The Sultanganj constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2025 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 65.65% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Lalit Narayan Mandal of the Janata Dal (United) won the seat by defeating Chandan Sinha of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with a margin of 31136 votes.The Sultanganj Assembly constituency falls under the Banka Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Janata Dal (united) candidate Girdhari Yadav won the Banka Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 103844 votes, defeating Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lalit Narayan Mandal
Winner
|
Janata Dal (United) |
108,712
Lead:
31,136
|
51.81% |
| Chandan Sinha | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 77,576 | 36.97% |
| Rakesh Kumar | Jan Suraaj Party | 4,402 | 2.10% |
| Ajit Kumar | Independent | 4,286 | 2.04% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 4,108 | 1.96% |
| Lalan Kumar | Indian National Congress | 2,754 | 1.31% |
| Banty Thakur | Samata Party | 1,634 | 0.78% |
| Rahul Kumar | Independent | 1,251 | 0.60% |
| Sunil Kumar | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST) | 1,245 | 0.59% |
| Bipin Kumar Singh | Bhartiya Lok Chetna Party | 1,023 | 0.49% |
| Suman Kumar | Jagrook Janta Party | 983 | 0.47% |
| Matiur Rahman | Bahujan Samaj Party | 980 | 0.47% |
| Dharmendra Singh | Independent | 860 | 0.41% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lalit Narayan Mandal
Winner
|
Janata Dal (United) |
72,823
Lead:
11,565
|
42.58% |
| Lalan Kumar | Indian National Congress | 61,258 | 35.82% |
| Nilam Devi | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 10,222 | 5.98% |
| Himanshu Prasad @ Himanshu Kumar | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party | 5,713 | 3.34% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 4,719 | 2.76% |
| Ravi Suman Kumar @ Arun Mandal | Bhartiya Sablog Party | 4,692 | 2.74% |
| Ramanand Paswan | Independent | 2,860 | 1.67% |
| Rajan Kumar | Independent | 2,389 | 1.40% |
| Raj Kumar | Independent | 1,514 | 0.89% |
| Kiran Mishra | Independent | 1,303 | 0.76% |
| Naresh Das | SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) | 1,106 | 0.65% |
| Madhu Priya | Independent | 932 | 0.54% |
| Pankaj Kumar | Janta Dal Rashtravadi | 778 | 0.45% |
| Nand Kishor Sharma | Lok Samaj Party | 728 | 0.43% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Subodh Roy
Winner
|
Janata Dal (United) |
63,345
Lead:
14,033
|
41% |
| Himanshu Prasad | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party | 49,312 | 32% |
| Lalan Kumar | Independent | 14,073 | 9% |
| Rakesh Kumar Sah | Independent | 4,041 | 3% |
| Chakrapani Himanshu | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 3,186 | 2% |
| Dr. Dinesh Chandra Diwakar | Communist Party Of India | 2,732 | 2% |
| Gobind Bhaiya | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,140 | 1% |
| Amar Jeet Kumar Singh | Samajwadi Party | 1,914 | 1% |
| Kiran Mishra | Independent | 1,884 | 1% |
| Arun Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,843 | 1% |
| Suman Kumar | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party | 1,203 | 1% |
| Rumee Khan | Bahujan Mukti Party | 888 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Subodh Rai
Winner
|
Janata Dal (United) |
34,652
Lead:
4,845
|
28% |
| Ramavatar Mandal | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 29,807 | 24% |
| Omdutta Choudhary | Loktantrik Samata Dal | 9,020 | 7% |
| Suresh Mohan Jha | Indian National Congress | 8,045 | 7% |
| Sanjay Kumar Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party | 6,198 | 5% |
| Binod Singh | Independent | 6,153 | 5% |
| Md Maqusood Alam | Independent | 5,016 | 4% |
| Ganesh Paswan | Janata Dal (Secular) | 2,595 | 2% |
| Pranaw Roy | Independent | 2,558 | 2% |
| Gautam Yadav | Independent | 2,543 | 2% |
| Haidar Ali | Nationalist Congress Party | 2,133 | 2% |
| Pragya Kumar | Independent | 2,087 | 2% |
| Sanjay Panday | Independent | 1,778 | 1% |
| Zafar Alam | Independent | 1,451 | 1% |
| Rajesh Kumar | Independent | 1,412 | 1% |
| Shivnandan Sharma | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist) | 1,233 | 1% |
| Dr. Birendra Singh | Independent | 1,079 | 1% |
| Ashokyadav | Independent | 929 | 1% |
| Rizwan | Independent | 825 | 1% |
| Ram Rekha Singh | Independent | 749 | 1% |
| Chandan Sharma | Shiv Sena | 730 | 1% |
| Virendra Kumar Ravi | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) | 598 | 0% |
| Rahul | Samajwadi Party | 549 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Janardan Manjhi
Winner
|
Janata Dal (United) |
32,970
Lead:
18,070
|
41% |
| Ramdeo Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 27,142 | 33% |
| Vilakashan Ravidas | Bahujan Samaj Party | 10,810 | 13% |
| Rajendra Pandit Netajee | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 4,864 | 6% |
| Bhuvneshwar Paswan | Independent | 2,527 | 3% |
| Nand Kishore Pandit | Samajwadi Party | 1,797 | 2% |
| Krit Narayan Paswan | Independent | 1,093 | 1% |
| Sheela Singh | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 2,751 | 3% |
| Lakshmi Paswan | Independent | 2,270 | 2% |
| Chandra Moleshwar Singh Lalan | Independent | 1,772 | 2% |
| Amrendra Kumar Pandit | Lokpriya Samaj Party | 1,322 | 1% |
| Singheshwar Marandi | Akhand Jharkhand People's Front | 1,231 | 1% |
| Dinesh Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,058 | 1% |
| Kedar Pandit | Independent | 1,019 | 1% |
| Mahadeo Yadav | Independent | 875 | 1% |
| Sikandar Murmu | Independent | 826 | 1% |
| Krit Narayan Paswan | Independent | 576 | 1% |
| Ashok Rajak | Independent | 322 | 0% |
| Ashish Kumar | Independent | 301 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hussain Ansari
Winner
|
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
35,811
Lead:
5,232
|
31% |
| Vishakha Singh | Bharatiya Janta Party | 30,579 | 26% |
| Krishnanand Jha | Indian National Congress | 20,782 | 18% |
| Arvind Yadav | Independent | 6,279 | 5% |
| Sitaram Sah | Independent | 5,602 | 5% |
| Salaudin Ansari | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 5,537 | 5% |
| Surendra Rawani | Independent | 3,788 | 3% |
| Vasudeo Deo | Communist Party Of India | 3,131 | 3% |
| Reyazudin | Nationalist Congress Party | 2,499 | 2% |
| Md. Rakiv Ansari | Samajwadi Party | 1,518 | 1% |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | Bahujan Samaj Party | 384 | 0% |
| Jagarnath Mahra | Kisan Mazdoor Bahujan Party | 332 | 0% |
| Wavulal Maradi | Independent | 293 | 0% |
| Adil Rashid | Independent | 278 | 0% |
| Nagendra Singh | National Democratic Peoples Front | 221 | 0% |
| Yatindra Pra Jaiswal | Apna Dal | 109 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hussain Ansari
Winner
|
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
40,009
Lead:
16,898
|
33% |
| Bishakha Devi | Bharatiya Janta Party | 23,111 | 19% |
| Krishna Nand Jha | Indian National Congress | 17,829 | 15% |
| Md. Rakib Ansari | Janata Dal | 15,548 | 13% |
| Lal Mani Mandal | Independent | 6,906 | 6% |
| Banke Lal | Independent | 3,547 | 3% |
| Bhupendra Nath Sahay | Independent | 2,188 | 2% |
| Madan Mohan Roy | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 1,493 | 1% |
| Indra Bhan Singh | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party | 1,442 | 1% |
| Anirudh Azad | Independent | 1,185 | 1% |
| Braj Kishore | Independent | 1,181 | 1% |
| Dinesh Chaudhary | Independent | 683 | 1% |
| Noor Imam | Independent | 515 | 0% |
| Allauddin Ansari | Independent | 462 | 0% |
| Naresh Mahato | Independent | 456 | 0% |
| Rasid Miyan | Independent | 429 | 0% |
| Kishor Das | Independent | 411 | 0% |
| Faruddin Ansari | Independent | 359 | 0% |
| Triveni Verma | Samata Party | 354 | 0% |
| Mukund Kr. Shahi | Independent | 350 | 0% |
| Shamim Raza | Independent | 327 | 0% |
| Md. Noor Alam | Independent | 296 | 0% |
| Jagannath Pandit | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Mardi) | 285 | 0% |
| Nitai Soren | Independent | 262 | 0% |
| Rukan Uddin | Samajwadi Party | 250 | 0% |
| Vijay Yadav | Independent | 245 | 0% |
| Anirudh Singh | Independent | 209 | 0% |
| Ali Ahamad Rizavi | Independent | 193 | 0% |
| Umesh Chandra Bhokta | Doordarshi Party | 156 | 0% |
| Ranjit Pd. Dev | Independent | 149 | 0% |
| Tahir Hussain | Independent | 132 | 0% |
| Rajbool Madhupuri | Independent | 119 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Krishanand Jha
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
46,397
Lead:
16,977
|
46% |
| Yamun Pd. Tewari | Bharatiya Janta Party | 29,420 | 29% |
| Md. Hussain Ansari | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 19,966 | 20% |
| Mithilesh Pd. Singh | Independent | 902 | 1% |
| Ganga Khaware | Janata Dal | 882 | 1% |
| Dhanjoy Pd. Singh | Independent | 860 | 1% |
| Vinoy Kamar Tewari | Independent | 344 | 0% |
| Bhypendra Nath Sahay | All India Forward Bloc | 330 | 0% |
| Ram Anugrah Na. | Lok Dal (B) | 320 | 0% |
| Mithilesh Ku. Singh | Janata Party (Jp) | 207 | 0% |
| Noor Mahmad | Independent | 176 | 0% |
| Vijoy Kumar Yadav | Independent | 159 | 0% |
| Kishan Lal Tun | Independent | 156 | 0% |
| Baharudin | Independent | 143 | 0% |
| Bhagtu Das | Independent | 142 | 0% |
| Anirudh Azad | Independent | 132 | 0% |
| Baldeo Roy | Independent | 107 | 0% |
| Jafar Imam | Independent | 66 | 0% |
| Ashim Jafar | Independent | 49 | 0% |
| Om Prakash Choudhary | Independent | 48 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Krishna Nand Jha
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
41,305
Lead:
24,656
|
59% |
| Chanchal Devi | Bharatiya Janta Party | 16,649 | 24% |
| Anirudh Azad | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 5,635 | 8% |
| Nand Kishore Pathak | Independent | 2,466 | 4% |
| Shah Araf Iqubal | Independent | 1,177 | 2% |
| Tribeni Prasad Verma | Lok Dal | 1,083 | 2% |
| Ram Krishna Singh | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 718 | 1% |
| Fulku Pandey | All India Forward Bloc | 659 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Krishna Nand Jha
Winner
|
Indian National Congress (I) |
32,508
Lead:
21,303
|
55% |
| Ajit Kumar Banerjee | Bharatiya Janta Party | 11,205 | 19% |
| Pancha Nand Roy | Indian National Congress (U) | 3,867 | 7% |
| Gopal Chandra Prasad | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 3,379 | 6% |
| Shiv Nandan Mandal | Independent | 2,370 | 4% |
| Astanand Jha | Janata Party (Secular) - Ch. Charan Singh | 2,078 | 3% |
| Binod Kumar Murmu | Independent | 1,503 | 3% |
| Ganga Khaware | Janata Party (Jp) | 590 | 1% |
| Abdul Wahid Anwar | Independent | 544 | 1% |
| Md. Suhel Akhtar | Independent | 512 | 1% |
| Suresh Chandra Roy | Independent | 451 | 1% |
| Durga Murmu | Independent | 304 | 1% |
| Nava Kumar Das | Independent | 167 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ajit Kumar Baneerjee
Winner
|
Janta Party |
23,836
Lead:
4,380
|
47% |
| Chandra Shekhar Prasad | Indian National Congress | 19,456 | 38% |
| Suresh Chandra Roy | Independent | 2,936 | 6% |
| Noor Alam | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) | 2,847 | 6% |
| Badri Narain Patralekh | Independent | 1,125 | 2% |
| Gaja Nand Rekriwala | Independent | 460 | 1% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lalit Narayan Mandal | JDU | 108,712 | 31,136 | 51.81% |
| 2020 | Lalit Narayan Mandal | JD(U) | 72,823 | 11,565 | 42.58% |
| 2015 | Subodh Roy | JD(U) | 63,345 | 14,033 | 41% |
| 2010 | Subodh Rai | JD(U) | 34,652 | 4,845 | 28% |
| 2005 | Janardan Manjhi | JD(U) | 32,970 | 18,070 | 41% |
| 2000 | Hussain Ansari | JMM | 35,811 | 5,232 | 31% |
| 1995 | Hussain Ansari | JMM | 40,009 | 16,898 | 33% |
| 1990 | Krishanand Jha | INC | 46,397 | 16,977 | 46% |
| 1985 | Krishna Nand Jha | INC | 41,305 | 24,656 | 59% |
| 1980 | Krishna Nand Jha | INC(I) | 32,508 | 21,303 | 55% |
| 1977 | Ajit Kumar Baneerjee | JNP | 23,836 | 4,380 | 47% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lalit Narayan Mandal | JDU |
108,712
(Lead:
31,136)
|
51.81% |
| Chandan Sinha | RJD | 77,576 | 36.97% | |
| 2020 | Lalit Narayan Mandal | JD(U) |
72,823
(Lead:
11,565)
|
42.58% |
| Lalan Kumar | INC | 61,258 | 35.82% | |
| 2015 | Subodh Roy | JD(U) |
63,345
(Lead:
14,033)
|
41% |
| Himanshu Prasad | BLSP | 49,312 | 32% | |
| 2010 | Subodh Rai | JD(U) |
34,652
(Lead:
4,845)
|
28% |
| Ramavatar Mandal | RJD | 29,807 | 24% | |
| 2005 | Janardan Manjhi | JD(U) |
32,970
(Lead:
18,070)
|
41% |
| Ramdeo Yadav | RJD | 27,142 | 33% | |
| 2000 | Hussain Ansari | JMM |
35,811
(Lead:
5,232)
|
31% |
| Vishakha Singh | BJP | 30,579 | 26% | |
| 1995 | Hussain Ansari | JMM |
40,009
(Lead:
16,898)
|
33% |
| Bishakha Devi | BJP | 23,111 | 19% | |
| 1990 | Krishanand Jha | INC |
46,397
(Lead:
16,977)
|
46% |
| Yamun Pd. Tewari | BJP | 29,420 | 29% | |
| 1985 | Krishna Nand Jha | INC |
41,305
(Lead:
24,656)
|
59% |
| Chanchal Devi | BJP | 16,649 | 24% | |
| 1980 | Krishna Nand Jha | INC(I) |
32,508
(Lead:
21,303)
|
55% |
| Ajit Kumar Banerjee | BJP | 11,205 | 19% | |
| 1977 | Ajit Kumar Baneerjee | JNP |
23,836
(Lead:
4,380)
|
47% |
| Chandra Shekhar Prasad | INC | 19,456 | 38% |
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Lalit Narayan Mandal of the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) won the Sultanganj Assembly seat in the 2025 elections, defeating Chandan Sinha of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) by a margin of 31136 votes.
The strike rate in the Sultanganj constituency is 57% JD and 43% INC, with JD won 4 times and INC won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
Lalit Narayan Mandal (JDU) received 51.81% vote share.
Chandan Sinha (RJD) received 36.97% vote share.
Lalit Narayan Mandal (JDU) won the 2025 election with 108712 votes, leading by 31136 votes and securing a 51.81% vote share.
The Sultanganj Assembly constituency falls under the Banka Lok Sabha constituency of Bhagalpur district.
Lalit Narayan Mandal (JDU) won the Sultanganj Assembly seat in 2025 with a margin of 31136 votes over Chandan Sinha (RJD).
The Sultanganj Assembly constituency is part of the Banka Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Amarpur, Dhauraiya (sc), Banka, Katoria (st), Belhar.
The top candidates in the Sultanganj Assembly Election 2025 were:
Lalit Narayan Mandal (JDU)
Chandan Sinha (RJD)
Rakesh Kumar (JSP)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Lalit Narayan Mandal (JDU) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Sultanganj Assembly Election 2025 was 65.65%
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.