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Kadwa Assembly Election Results 2025

The Kadwa constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2025 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 75.85% of voting was recorded in this constituency..

Dulalchandra Goswami of the Janata Dal (United) won the seat by defeating Shakeel Ahmad Khan of the Indian National Congress with a margin of 18368 votes.The Kadwa Assembly constituency falls under the Katihar Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Indian National Congress candidate Tariq Anwar won the Katihar Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 49863 votes, defeating Dulalchand Goswami of the Janata Dal (united). For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.

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Kadwa Assembly Election Results 2025 to 1977

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Kadwa Assembly Election Results (2025)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Dulalchandra Goswami Winner
Janata Dal (United)
99,274
Lead: 18,368
46.57%
Shakeel Ahmad Khan Indian National Congress 80,906 37.96%
Md Shakir Reza All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen 11,557 5.42%
Himraj Singh Independent 5,615 2.63%
Nota None Of The Above 3,818 1.79%
Sadiq Hussain Independent 2,967 1.39%
Md. Shaharyar Jan Suraaj Party 1,169 0.55%
Vidyanand Mandal Bahujan Samaj Party 1,114 0.52%
Anmol Kumar Voters Party International 984 0.46%
Suresh Yadav Independent 963 0.45%
Rajeev Ranjan Independent 891 0.42%
Sajan Kumar Independent 877 0.41%
Asha Suman Independent 874 0.41%
Md. Shamiuddin Minorities Democratic Party 822 0.39%
Mohammad Razaul Haque Independent 604 0.28%
Pramod Das Independent 381 0.18%
Sunil Kumar Mandal Peoples Party of India (Democratic) 339 0.16%

Kadwa Assembly Election Results (2020)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Shakeel Ahmad Khan Winner
Indian National Congress
71,267
Lead: 32,402
42%
Chandra Bhushan Thakur Lok Jan Shakti Party 38,865 22.90%
Suraj Prakash Roy Janata Dal (United) 31,779 18.73%
Himraj Singh Independent 5,164 3.04%
Minu Kumari Independent 3,713 2.19%
Ranjeet Prasad Das Independent 2,284 1.35%
Uma Kant Anand Rashtriya Lok Samta Party 1,900 1.12%
Manoranjan Prasad Das Independent 1,721 1.01%
Sajan Kumar Independent 1,694 1%
Nizam Nationalist Congress Party 1,638 0.97%
Md Anwar Alam Independent 1,601 0.94%
Nota None Of The Above 1,405 0.83%
Md Razaul Haque Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) 1,322 0.78%
Binod Kumar Singh Rashtriya Jansangharsh Swaraj Party 1,114 0.66%
Manish Kumar Mandal The Plurals Party 970 0.57%
Niranjan Kumar Jha Janta Dal Rashtravadi 952 0.56%
Nusarat Pravin Peoples Party of India (Democratic) 848 0.50%
Anmol Kumar Voters Party International 766 0.45%
Pramod Das Aam Janta Party Rashtriya 677 0.40%

Kadwa Assembly Election Results (2015)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Shakeel Ahmad Khan Winner
Indian National Congress
56,141
Lead: 5,799
35%
Chander Bhushan Thakur Bharatiya Janta Party 50,342 32%
Himraj Singh Nationalist Congress Party 23,665 15%
Ashok Kumar Mehta Independent 8,670 5%
Firoz Alam Independent 2,672 2%
Dinesh Insan Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party 2,439 2%
Ram Prasad Mahli Independent 2,056 1%
Ashish Kumar Singh Independent 1,700 1%
Vidhanand Mandal Bahujan Samaj Party 1,369 1%
Md Shahid Hussain Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) 1,171 1%
Tensar Roy Independent 1,096 1%
Md Meraj Alam Ittehad-e-millait Council 993 1%
Anwar Alam Independent 989 1%
Ram Vilas Roy Kisan Shakti Jantantrik Party 953 1%
Manoranjan Prasad Das Shiv Sena 703 0%
Shankar Ray Independent 580 0%
Murli Kumar Mandal Bahujan Mukti Party 502 0%
Madan Lal Ray Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 395 0%

Kadwa Assembly Election Results (2010)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Bhola Ray Winner
Bharatiya Janta Party
38,225
Lead: 18,367
32%
Himraj Singh Nationalist Congress Party 19,858 17%
Khwaja Bahauddin Ahmad Rashtriya Janata Dal 18,167 15%
Dinesh Insan Indian National Congress 13,084 11%
Rabi Kumar Sah Independent 7,967 7%
Vinoda Nand Sah Communist Party Of India 4,984 4%
Naimuddin Shahidi Independent 2,751 2%
Gulam Md. Iliyas Independent 1,853 2%
Rajiv Kumar Mandal Independent 1,411 1%
Pankaj Kumar Arya Bahujan Samaj Party 1,392 1%
Manowra Begum Independent 1,282 1%
Kameshwar Yadav Independent 1,257 1%
Sumant Kumar Singh Independent 1,220 1%
Bholanath Kewat Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 1,058 1%
Murli Kumar Mandal Independent 1,048 1%
Saidur Rahman Independent 866 1%
Shambhoo Kumar Ray Independent 828 1%
Ram Prasad Mahli Independent 616 1%
Dinesh Yadav Independent 579 0%
Umakantanand Independent 575 0%
Alauddin Independent 563 0%
Lalita Devi Independent 377 0%

Kadwa Assembly Election Results (2005)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Gudi Devi Winner
Janata Dal (United)
43,402
Lead: 17,254
42%
Bhola Rai Rashtriya Janata Dal 28,866 28%
Azam Hussain Anwar Lok Jan Shakti Party 21,328 21%
Vijay Kumar Yadav Independent 2,857 3%
Baidahi Sharan Independent 2,658 3%
Pramod Kumar Bahujan Samaj Party 2,304 2%
Mukesh Kumar Samajwadi Party 2,074 2%
Ashok Sah Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) 1,060 1%
Ram Krishna Kumar Independent 996 1%
Ahmad Reza Ale Independent 851 1%

Kadwa Assembly Election Results (2000)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Bhola Rai Winner
Rashtriya Janata Dal
65,501
Lead: 31,262
49%
Anil Kumar Singh Janata Dal (United) 34,239 26%
Pawan Kr. Jha Indian National Congress 12,675 10%
Nawal Kishore Shahi Nationalist Congress Party 8,371 6%
Jai Prakash Rai Communist Party Of India 4,850 4%
Girija Nandan Pd. Yadav Samajwadi Party 1,923 1%
Inerdeshwar Mandal Bahujan Samaj Party 1,501 1%
Md. Nazim Independent 1,230 1%
Ram Chandra Mandal Apna Dal 1,069 1%
Vinod Kr. Gupta Ajeya Bharat Party 764 1%
Rakesh Kumar Mishra Bhartiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya) 179 0%
Manoj Thakur Independent 149 0%

Kadwa Assembly Election Results (1995)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Bhola Ray Winner
Janata Dal
60,105
Lead: 45,447
59%
Padmasha Jha Indian National Congress 14,658 14%
Ramasray Sharan Independent 5,930 6%
Arun Kumar Singh Samata Party 4,646 5%
Nawal Kishor Shahi Independent 3,627 4%
Girija Nandan Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janta Party 3,515 3%
Md. Reyaj Ahmad Independent 2,292 2%
Ravi Prasad Choudhary Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party 1,276 1%
Budel Sah Doordarshi Party 985 1%
Sita Sharan Sah Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) 902 1%
Dilip Kumar Independent 626 1%
Barat Das Independent 543 1%
Radheshyam Jha Independent 425 0%
Ram Sanjeevan Prasad Yadav Independent 319 0%
Birendra Kumar Jha Independent 294 0%
Binoda Nand Jha Independent 278 0%
Suresh Ram Independent 263 0%
Ram Pravesh Ray Independent 244 0%
Om Prakash Nishad Independent 227 0%
Nawal Kishor Sahani Independent 176 0%
Chandan Kumar Ray Independent 168 0%
Ramesh Jha Independent 162 0%
A. Salik Independent 150 0%
Ashok Kumar Independent 140 0%
Mohmujur Rehman Independent 134 0%
Sahdeo Mandal Independent 109 0%
Sunil Kumar Independent 100 0%
Rakesh Kumar Mishra Independent 85 0%
Shambhu Prasad Singh Independent 68 0%
Shashi Bhushan Singh Independent 67 0%
Dhirendra Singh Independent 65 0%
Yogendra Sah Yohi Independent 52 0%
Vijay Kumar Singh Independent 43 0%
Ajit Kumar Independent 36 0%

Kadwa Assembly Election Results (1990)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Nawal Kishor Sahi Winner
Janata Dal
38,679
Lead: 362
32%
Girja Nandan Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janta Party 38,317 32%
Vivekanand Giri Independent 29,878 25%
Sambhoo Pd. Singh Independent 4,779 4%
Ram Saresth Khirhar Indian National Congress 1,695 1%
Mangal Mahto Independent 1,673 1%
Md. Hifjul Islam Independent 1,370 1%
Phool Chan Dhanger Independent 1,040 1%
Pholajmul Hussain Sddique Independent 948 1%
Atahur Rahman Indian Peoples Front 844 1%
Gani Haider Khan Independent 522 0%
Vedanand Jha Doordarshi Party 242 0%
Chandrasakher Prasad Yadav Independent 191 0%
A. Salique Independent 124 0%
Amar Nath Choudhary Bahujan Samaj Party 119 0%
Lakshmi Sahu Independent 89 0%
Sageer Ahmed Independent 84 0%
Radheshyam Jha Independent 73 0%
Kewal Choudhary Independent 72 0%
Ramsarnagat Singh Independent 48 0%

Kadwa Assembly Election Results (1985)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Nawal Kishore Shahi Winner
Janta Party
35,060
Lead: 2,649
39%
Vivekanand Giri Indian National Congress 32,411 36%
Aslam Azad Lok Dal 11,746 13%
Girja Nandan Pd. Yadav Bharatiya Janta Party 6,202 7%
Jai Prakash Rai Communist Party Of India 3,790 4%
Jai Mangal Sharma Independent 343 0%
Virendra Kumar Yadav Independent 341 0%
Pramod Bharti Pandye Independent 268 0%
Anil Kumar Verma Independent 143 0%

Kadwa Assembly Election Results (1980)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Vivekanand Giri Winner
Indian National Congress (I)
38,463
Lead: 11,582
44%
Nawal Kishore Shahi Janata Party (Jp) 26,881 31%
Baidujyama Khan Indian National Congress (U) 19,159 22%
Baikunth Bihari Gupta Independent 1,333 2%
Mahendra Rai Independent 591 1%
Reyasat Hussain Independent 495 1%

Kadwa Assembly Election Results (1977)

Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
Nawal Kishore Sahi Winner
Janta Party
17,157
Lead: 1,661
29%
Tapeshwar Rai Independent 15,496 26%
Ram Niwas Pd. Singh Indian National Congress 11,888 20%
Ram Kumar Jha Independent 3,887 7%
Musafir Rai Independent 2,678 5%
Triveni Prasad Singh Independent 2,377 4%
Shiv Shankar Prasad Independent 1,833 3%
Padmasha Sharma Independent 1,148 2%
Gultein Sahni Independent 898 2%
Padmanabh Shrma Independent 786 1%
Sidhi Vinayak Jha Independent 522 1%
Obinul Haque Independent 508 1%
Badrul Hasan Independent 149 0%
Ratneshwar Thakur Independent 100 0%
Shiv Shankar Sharma Independent 92 0%
Source: ECI

Strike Rate

INC 50%
JD 50%
INC won 3 times and JD won 3 times since 1977 elections.

Kadwa MLA List

Year Candidate's Name Party Votes Lead Vote Share
2025 Dulalchandra Goswami JDU 99,274 18,368 46.57%
2020 Shakeel Ahmad Khan INC 71,267 32,402 42%
2015 Shakeel Ahmad Khan INC 56,141 5,799 35%
2010 Bhola Ray BJP 38,225 18,367 32%
2005 Gudi Devi JD(U) 43,402 17,254 42%
2000 Bhola Rai RJD 65,501 31,262 49%
1995 Bhola Ray JD 60,105 45,447 59%
1990 Nawal Kishor Sahi JD 38,679 362 32%
1985 Nawal Kishore Shahi JNP 35,060 2,649 39%
1980 Vivekanand Giri INC(I) 38,463 11,582 44%
1977 Nawal Kishore Sahi JNP 17,157 1,661 29%
Source: ECI

Kadwa Past Election Results

Year Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
2025 Dulalchandra Goswami JDU
99,274
(Lead: 18,368)
46.57%
Shakeel Ahmad Khan INC 80,906 37.96%
2020 Shakeel Ahmad Khan INC
71,267
(Lead: 32,402)
42%
Chandra Bhushan Thakur LJNSP 38,865 22.90%
2015 Shakeel Ahmad Khan INC
56,141
(Lead: 5,799)
35%
Chander Bhushan Thakur BJP 50,342 32%
2010 Bhola Ray BJP
38,225
(Lead: 18,367)
32%
Himraj Singh NCP 19,858 17%
2005 Gudi Devi JD(U)
43,402
(Lead: 17,254)
42%
Bhola Rai RJD 28,866 28%
2000 Bhola Rai RJD
65,501
(Lead: 31,262)
49%
Anil Kumar Singh JD(U) 34,239 26%
1995 Bhola Ray JD
60,105
(Lead: 45,447)
59%
Padmasha Jha INC 14,658 14%
1990 Nawal Kishor Sahi JD
38,679
(Lead: 362)
32%
Girja Nandan Prasad Yadav BJP 38,317 32%
1985 Nawal Kishore Shahi JNP
35,060
(Lead: 2,649)
39%
Vivekanand Giri INC 32,411 36%
1980 Vivekanand Giri INC(I)
38,463
(Lead: 11,582)
44%
Nawal Kishore Shahi JNP(JP) 26,881 31%
1977 Nawal Kishore Sahi JNP
17,157
(Lead: 1,661)
29%
Tapeshwar Rai IND 15,496 26%
Source: ECI

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Bihar Kadwa Assembly Elections FAQs

Who won the Kadwa Assembly seat in the 2025 election?

Dulalchandra Goswami of the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) won the Kadwa Assembly seat in the 2025 elections, defeating Shakeel Ahmad Khan of the Indian National Congress (INC) by a margin of 18368 votes.

What is the historical strike rate of the Kadwa constituency in past elections?

The strike rate in the Kadwa constituency is 50% INC and 50% JD, with INC won 3 times and JD won 3 times since the 1977 elections.

What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2025 Kadwa Assembly Election?

Dulalchandra Goswami (JDU) received 46.57% vote share.
Shakeel Ahmad Khan (INC) received 37.96% vote share.

What were the results of the 2025 Kadwa Assembly Election?

Dulalchandra Goswami (JDU) won the 2025 election with 99274 votes, leading by 18368 votes and securing a 46.57% vote share.

Which Lok Sabha constituency does the Kadwa Assembly constituency fall under?

The Kadwa Assembly constituency falls under the Katihar Lok Sabha constituency of Katihar district.

What was the margin of victory in the Kadwa Assembly Election 2025?

Dulalchandra Goswami (JDU) won the Kadwa Assembly seat in 2025 with a margin of 18368 votes over Shakeel Ahmad Khan (INC).

What are the key constituencies in the Katihar Lok Sabha area?

The Kadwa Assembly constituency is part of the Katihar Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Katihar, Balrampur, Pranpur, Manihari (st), Barari.

Who were the top candidates for the Kadwa Assembly Election 2025?

The top candidates in the Kadwa Assembly Election 2025 were:
Dulalchandra Goswami (JDU)
Shakeel Ahmad Khan (INC)
Md Shakir Reza (AIMIM)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Dulalchandra Goswami (JDU) emerging as the winner.

What was the voter turnout in the Kadwa Assembly Election 2025?

The voter turnout in the Kadwa Assembly Election 2025 was 75.85%

Disclaimer:

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.

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