
Turnout 217,385 71.55 12.19
AIMIM hold Swing


2020

Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Jokihat[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIMIM Shahnawaz Alam 59,596 34.22
RJD Sarfaraz Alam 52,213 29.98
BJP Ranjit Yadav 48,933 28.1
Independent Saba Perween 3,696 2.12
SDPI Md Shabbir Ahmad 2,350 1.35 0.62
NOTA None of the above 2,844 1.63 1.77
Majority 7,383 4.24 29.81
Turnout 174,138 59.36 2.17
AIMIM gain from JD(U) Swing


2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Jokihat[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Sarfaraz Alam 92,890 58.6
Independent Ranjit Yadav 38,910 24.55
JAP(L) Kausar Zia 5,499 3.47
HAM(S) Bibi Zeba Khatun 4,206 2.65
Independent Maha Nand Bishwas 2,557 1.61
Independent Sanjay Kumar Thakur 2,157 1.36
BSP Sarfuddin 1,593 1.01
NOTA None of the above 5,388 3.4
Majority 53,980 34.05
Turnout 158,505 61.53


References

  1. ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Jokihat Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  3. ^ "2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Jokihat". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Jokihat Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025". The Times of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.

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