The Forbesganj constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2025 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 69.53% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Manoj Vishwas of the Indian National Congress won the seat by defeating Vidya Sagar Keshri of the Bharatiya Janata Party with a margin of 221 votes.The Forbesganj Assembly constituency falls under the Araria Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Pradeep Kumar Singh won the Araria Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 20094 votes, defeating Shahnawaz of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Manoj Vishwas
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
120,114
Lead: 221
|
47.77% |
| Vidya Sagar Keshri | Bharatiya Janata Party | 119,893 | 47.68% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 3,114 | 1.24% |
| Fatma Khatun | Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party | 2,151 | 0.86% |
| Raja Raman Bhaskar | Independent | 1,759 | 0.70% |
| Subhash Chandra Agrawal | Independent | 1,325 | 0.53% |
| Mohammad Ekramul Haque | Jan Suraaj Party | 977 | 0.39% |
| Subhan Ansari | Independent | 627 | 0.25% |
| Abha Rani | Independent | 386 | 0.15% |
| Rajesh Kumar Gupta | Independent | 279 | 0.11% |
| Manoj Sada | Independent | 231 | 0.09% |
| Giranand Kumar | Independent | 211 | 0.08% |
| Najia Ikbal | Independent | 191 | 0.08% |
| Pradeep Priy Mehta | Independent | 181 | 0.07% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vidya Sagar Keshari
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
102,212
Lead: 19,702
|
49.53% |
| Zakir Hussain Khan | Indian National Congress | 82,510 | 39.98% |
| Pradeep Kumar Deo | Independent | 6,452 | 3.13% |
| Raja Raman Bhaskar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 5,818 | 2.82% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 3,351 | 1.62% |
| Akhlaqur Rahman | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 2,207 | 1.07% |
| Md. Arif | Independent | 1,036 | 0.50% |
| Rupesh Raj | The Plurals Party | 676 | 0.33% |
| Chandan Kumar Mandal | Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party | 485 | 0.24% |
| Ram Kumar Bhagat | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 416 | 0.20% |
| Ashok Mishra | Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic | 349 | 0.17% |
| Madan Kumar | Apna Adhikar Party | 319 | 0.15% |
| Devesh Kumar Thakur | Vanchit Samaj Party | 298 | 0.14% |
| Nasir | Bhartiya Party (Loktantrik) | 243 | 0.12% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vidya Sagar Keshri
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janta Party |
85,929
Lead: 25,238
|
46% |
| Krityanand Biswas | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 60,691 | 33% |
| Zakir Hussain Khan | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 18,894 | 10% |
| Laxmi Narayan Mehta | Bahujan Samaj Party | 4,262 | 2% |
| Raja Raman Bhaskar | Independent | 3,259 | 2% |
| Ashok Mishra | Nationalist Congress Party | 2,304 | 1% |
| Satya Narayan Writer | Independent | 1,917 | 1% |
| Subhash Chand Jha | Akhil Bhartiya Mithila Party | 1,276 | 1% |
| Manjula Devi | Independent | 1,267 | 1% |
| Gayatri Devi | Independent | 1,188 | 1% |
| Noorullah | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 952 | 1% |
| Manoj Sada | Bharat Vikas Morcha | 569 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Padam Parag Roy 'venu'
WINNER
|
Bharatiya Janta Party |
70,463
Lead: 26,827
|
49% |
| Maya Nand Thakur | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 43,636 | 30% |
| Prakash Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | 8,185 | 6% |
| Kafil Ahmad | Bahujan Samaj Party | 4,300 | 3% |
| Raja Raman Bhaskar | Independent | 2,534 | 2% |
| Suresh Paswan | Nationalist Congress Party | 2,386 | 2% |
| Ram Kumar Bhagat | Independent | 2,145 | 1% |
| Subhash Chand Jha | Independent | 1,953 | 1% |
| Jitendra Roy | Independent | 1,885 | 1% |
| Satya Narayan Writer | Muslim League Kerala State Committee | 1,454 | 1% |
| Naresh Kumar Thakur | Shiv Sena | 1,379 | 1% |
| Shyam Sundar Sharma | Rashtriya Krantikari Janata Party | 743 | 1% |
| Champa Lal Mandal | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 678 | 0% |
| Pradeep Yadav | Samajwadi Party | 601 | 0% |
| Manoj Sada | Bharat Vikas Morcha | 574 | 0% |
| Mukesh Kumar Singh | Loktantrik Sarvjan Samaj Party | 555 | 0% |
| Lalit Kumar Bishwas | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 494 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Achidanand Singh Alin Dr. Achyutanand
WINNER
|
Lok Jan Shakti Party |
39,993
Lead: 5,786
|
39% |
| Umesh Singh Kushwaha | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 24,644 | 24% |
| Upendra Prasad Singh | Janata Dal (United) | 22,509 | 22% |
| Pramod Kumar Pandit | Independent | 3,831 | 4% |
| Manje Lal Rai | Samajwadi Party | 3,000 | 3% |
| Ashok Kumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,390 | 2% |
| Ashok Paswan | Independent | 1,927 | 2% |
| Vigyan Swaroop Singh | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 1,526 | 1% |
| Bisheshwar Prasad Yadav | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 1,191 | 1% |
| Upendra Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,003 | 1% |
| Kusheshwar Ram | Independent | 831 | 1% |
| Mishri Lal Roy | Krantikari Samyavadi Party | 634 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Upendra Pd. Singh
WINNER
|
Samata Party |
46,042
Lead: 5,361
|
33% |
| Achida Nand Singh | Independent | 40,681 | 30% |
| Tulsi Das Mehta | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 36,246 | 26% |
| Manjelal Ray | Independent | 7,868 | 6% |
| Yogendra Ray | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 1,814 | 1% |
| Ram Suresh Chaudhry | Communist Party Of India | 1,160 | 1% |
| Rakesh Nandan | Indian National Congress | 1,126 | 1% |
| Ashok Kumar | Independent | 836 | 1% |
| Anant Singh | Ajeya Bharat Party | 767 | 1% |
| Maheshwar Singh | Nationalist Congress Party | 415 | 0% |
| Hrishikesh Kumar Sinha | Apna Dal | 183 | 0% |
| Mishri Roy | Independent | 166 | 0% |
| Krishna Kant Singh | Independent | 135 | 0% |
| Chandrashekhar Roy | Bharatiya Jan Vikas Party | 134 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tulsi Das Mehta
WINNER
|
Janata Dal |
56,027
Lead: 37,353
|
50% |
| Achidanand Singh | Bharatiya Janta Party | 18,674 | 17% |
| Shiv Narayan Prasad Mishra | Indian National Congress | 14,681 | 13% |
| Upendra Prasad Singh | Samata Party | 13,290 | 12% |
| Manjay Lal Rai | Independent | 986 | 1% |
| Nand Kishore Jha | Independent | 903 | 1% |
| Arun Kumar Singh | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party | 891 | 1% |
| Haresh Kumar Sharma | Independent | 549 | 0% |
| Muneshwar Prasad Singh | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 475 | 0% |
| Ram Babu Singh | Independent | 456 | 0% |
| Bachi Devi | Independent | 384 | 0% |
| Prem Kumar Singh | Independent | 370 | 0% |
| Arvind Kumar | Independent | 341 | 0% |
| Ram Chandra Sahani | Independent | 293 | 0% |
| Suresh Singh | Independent | 272 | 0% |
| Pramod Narain Singh | Independent | 271 | 0% |
| Amar Nath Gupta | Independent | 224 | 0% |
| Raj Kumar Rai | Independent | 215 | 0% |
| Gajendra Jha | Independent | 210 | 0% |
| Nagendra Singh | Lok Dal | 201 | 0% |
| Lal Mohan Rai | Independent | 195 | 0% |
| Arvind Kumar Singh | Independent | 194 | 0% |
| Yogendra Rai | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 180 | 0% |
| Ramesh Paswan | Independent | 176 | 0% |
| Ranjan Kumar | Independent | 173 | 0% |
| Rabindra Kumar Patel | Independent | 170 | 0% |
| Vijay Kumar Mishra | Independent | 166 | 0% |
| Mukh Lal Singh | Independent | 162 | 0% |
| Ramnandan Singh | Independent | 133 | 0% |
| Ashok Kumar | Independent | 126 | 0% |
| Ram Naresh Singh | Independent | 112 | 0% |
| Ganesh Prasad Singh | Independent | 103 | 0% |
| Manoj Kumar Singh | Independent | 100 | 0% |
| Ram Bilas Singh | Independent | 91 | 0% |
| Baidya Nath Bhagat | Independent | 83 | 0% |
| Shiyabar Sharan Singh | Independent | 79 | 0% |
| Suresh Prasad Rai | Independent | 72 | 0% |
| Anjan Kumar Singh | Independent | 66 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tulsidas Mehta
WINNER
|
Janata Dal |
46,478
Lead: 16,320
|
35% |
| Shivanarayan Pd. Mishra | Independent | 30,158 | 23% |
| Ramdulari Devi | Independent | 26,496 | 20% |
| Bigendra Pd. Shukala | Indian National Congress | 10,568 | 8% |
| Shasibhushan Chaudhary | Independent | 5,049 | 4% |
| Ramadhar Singh | Independent | 2,157 | 2% |
| Satendra Kumar Sinha | Bharatiya Janta Party | 2,070 | 2% |
| Braj Kishore Singh | Socialist Party (Lohiya) | 1,864 | 1% |
| Mahendra Pd. Yadav | Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,657 | 1% |
| Birendra Gupta | Independent | 881 | 1% |
| Vijay Mandal | Independent | 831 | 1% |
| Bhagdeo Singh | Independent | 821 | 1% |
| Harendra Singh | Independent | 466 | 0% |
| Dinesh Rai | Independent | 334 | 0% |
| Jayalal Rai | Bahujan Samaj Party | 255 | 0% |
| Baleshwar Paswan | Independent | 186 | 0% |
| Baijnath Rai | Proutist Bloc Of India | 162 | 0% |
| Ramani Pd. Rai | Independent | 144 | 0% |
| Dilip Kr. Singh | Janata Party (Jp) | 136 | 0% |
| Bijayachand | Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha | 112 | 0% |
| Arun Kr. Jha | Independent | 109 | 0% |
| Umesh Mishra | Independent | 85 | 0% |
| Manoj Kr. Singh | Independent | 82 | 0% |
| Rakesh Kr. Singh | Independent | 77 | 0% |
| Subodh Kr. Singh | Bharatiya Backward Party | 67 | 0% |
| Shambhu Kr. Singh | Independent | 61 | 0% |
| Bandhulal Singh | Independent | 43 | 0% |
| Ramesh Kr. Singh | Independent | 39 | 0% |
| Vijay Kr. Gupta | Independent | 37 | 0% |
| Vindheyachal Singh | Independent | 36 | 0% |
| Raj Kishor Singh | Independent | 22 | 0% |
| Vigyan Swaroop Singh | Independent | 17 | 0% |
| Tildhari Sahani | Independent | 15 | 0% |
| Amrendra Pd. Singh | Akhil Baratiya Pichhra Varg Party | 13 | 0% |
| Ramnagina Yadav | Bhatiya Krishi Udyog Sangh | 12 | 0% |
| Shambu Sharan Singh | Independent | 10 | 0% |
| Kameshwar Singh | Independent | 6 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tulsi Das Mehta
WINNER
|
Lok Dal |
37,842
Lead: 3,776
|
36% |
| Virendra Singh | Independent | 34,066 | 33% |
| Bhuneshwar Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | 24,019 | 23% |
| Shashi Bhushan Chaudhary | Independent | 2,025 | 2% |
| Ram Nagina Yadav | Independent | 1,838 | 2% |
| Anil Kumar Suman | Independent | 1,000 | 1% |
| Birendra Sah | Independent | 705 | 1% |
| Ramjee Singh | Independent | 670 | 1% |
| Baskit Rai | Independent | 473 | 0% |
| Deo Nandan Singh | Bharatiya Janta Party | 441 | 0% |
| Sumangal Rai | Independent | 354 | 0% |
| Shambhu Nath Singh | Independent | 322 | 0% |
| Arjun Singh Chauhan | Independent | 137 | 0% |
| Ambika Singh | Independent | 88 | 0% |
| Nawal Kishore Singh | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Umesh Prasad Singh | Independent | 62 | 0% |
| Haribansh Thakur | Independent | 32 | 0% |
| Haresh Kumar Sharma | Independent | 30 | 0% |
| Mahadeo Singh | Independent | 29 | 0% |
| Raj Kishore Singh | Independent | 25 | 0% |
| Hargobind Sharma | Independent | 14 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Birendra Singh
WINNER
|
Independent |
28,572
Lead: 1,687
|
29% |
| Shib Prasad Singh | Janata Party (Secular) - Ch. Charan Singh | 26,885 | 28% |
| Arun Kumar Sinha | Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain | 17,466 | 18% |
| Raghubansh Narain Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | 8,389 | 9% |
| Brajnandan Prasad | Indian National Congress (U) | 6,751 | 7% |
| Rajendra Yadav | Janata Party (Jp) | 4,994 | 5% |
| Ramanand Singh | Independent | 1,797 | 2% |
| Umesh Prasad Shahi | Bharatiya Janta Party | 1,231 | 1% |
| Mohan Prasad Singh | Independent | 790 | 1% |
| Kishori Singh | Independent | 564 | 1% |
| Sushil Kumar Jha | Independent | 57 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Munshi Lal Ray
WINNER
|
Janta Party |
28,286
Lead: 15,947
|
50% |
| Bhagdev Singh | Indian National Congress | 12,339 | 22% |
| Tulsidas Mehta | Independent | 10,054 | 18% |
| Parshuram Pd. Singh | Independent | 4,627 | 8% |
| Virendra Singh | Independent | 533 | 1% |
| Pramod Narayan Singh | Independent | 514 | 1% |
| Rajiendra Ray | Independent | 343 | 1% |
| Vijay Mandal | Independent | 249 | 0% |
| Lakshmeshwar Pd. Singh | Independent | 56 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manoj Vishwas | INC | 120,114 | 221 | 47.77% |
| 2020 | Vidya Sagar Keshari | BJP | 102,212 | 19,702 | 49.53% |
| 2015 | Vidya Sagar Keshri | BJP | 85,929 | 25,238 | 46% |
| 2010 | Padam Parag Roy 'venu' | BJP | 70,463 | 26,827 | 49% |
| 2005 | Achidanand Singh Alin Dr. Achyutanand | LJP | 39,993 | 5,786 | 39% |
| 2000 | Upendra Pd. Singh | SAP | 46,042 | 5,361 | 33% |
| 1995 | Tulsi Das Mehta | JD | 56,027 | 37,353 | 50% |
| 1990 | Tulsidas Mehta | JD | 46,478 | 16,320 | 35% |
| 1985 | Tulsi Das Mehta | LKD | 37,842 | 3,776 | 36% |
| 1980 | Birendra Singh | IND | 28,572 | 1,687 | 29% |
| 1977 | Munshi Lal Ray | JNP | 28,286 | 15,947 | 50% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manoj Vishwas | INC |
120,114
(Lead: 221)
|
47.77% |
| Vidya Sagar Keshri | BJP | 119,893 | 47.68% | |
| 2020 | Vidya Sagar Keshari | BJP |
102,212
(Lead: 19,702)
|
49.53% |
| Zakir Hussain Khan | INC | 82,510 | 39.98% | |
| 2015 | Vidya Sagar Keshri | BJP |
85,929
(Lead: 25,238)
|
46% |
| Krityanand Biswas | RJD | 60,691 | 33% | |
| 2010 | Padam Parag Roy 'venu' | BJP |
70,463
(Lead: 26,827)
|
49% |
| Maya Nand Thakur | LJP | 43,636 | 30% | |
| 2005 | Achidanand Singh Alin Dr. Achyutanand | LJP |
39,993
(Lead: 5,786)
|
39% |
| Umesh Singh Kushwaha | RJD | 24,644 | 24% | |
| 2000 | Upendra Pd. Singh | SAP |
46,042
(Lead: 5,361)
|
33% |
| Achida Nand Singh | IND | 40,681 | 30% | |
| 1995 | Tulsi Das Mehta | JD |
56,027
(Lead: 37,353)
|
50% |
| Achidanand Singh | BJP | 18,674 | 17% | |
| 1990 | Tulsidas Mehta | JD |
46,478
(Lead: 16,320)
|
35% |
| Shivanarayan Pd. Mishra | IND | 30,158 | 23% | |
| 1985 | Tulsi Das Mehta | LKD |
37,842
(Lead: 3,776)
|
36% |
| Virendra Singh | IND | 34,066 | 33% | |
| 1980 | Birendra Singh | IND |
28,572
(Lead: 1,687)
|
29% |
| Shib Prasad Singh | JNP(SC) | 26,885 | 28% | |
| 1977 | Munshi Lal Ray | JNP |
28,286
(Lead: 15,947)
|
50% |
| Bhagdev Singh | INC | 12,339 | 22% |
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Manoj Vishwas of the Indian National Congress (INC) won the Forbesganj Assembly seat in the 2025 elections, defeating Vidya Sagar Keshri of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 221 votes.
The strike rate in the Forbesganj constituency is 60% BJP and 40% JD, with BJP won 3 times and JD won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
Manoj Vishwas (INC) received 47.77% vote share.
Vidya Sagar Keshri (BJP) received 47.68% vote share.
Manoj Vishwas (INC) won the 2025 election with 120114 votes, leading by 221 votes and securing a 47.77% vote share.
The Forbesganj Assembly constituency falls under the Araria Lok Sabha constituency of Araria district.
Manoj Vishwas (INC) won the Forbesganj Assembly seat in 2025 with a margin of 221 votes over Vidya Sagar Keshri (BJP).
The Forbesganj Assembly constituency is part of the Araria Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Narpatganj, Raniganj (sc), Araria, Jokihat, Sikti.
The top candidates in the Forbesganj Assembly Election 2025 were:
Manoj Vishwas (INC)
Vidya Sagar Keshri (BJP)
Nota (None Of The Above)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Manoj Vishwas (INC) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Forbesganj Assembly Election 2025 was 69.53%
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.