Paliganj

Demographic profile

There were a total of 283537 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2025 Assembly election in Paliganj Assembly constituency, of which 149721 were male, 133815 female and 1 of the third gender. In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 283864 registered voters, of which 147306 were male, 136552 female and 6 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 262289 registered voters, of which 140338 were male, 121939 female and 876 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 231822 registered voters in this constituency, of which 123394 were male and 108428 female and 793 from the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 1156 in 2020, 12 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2025 was 894, in 2020 it was 927, 869 in 2015, and 879 in 2010.

Poll dates

Paliganj 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 1 on Wednesday, October 28, 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.190. Paliganj comprises of the following areas of Patna district in the Magadh region of Bihar: CD Blocks Dulhin Bazar & Paliganj.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 335.87 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Paliganj is: 25°19'10.6"N 84°49'06.2"E.

A total of seven Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Paliganj constituency, which are: Bikram, Masaurhi, Jahanabad, Kurtha, Arwal, Agiaon, Sandesh. 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 54.82%, while it was 55.79% in 2015, and 50% in 2010.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Sandeep Saurav of CPIMLL won in this constituency beating Jay Vardhan Yadav @ Bachcha Yadav of JDU by a margin of 30915 votes which was 19.91% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Jay Vardhan Yadav Alias Bachcha Yadav of RJD was the winner in this seat beating Ram Janm Sharma of BJP by a margin of 24453 votes which was 16.72% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Dr Usha Vidyarthi of BJP won this seat defeating Jai Vardhan Yadav of RJD by a margin of 10242 votes which was 8.84% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Sandeep Saurav of CPIMLL had a vote share of 43.73% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Jay Vardhan Yadav Alias Bachcha Yadav of RJD got a vote share of 45.08% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Dr Usha Vidyarthi of BJP got a vote share of 37.7% in Paliganj.