Belhar is one of the 243 constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. It falls under the Banka Lok Sabha constituency, along with four other assembly segments—Amarpur, Banka, Katoria, and Dhoraiya. Located in the Banka district of Bihar, Belhar plays a significant role in both state and national-level elections.
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Manoj Yadav of the Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)] won the Belhar seat by defeating Ramdeo Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) with a narrow margin of 2,473 votes.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Giridhari Yadav, also from the Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)], was re-elected to the 18th Lok Sabha from the Banka parliamentary constituency. This marked his fourth term as an MP. He secured a decisive victory by defeating Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) with a margin of 103,844 votes. Giridhari Yadav received a total of 506,678 votes, while his closest rival polled 402,834 votes.
Belhar Constituency Demographic Profile
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar is being implemented in accordance with the Election Commission of India's order before the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. The objective of an intensified revision is to ensure that the names of all eligible citizens are included in the Electoral Roll (ER) so as to enable them to exercise their franchise. The last intensive revision in Bihar was conducted by the Commission in the year 2003.
As per data from the Election Commission, there were 307,445 voters in the Belhar constituency during the 2020 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 162,907 were male and 144,537 were female voters. Five voters belonged to the third gender. A total of 1,010 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Belhar in 2020 was 253 (250 men and 3 women).
In 2015, the total number of voters in the Belhar constituency was 289,906. Out of this, 154,526 voters were male, 135,376 were female, and 4 belonged to the third gender. There were 172 valid postal votes in the constituency. The number of service voters in Belhar in 2015 was 11 (9 men and 2 women).
Belhar Assembly Election 2025: Poll Date
The Belhar constituency in Bihar will go to polls in the second phase on November 11, along with the other 122 Assembly constituencies of the state.
Belhar Assembly Election 2025: Result Date
The result for Kurhani will be declared on November 14 along with the other 242 Assembly constituencies of Bihar.
Belhar Assembly Election 2025 Candidates
Janata Dal United's (JDU) Manoj Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Chanakya Prakash Ranjan, and Jan Suraaj Party's (JSP) Braj Kishor Pandit are the main candidates in the Belhar constituency of Bihar. The JDU is in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), while the RJD has a pact with the VIP along with Congress and Left parties in Bihar.
Belhar Assembly Constituency Past Winners
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Elections, Manoj Yadav of the Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)] won the seat with a margin of 2,473 votes. He polled 73,589 votes with a vote share of 40.16%. He defeated Ramdeo Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), who secured 71,116 votes (38.81%). Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Brahmdev Ray stood third with 6,127 votes (3.34%).
In the 2015 Bihar Assembly Elections, Giridhari Yadav of the Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)] won the seat with a margin of 16,191 votes. He polled 70,348 votes with a vote share of 44.59%. He defeated Manoj Yadav of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who secured 54,157 votes (34.32%). Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Raj Kishor Prasad alias Pappu Yadav stood third with 10,408 votes (6.6%).
- 1977 – Chaturbhuj Prasad Singh – Janata Party
- 1980 – Chandra Mauleshwar Singh – Independent
- 1985 – Siyaram Rai – Indian National Congress
- 1990 – Chandra Mauleshwar Singh – Independent
- 1995 – Ramdeo Yadav – Janata Dal
- 2000 – Ramdeo Yadav – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
- February 2005 – Ramdeo Yadav – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
- October 2005 – Janardan Manjhi – Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)]
- 2010 – Giridhari Yadav – Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)]
- 2015 – Giridhari Yadav – Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)]
- 2019 (By-election) – Ramdeo Yadav – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
- 2020 – Manoj Yadav – Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)]
Voter Turnout
In 2020, the total number of valid votes polled in the Belhar Assembly constituency was 183,312 or 59.62 per cent. In 2015, the total number of valid votes polled in the Assembly elections was 158,065 or 54.52 per cent.
