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172. Biharsharif (Bihar) is one of the 70 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Bihar. This constituency is located in the Magadh region. Bihar is located in the East region of India. This seat can be classified as: Semi-Urban and falls in the Nalanda district of Bihar. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 172. Biharsharif Assembly constituency is part of the 29. Nalanda (General) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Semi-Urban. In the 2025 Bihar Assembly election, Biharsharif voted on Thursday, November 6, 2025 and the counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.


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  • Slide 1Bada Pahar is a historical tourist destination located in Bihar Sharif of the Indian state of Bihar. The traditional name of Bihar Sharif is Udantpuri. Copyright (c) 2024 Raj_10/Shutterstock.

Location

The geographic coordinates of Biharsharif Assembly constituency are: 25°16'05.5"N 85°33'26.6"E. This constituency falls in Nalanda district of Bihar and in the Magadh region. Biharsharif shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Bihar Assembly constituencies adjacent to Biharsharif are: Harnaut, Asthawan, Rajgir, Nalanda. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .

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Biharsharif Assembly election results

2025
PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
IND----
Sarswati Kumari
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    IND----Rakesh Paswan
    IND----Mohit Kumar Alias Kundan Kumar
    IND----Manoj Kumar Tanti
    CPI----Shiv Kumar Yadav
    JSP----Dinesh Kumar
    BJP----Dr. Sunil Kumar
    BSP----Valaram Das
    AAP----Manoj Kumar
    INC----Omair Khan
    2020
    2015
    2010

    Demographic profile

    There were a total of 388095 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2025 Assembly election in Biharsharif Assembly constituency, of which 202407 were male, 185670 female and 18 of the third gender. In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 378887 registered voters, of which 200170 were male, 178695 female and 22 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 348565 registered voters, of which 186069 were male, 162471 female and 523 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 313086 registered voters in this constituency, of which 169637 were male and 143449 female and 268 from the third gender.

    The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 724 in 2020, 25 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.

    The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2025 was 917, in 2020 it was 893, 873 in 2015, and 846 in 2010.

    Poll dates

    Biharsharif Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.

    In the 2020 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 2 on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 and the results were declared on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

    In the 2015 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 3 on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.

    In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 5 on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 and the results were declared on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.


    Extent

    Assembly constituency no.172. Biharsharif comprises of the following areas of Nalanda district in the Magadh region of Bihar: CD Block Rahui & Bihar (M).

    This constituency covers an approximate area of 140.82 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Biharsharif is: 25°16'05.5"N 85°33'26.6"E.

    A total of four Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Biharsharif constituency, which are: Harnaut, Asthawan, Rajgir, Nalanda. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .

    Voter turnout

    According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 48.36%, while it was 51.18% in 2015, and 47.98% in 2010.

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    Victory margin

    In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Dr. Sunil Kumar Father'S Name :-Bhagwat Prasad of BJP won in this constituency beating Sunil Kumar Father’S Name :- Shyamnandan Prasad of RJD by a margin of 15102 votes which was 8.22% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Dr Sunil Kumar of BJP was the winner in this seat beating Mohammad Asghar Shamim of JDU by a margin of 2340 votes which was 1.31% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Dr Sunil Kumar of JDU won this seat defeating Aafrin Sultana of RJD by a margin of 23712 votes which was 15.79% of the total votes polled for the seat.

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    Winner vote share (%)

    In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Dr. Sunil Kumar Father'S Name :-Bhagwat Prasad of BJP had a vote share of 44.55% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Dr Sunil Kumar of BJP got a vote share of 42.73% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Dr Sunil Kumar of JDU got a vote share of 51.85% in Biharsharif.

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    First Published: April 18, 2024, 05:40 IST

    Last Updated: November 5, 2025 at 04:09 PM IST

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