| Bochahan | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No.- for theBihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Muzaffarpur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Baby Kumari | |
| Party | LJP(RV) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
26°07′N85°31′E / 26.117°N 85.517°E /26.117; 85.517
Bochahan Assembly constituency is anassembly constituency inMuzaffarpur district in theIndianstate ofBihar. It is reserved forscheduled castes. Bochahan Assembly constituency is part of No. 15Muzaffarpur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 91 Bochahan Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following:Adi Gopalpur,Balthi Rasulpur,[2] Bhootane, Deogan, Karanpur North, Karanpur South, Lohsari, Maidapur, Majhauli, Sahila Rampur, Sarfuddinpur, Unsar and Vishunpur Jagdishgram panchayats of Bochahancommunity development block; Abdul Nagar Urf Madhopur, Baikatpur, Barajagannath, Bhikhanpur, Chhapra Megh, Dumri, Jamalabad,Jhapahan, Kanauli Vishundutta, Khabra, Manika Harikesh, ManikaVishunpur Chand, Mushahri Alias Radha Nagar, Narauli, Prahladpur,Rajwara Bhagwan, Rohua, Sahbazpur, Shekhpur, Sherpur, Susta andTaraura Gopalpur gram panchayats of Mushahri CD Block.[1]
| Year | Name[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Sitaram Rajak | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Ramai Ram | Hindustani Shoshit Dal | |
| 1977 | Kamal Paswan | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Ramai Ram | ||
| 1985 | Lok Dal | ||
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | |||
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2009^ | Musafir Paswan | ||
| 2010 | Ramai Ram | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2015 | Baby Kumari | Independent | |
| 2020 | Musafir Paswan | Vikassheel Insaan Party | |
| 2022^ | Amar Paswan | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2025 | Baby Kumari | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) | |
^by-election
From 1957 to 1962m this constituency was known as Muzzafarnagar Muffasil (Constituency number 63).Contests in most years were multi-cornered but only winners and runners up are mentioned. Ramai Ram representing RJD defeated Shiv Nath Chaudhary of JD(U) inOctober 2005 andFebruary 2005, and Musafir Paswan representing JD(U) in 2000. Ramai Ram ofJD defeated Musafir Paswan representingSAP in 1995 and Ram Pratap Niraj ofCongress in 1990. Ramai Ram ofLD defeated Hari Lal Ram of Congress in 1985. Ramai Ram of Janata Party (JP) defeated Righan Ram ofCPI in 1980. Kamal Paswan ofJP defeated Hari Lal Ram of Congress in 1977.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Amar Kumar Paswan | 87870 | 40.15 | ||
| LJP(RV) | Baby Kumari | 108186 | 49.43 | ||
| JSP | Umesh Kumar Rajak | 5255 | 2.4 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3815 | 1.74 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Amar Kumar Paswan | 82,562 | 48.52 | ||
| BJP | Baby Kumari | 45,909 | 26.98 | new | |
| VIP | Geeta Kumari | 29,279 | 17.21 | ||
| INC | Tarun Chaudhary | 1,336 | 0.79 | new | |
| Majority | 36,653 | 21.54 | |||
| Turnout | 1,82,689 | 65.19 | |||
| RJDgain fromVIP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIP | Musafir Paswan | 77,837 | 42.62 | ||
| RJD | Ramai Ram | 66,569 | 36.45 | ||
| LJP | Amar Azad | 8,232 | 4.51 | ||
| BMP | Rajesh Kumar | 3,772 | 2.07 | ||
| Independent | Rudal Ram | 3,398 | 1.86 | ||
| Independent | Deep Lal Ram | 3,260 | 1.79 | ||
| Independent | Uday Chaudhary | 2,948 | 1.61 | ||
| Rashtriya Jan Jan Party | Sanju Devi | 2,641 | 1.45 | ||
| Independent | Jai Chandra Ram | 2,353 | 1.29 | ||
| Bajjikanchal Vikas Party | Rajgeer Paswan | 2,143 | 1.17 | ||
| BSP | Lal Babu Paswan | 1,809 | 0.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,523 | 1.93 | ||
| Majority | 11,268 | 6.17 | |||
| Turnout | 182,633 | 65.17 | |||
| VIPgain fromIndependent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Baby Kumari | 67,720 | 40.67 | ||
| JD(U) | Ramai Ram | 43,590 | 26.18 | ||
| SS | Lal Babu Paswan | 11,877 | 7.13 | ||
| LJP | Anil Kumar | 7,383 | 4.43 | ||
| SP | Musafir Paswan | 5,130 | 3.08 | ||
| Independent | Sanju Devi | 5,017 | 3.01 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Ramnandan Paswan | 4,080 | 2.45 | ||
| Independent | Sunita Kumar | 3,609 | 2.17 | ||
| BMP | Jaynath | 2,847 | 1.71 | ||
| Independent | Uday Chaudhary | 2,531 | 1.52 | ||
| KS | Vivek | 2,447 | 1.47 | ||
| Akhil Bharatiya Hind Kranti Party | Rajendra Kumar | 2,144 | 1.29 | ||
| Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party | Deeplal Ram | 1,837 | 1.1 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,259 | 2.56 | ||
| Majority | 24,130 | 14.49 | |||
| Turnout | 166,492 | 65.48 | |||
| Independentgain fromJD(U) | Swing | +40.67% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Ramai Ram | 61,885 | 50.58% | +13.69% | |
| RJD | Musafir Paswan | 37,758 | 30.86% | −11.22% | |
| INC | Baby Kumari | 5,289 | 4.32% | +4.32% | |
| Majority | 24,127 | 19.72% | |||
| Turnout | 1,22,340 | 61.08% | |||
| JD(U)gain fromRJD | Swing | +13.69% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Ramai Ram | 46,861 | 42.08% | −3.32% | |
| JD(U) | Shiv Nath | 41,081 | 36.89% | +7.11% | |
| LJP | Awdhesh Paswan | 8,340 | 7.49% | −2.04% | |
| Majority | 5780 | 5.19% | |||
| Turnout | 1,11,357 | ||||
| RJDgain from | Swing | -3.32% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Ramai Ram | 77,031 | 62.93% | +62.93% | |
| JD(U) | Musafir Paswan | 22,863 | 18.68% | +18.68% | |
| Samata Party | Reejhan Ram Paswan | 14,589 | 11.92% | −12.78% | |
| CPI(ML)L | Ram Nandan Paswan | 3,989 | 3.26% | +3.26% | |
| Majority | 54,168 | 44.25% | |||
| Turnout | 1,22,416 | 67.57% | |||
| RJDgain fromJD | Swing | +62.93% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Ramai Ram | 74,273 | 65.19% | +0.23% | |
| Samata Party | Musafir Paswan | 28,147 | 24.7% | +24.7% | |
| Majority | 46,126 | 40.49% | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,938 | 66.89% | |||
| JDgain fromSamata Party | Swing | +0.23% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Ramai Ram | 66,280 | 64.97% | +64.97% | |
| INC | Ram Pratap Niraj | 27,854 | 27.3% | −0.97% | |
| Majority | 38,426 | 37.67% | |||
| Turnout | 1,02,014 | 66.23% | |||
| JDgain fromLKD | Swing | +64.97% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LKD | Ramai Ram | 20,303 | 31.96% | +31.96% | |
| INC | Hari Lal Ram | 17,996 | 28.33% | +9.52% | |
| CPI | Rijhan Ram | 16,589 | 26.11% | +2.38% | |
| Majority | 38,426 | 37.67% | |||
| Turnout | 63,528 | 49.0% | |||
| LKDgain fromJP | Swing | +31.96% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Ramai Ram | 17,663 | 30.48% | −34.37% | |
| INC | Raghubir Prasad | 10,898 | 18.81% | −3.08% | |
| CPI | Rijhan Ram | 13,752 | 23.73% | +23.73% | |
| JP(S) | Kamal Paswan | 13,514 | 23.32% | +23.32% | |
| Majority | 3,911 | 6.75% | |||
| Turnout | 57,950 | 48.38% | |||
| JPgain fromCPI | Swing | -34.37% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Kamal Paswan | 32,030 | 64.85% | +64.85% | |
| INC | Hari Lal Ram | 10,810 | 21.89% | +4.47% | |
| Independent | Ramai Ram | 4,006 | 8.11% | +8.11% | |
| Majority | 21,220 | 6.75% | |||
| Turnout | 49,392 | 42.96% | |||
| JPgain fromINC | Swing | +64.85% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindustani Shoshit Dal | Ramai Ram | 13,531 | 31.86% | +31.86% | |
| Independent | Hari Lal Ram | 12,798 | 30.13% | +30.13% | |
| INC | Sitaram Rajak | 7,442 | 17.52% | −12.06% | |
| ABJS | Sai Jangi Paswan | 5,869 | 13.82% | ||
| Majority | 733 | 0.73% | |||
| Turnout | 42,476 | 43.28% | |||
| Hindustani Shoshit Dalgain fromINC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Sitaram Rajak | 19,042 | 48.76% | +4.89% | |
| INC | Chandramani Lal Chowdhury | 11,374 | 29.12% | +0.15% | |
| Majority | 7,668 | 19.64% | |||
| Turnout | 39,049 | 46.10% | |||
| SSPgain fromINC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSP | Sitaram Rajak | 18,049 | 43.85% | ||
| INC | Chandramani Lal Chowdhury | 11,927 | 28.97% | ||
| Majority | 6,122 | 14.88% | |||
| Turnout | 41,157 | 50.33% | |||
| SSPgain fromINC | Swing | ||||