Constituency Number 49
Abidur Rahman from Indian National Congress won Araria seat in the Bihar assembly election 2020. Rehman defeated Ajay Kumar Jha of LJP and Shagufta Azim of Janata Dal United to win the election in 2015 and 2020, respectively. The seat is one of Bihar’s 243 assembly constituencies and is located in the Araria district of Bihar.
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 49 Araria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Araria community development block including Araria nagar parishad.
Araria (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 9 Araria (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
Here are a few details about the Araria assembly seat
- Name of the assembly constituency, district: Araria assembly constituency
- Lok Sabha constituency : 49
- Polling date: November 7
- 2020 Winner: Abidur Rahman (Indian National Congress)
- 2020 Runner-up: Shagufta Azim (Janata Dal United)
- Voting Margin in 2020: 20863
- 2015 candidates: MLA Avidur Rehman INC, Ajay Kumar Jha LJP
- 2015 Winner MLA, party: MLA Avidur Rahman (INC)
- Winning margin in 2015: 40,044
- Runner up name, party: Ajay Kumar Jha LJP
- Number of voters in 2015: 1,74,314
- Percentage of votes polled in 2015: 63.25%
- Number of women voters in 2015: 88,436
- Number of men voters in 2015: 85,878
- Number of polling booths in 2015: 267
