The Mahua Assembly constituency is one of the 243 constituencies in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 126 of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The constituency is a general seat not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). It is a part of the Vaishali district of Bihar, and it comes under the Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency.
During the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Mukesh Kumar Raushan won this seat and defeated Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Ashima Parveen, with a margin of 13,770 votes.
Mahua 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.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), this constituency had 2,86,501 electors - 1,53,134 male, 1,33,365 female and two third gender - during the 2020 Bihar elections. In the 2015 Bihar polls, it had 2,65,297 electors - 1,42,958 male, 1,22,329 female and 10 third gender.
Mahua Assembly Election 2025: Poll Date
The Mahua constituency in Bihar will go to polls in the first phase on November 6 along with the other 120 Assembly constituencies of the state.
Mahua Assembly Election 2025: Result Date
The result for Mahua will be declared on November 14 along with the other 242 Assembly constituencies of Bihar.
Mahua Assembly Election 2025 Candidates
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Mukesh Kumar Raushan, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Sanjay Kumar Singh, Janshakti Janta Dal's (JJD) Tej Pratap Yadav and Jan Suraaj Party's (JSP) Indrajeet Pradhan are the main candidates in the Mahua constituency of Bihar. The RJD is in alliance with the Congress, Left parties and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) in Bihar, while the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) has a pact with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), Janata Dal United (JDU) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM).
Mahua Assembly Constituency Past Winners
During the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, RJD leader Mukesh Kumar Raushan received 62,747 votes (36.48 per cent vote share) to defeat JD-U's Ashma Parveen, who bagged 48,977 votes (28.47 per cent vote share). At third place, LJP leader Sanjay Kumar Singh received 25,198 votes (14.65 per cent vote share).
In the 2015 Bihar polls, this seat was won by RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav, who received 66,927 votes (43.34 per cent vote share). Yadav defeated HAM(S) leader Ravindra Ray, who received 38,772 votes (25.11 per cent vote share). At third place, independent candidate Binod Kumar received 15,578 votes (10.09 per cent vote share).
- 2020: Mukesh Kumar Raushan (RJD)
- 2015: Tej Pratap Yadav (RJD)
- 2010: Ravindra Ray (JD-U)
- 2005: Shivchandra Ram (RJD)
- 2005: Shivchandra Ram (RJD)
- 2000: Dasai Chowdhary (RJD)
- 1995: Munsilal Paswan (Janata Dal)
- 1990: Munsilal Paswan (Janata Dal)
- 1985: Dasai Chowdhary (Lok Dal)
- 1980: Dasai Chowdhary (Janata Party)
- 1977: Phudeni Prasad (Janata Party)
- 1967-1977: Constituency did not exist
- 1962: Mira Devi (Congress)
- 1957: Shivnandan Ram (Congress)
- 1957: Bindeshwari Prasad Verma (Congress)
- 1952: Phudeni Prasad (Socialist Party)
- 1952: Veerchand Patel (Congress)
Mahua Voter Turnout
In 2020, the total number of valid votes polled in the Mahua Assembly constituency was 1,72,026 or 60.04 per cent. In 2015, the total number of valid votes polled in the Assembly elections was 1,54,435 or 58.21 per cent.
