The Harlakhi constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2025 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 65.81% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Sudhanshu Shekhar of the Janata Dal (United) won the seat by defeating Rakesh Kumar Pandey of the Communist Party of India with a margin of 36236 votes.The Harlakhi Assembly constituency falls under the Madhubani Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ashok Kumar Yadav won the Madhubani Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 151945 votes, defeating Ali Ashraf Fatmi of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sudhanshu Shekhar
Winner
|
Janata Dal (United) |
85,486
Lead: 36,236
|
46.60% |
| Rakesh Kumar Pandey | Communist Party of India | 49,250 | 26.85% |
| Md. Shabbir | Independent | 22,041 | 12.02% |
| Ratneshwar Thakur | Jan Suraaj Party | 7,982 | 4.35% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 6,978 | 3.80% |
| Anil Jha | Independent | 3,240 | 1.77% |
| Sanjeet Kumar Badal Gupta | Independent | 3,164 | 1.72% |
| Jitender Yadav | Janshakti Janta Dal | 1,907 | 1.04% |
| Vivek Kumar Jha | Rashtrawadi Janlok Party (Satya) | 1,252 | 0.68% |
| Satish Sharma | Jagrook Janta Party | 1,091 | 0.59% |
| Shivlal Paswan | Rashtriya Samaj Paksha | 1,046 | 0.57% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sudhanshu Shekhar
Winner
|
Janata Dal (United) |
60,393
Lead: 17,593
|
36.10% |
| Ram Naresh Pandey | Communist Party of India | 42,800 | 25.58% |
| Md. Shabbir | Independent | 27,499 | 16.44% |
| Santosh Kumar Singh | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party | 6,807 | 4.07% |
| Vikash Kumar Mishra | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 6,177 | 3.69% |
| Shravan Kumar Yadav | Independent | 3,698 | 2.21% |
| Mangesh Jha | Independent | 3,039 | 1.82% |
| Santosh Kumar Jha | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 2,960 | 1.77% |
| Mandakini Chaudhary | Independent | 2,932 | 1.75% |
| Ajay Bhagat | Independent | 1,865 | 1.11% |
| Archana Devi | Independent | 1,854 | 1.11% |
| Devan Mukhiya | Sanyukt Vikas Party | 1,665 | 1% |
| Satish Kumar | Independent | 1,591 | 0.95% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,242 | 0.74% |
| Dinesh Kumar Yadav | Independent | 1,077 | 0.64% |
| Mohammad Yunus | Bahujan Mukti Party | 590 | 0.35% |
| Nagina Prasad Mahto | Swabhiman Party | 582 | 0.35% |
| Sanjiv Kamat | Bhartiya Lokmat Rashtrwadi Party | 529 | 0.32% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Basant Kumar
Winner
|
Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
40,468
Lead: 3,892
|
28% |
| Mohammad Shabbir | Indian National Congress | 36,576 | 25% |
| Ram Naresh Pandey | Communist Party Of India | 22,709 | 16% |
| Ramashish Yadav | Independent | 21,670 | 15% |
| Madan Chandra Jha | Independent | 5,085 | 4% |
| Vishweshwar Chaupal | Independent | 3,054 | 2% |
| Hiralal Sah | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,109 | 1% |
| Rajnish Ram | Shiv Sena | 1,608 | 1% |
| Purushottam Jha | Independent | 1,512 | 1% |
| Shaligram Yadav | Samajwadi Party | 1,474 | 1% |
| Bhagirath Jha | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party | 1,210 | 1% |
| Asha Devi | Independent | 944 | 1% |
| Chhedi Mandal | Independent | 923 | 1% |
| Sanjay Paswan | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) | 763 | 1% |
| Vijay Gandhi | Aarakshan Virodhi Party | 704 | 0% |
| Priya Ranjan | Aadarsh Mithila Party | 668 | 0% |
| Bechu Mishra | Bhartiya Jagran Party | 579 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shaligram Yadav
Winner
|
Janata Dal (United) |
30,281
Lead: 6,659
|
27% |
| Ram Naresh Pandey | Communist Party Of India | 23,622 | 21% |
| Ramashish Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 20,572 | 18% |
| Md. Shabbir | Indian National Congress | 18,276 | 16% |
| Basant Kumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 8,748 | 8% |
| Hiralal Sah | Independent | 4,784 | 4% |
| Md. Nezamuddin Neshat | Independent | 2,480 | 2% |
| Sanjay Paswan | Janata Dal (Secular) | 2,283 | 2% |
| Rakesh Kumar Pathak | Independent | 1,238 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Amar Nath Yadav
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) |
30,355
Lead: 6,731
|
33% |
| Sheo Shanker Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 26,347 | 28% |
| Yogmaya | Bharatiya Janta Party | 17,559 | 19% |
| Phoolnath Ram | Independent | 4,719 | 5% |
| Suresh Singh | Independent | 3,269 | 4% |
| Anil Mani Tripathi | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,612 | 3% |
| Mohan Prasad Rajbhar | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 2,325 | 3% |
| Amarendra Kr. Singh | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 1,534 | 2% |
| Utam Bihari Kushwaha | Independent | 1,115 | 1% |
| Surendra Paswan | Indian Justice Party | 958 | 1% |
| Anil Kumar Singh | Independent | 852 | 1% |
| Kapil Dew | Samajwadi Party | 766 | 1% |
| Nagnarayan Gond | Gondvana Gantantra Party | 754 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sheo Shankar Yadav
Winner
|
Rashtriya Janata Dal |
46,047
Lead: 12,057
|
40% |
| Amarnath Yadav | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 33,990 | 30% |
| Satis Pandey | Samata Party | 31,262 | 27% |
| Surendar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 467 | 0% |
| Shashi Pratap Shahi | Indian National Congress | 431 | 0% |
| Umesh Kumar | Independent | 358 | 0% |
| Pancha Nand Singh | Independent | 279 | 0% |
| Tribhuwan Mishra | Ajeya Bharat Party | 264 | 0% |
| Kamal Pandey | Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) | 253 | 0% |
| Bhrigunath | Independent | 171 | 0% |
| Vijay Pratap Singh | Nationalist Congress Party | 143 | 0% |
| Kanhaiya Singh | Independent | 106 | 0% |
| Ramakant Ram | Independent | 89 | 0% |
| Rana Pratap Singh | Bihar People's Party | 80 | 0% |
| Lal Babu | Independent | 57 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Amar Nath Yadav
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) |
36,305
Lead: 13,688
|
37% |
| Sheo Shankar Yadav | Janata Dal | 22,617 | 23% |
| Satish Pandey | Independent | 15,801 | 16% |
| Rajdeo Singh | Bharatiya Janta Party | 10,932 | 11% |
| Bhrigunath | Independent | 5,973 | 6% |
| Prithivinath Pandey | Samata Party | 1,088 | 1% |
| Om Prakash Ojha | Indian National Congress | 944 | 1% |
| Vishram Manjhi | Independent | 679 | 1% |
| Lal Babu | Independent | 673 | 1% |
| Ramjee Bhai | Independent | 647 | 1% |
| Arun Kumar Tiwari | Independent | 558 | 1% |
| Md. Saidullah | Independent | 530 | 1% |
| Sita Ram | Independent | 458 | 0% |
| Ram Vilas Pandit | Doordarshi Party | 266 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shiv Shankar Yadav
Winner
|
Janata Dal |
33,072
Lead: 7,730
|
35% |
| Rajdev Singh | Bharatiya Janta Party | 25,342 | 27% |
| Hira Prasad Dube | Indian National Congress | 16,866 | 18% |
| Amar Nath Yadav | Indian Peoples Front | 16,623 | 17% |
| Mohd. Shaidullah | Independent | 861 | 1% |
| Kapil Dube | Doordarshi Party | 814 | 1% |
| Bhargu Nath Gaur | Independent | 260 | 0% |
| Hari Bhajan Das | Independent | 243 | 0% |
| Parshu Ram Tiwari | Independent | 233 | 0% |
| Lal Babu Tiwari | Independent | 224 | 0% |
| Ramprat Gaur | Republican Party Of India | 201 | 0% |
| Rajender Sah | Bahujan Samaj Party | 153 | 0% |
| Paras Nath Pathak | Independent | 105 | 0% |
| Kamleshwar Singh | Independent | 93 | 0% |
| Gulam Harder | Independent | 85 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shiv Shankar Yadav
Winner
|
Lok Dal |
21,774
Lead: 3,262
|
30% |
| Chandrika Pandey | Indian National Congress | 18,512 | 26% |
| Rajdeo Singh | Bharatiya Janta Party | 16,275 | 22% |
| Hemant Singh | Independent | 6,828 | 9% |
| Sawalia Singh | Independent | 2,577 | 4% |
| Amrendra Singh | Janta Party | 1,775 | 2% |
| Chandrama Pandey | Independent | 1,746 | 2% |
| Ramprit Gond | Independent | 1,260 | 2% |
| Gulam Haidar | Indian Congress (J) | 1,012 | 1% |
| Surya Nath Pandey | Independent | 376 | 1% |
| Hareram Kanoo | Independent | 185 | 0% |
| Awadh Kumar Das | Independent | 157 | 0% |
| Shivashiah Shukla | Independent | 128 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chandrika Pandey
Winner
|
Indian National Congress (I) |
19,388
Lead: 5,131
|
31% |
| Mrityunjay Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress (U) | 14,257 | 23% |
| Laxman Yadav Rawat | Janata Party (Secular) - Ch. Charan Singh | 11,407 | 18% |
| Ali Akbar Khan | Bharatiya Janta Party | 9,714 | 15% |
| Bachha Prasad Sahay | Independent | 4,808 | 8% |
| Rameshwar Prasad | Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain | 1,917 | 3% |
| Awadh Kumar Das | Independent | 742 | 1% |
| Bhupendra Pandey | Independent | 234 | 0% |
| Amrendra Kumar Singh | Independent | 197 | 0% |
| Rama Shankar Sah | Independent | 191 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Krishna Pratap Singh
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
20,925
Lead: 5,594
|
44% |
| Ramayan Choudhary | Janta Party | 15,331 | 32% |
| Harikirti Singh | Independent | 4,745 | 10% |
| Mrityunjai Prasad Singh | Independent | 2,669 | 6% |
| Rajdeo Singh | Independent | 1,932 | 4% |
| Ram Nath Dubey | Independent | 1,768 | 4% |
| Umesh Singh | Independent | 592 | 1% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sudhanshu Shekhar | JDU | 85,486 | 36,236 | 46.60% |
| 2020 | Sudhanshu Shekhar | JD(U) | 60,393 | 17,593 | 36.10% |
| 2015 | Basant Kumar | BLSP | 40,468 | 3,892 | 28% |
| 2010 | Shaligram Yadav | JD(U) | 30,281 | 6,659 | 27% |
| 2005 | Amar Nath Yadav | CPI(ML)(L) | 30,355 | 6,731 | 33% |
| 2000 | Sheo Shankar Yadav | RJD | 46,047 | 12,057 | 40% |
| 1995 | Amar Nath Yadav | CPI(ML)(L) | 36,305 | 13,688 | 37% |
| 1990 | Shiv Shankar Yadav | JD | 33,072 | 7,730 | 35% |
| 1985 | Shiv Shankar Yadav | LKD | 21,774 | 3,262 | 30% |
| 1980 | Chandrika Pandey | INC(I) | 19,388 | 5,131 | 31% |
| 1977 | Krishna Pratap Singh | INC | 20,925 | 5,594 | 44% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sudhanshu Shekhar | JDU |
85,486
(Lead: 36,236)
|
46.60% |
| Rakesh Kumar Pandey | CPI | 49,250 | 26.85% | |
| 2020 | Sudhanshu Shekhar | JD(U) |
60,393
(Lead: 17,593)
|
36.10% |
| Ram Naresh Pandey | CPI | 42,800 | 25.58% | |
| 2015 | Basant Kumar | BLSP |
40,468
(Lead: 3,892)
|
28% |
| Mohammad Shabbir | INC | 36,576 | 25% | |
| 2010 | Shaligram Yadav | JD(U) |
30,281
(Lead: 6,659)
|
27% |
| Ram Naresh Pandey | CPI | 23,622 | 21% | |
| 2005 | Amar Nath Yadav | CPI(ML)(L) |
30,355
(Lead: 6,731)
|
33% |
| Sheo Shanker Yadav | RJD | 26,347 | 28% | |
| 2000 | Sheo Shankar Yadav | RJD |
46,047
(Lead: 12,057)
|
40% |
| Amarnath Yadav | CPI(ML)(L) | 33,990 | 30% | |
| 1995 | Amar Nath Yadav | CPI(ML)(L) |
36,305
(Lead: 13,688)
|
37% |
| Sheo Shankar Yadav | JD | 22,617 | 23% | |
| 1990 | Shiv Shankar Yadav | JD |
33,072
(Lead: 7,730)
|
35% |
| Rajdev Singh | BJP | 25,342 | 27% | |
| 1985 | Shiv Shankar Yadav | LKD |
21,774
(Lead: 3,262)
|
30% |
| Chandrika Pandey | INC | 18,512 | 26% | |
| 1980 | Chandrika Pandey | INC(I) |
19,388
(Lead: 5,131)
|
31% |
| Mrityunjay Prasad Singh | INC(U) | 14,257 | 23% | |
| 1977 | Krishna Pratap Singh | INC |
20,925
(Lead: 5,594)
|
44% |
| Ramayan Choudhary | JNP | 15,331 | 32% |
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Sudhanshu Shekhar of the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) won the Harlakhi Assembly seat in the 2025 elections, defeating Rakesh Kumar Pandey of the Communist Party of India (CPI) by a margin of 36236 votes.
The strike rate in the Harlakhi constituency is 60% JD and 40% CPI, with JD won 3 times and CPI won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
Sudhanshu Shekhar (JDU) received 46.60% vote share.
Rakesh Kumar Pandey (CPI) received 26.85% vote share.
Sudhanshu Shekhar (JDU) won the 2025 election with 85486 votes, leading by 36236 votes and securing a 46.60% vote share.
The Harlakhi Assembly constituency falls under the Madhubani Lok Sabha constituency of Madhubani district.
Sudhanshu Shekhar (JDU) won the Harlakhi Assembly seat in 2025 with a margin of 36236 votes over Rakesh Kumar Pandey (CPI).
The Harlakhi Assembly constituency is part of the Madhubani Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Benipatti, Bisfi, Madhubani, Keoti, Jale.
The top candidates in the Harlakhi Assembly Election 2025 were:
Sudhanshu Shekhar (JDU)
Rakesh Kumar Pandey (CPI)
Md. Shabbir (IND)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Sudhanshu Shekhar (JDU) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Harlakhi Assembly Election 2025 was 65.81%
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.