| Arrah Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No.194 for theBihar Legislative Assembly | |
Arrah Assembly constituency in Bhojpur | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Bhojpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arrah |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
| Preceded by | Amrendra Pratap Singh, BJP |
Arrah Assembly constituency is one of 243 assembly seats of theBihar Legislative Assembly. It is part ofArrah Lok Sabha constituency along with 6 other assembly constituencies namedSandesh,Barhara,Agiaon (SC),Tarari,Jagdishpur andShahpur.[1] Since2015, Arrah has been one of the 36 seats to haveVVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.[2][3]
Arrah Assembly constituency comprises:[4]
From 1952 to 1967, Arrah had two assembly seats:Arrah andArrah Muffasil. Later in 1967, Arrah Muffasil was merged into the Arrah constituency.
Ambika Sharan Singh of theIndian National Congress (INC) had won theArrah Muffasil Assembly constituency in 1952, 1957 and 1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections.[5]
The list of theMembers of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Arrah constituency is as follows:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Sanjay Singh Tiger | 94,201 | 50.98 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Quyamuddin Ansari | 74,620 | 40.38 | ||
| JSP | Dr. Vijay Kumar Gupta | 5,800 | 3.14 | ||
| Independent | Amardeep Kumar Jha | 1,183 | 0.64 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,154 | 2.25 | ||
| Majority | 19,581 | ||||
| Turnout | 184,778 | ||||
| BJPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Amrendra Pratap Singh | 71,781 | 45.05 | +0.54 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Quyamuddin Ansari | 68,779 | 43.17 | ||
| Independent | Hakim Prasad | 4,360 | 2.74 | ||
| Independent | Sheodas Singh | 2,991 | 1.88 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,811 | 1.76 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 3,002 | 1.88 | +1.45 | ||
| Turnout | 159,332 | 48.35 | −2.91 | ||
| BJPgain fromRJD | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Mohammad Nawaz Alam | 70,004 | 44.94 | ||
| BJP | Amrendra Pratap Singh | 69,338 | 44.51 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Kyamuddin Ansari | 5,035 | 3.23 | ||
| Independent | Jitendra Kumar | 1,710 | 1.1 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,203 | 2.06 | ||
| Majority | 666 | 0.43 | |||
| Turnout | 155,787 | 51.26 | |||
| RJDgain fromBJP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Amrendra Pratap Singh | 56,504 | 49.81 | ||
| LJP | Shree Kumar Singh | 37,564 | 33.11 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Meena Tiwari | 5,314 | 4.68 | ||
| INC | Mohd. Jawed Iqbal | 2,717 | 2.39 | ||
| Majority | 18,940 | 16.70 | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,450 | 49.40 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,29,649 | ||||
| BJPhold | Swing | ||||
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