Barh 2025 polls highlight shifting politics—traditional caste influence meets youth, infrastructure, and digital access; counting set for 14 November.
Barh Election Result 2025 OUT: Barh, located on the southern bank of the Ganga in Patna district, has long been considered a stronghold of the Rajput community and a bastion of the BJP-led NDA.
As the 2025 poll count approaches on 14 November, Barh’s electorate appears to be at a crossroads — where a legacy of caste-anchored politics persists, but emerging forces of urbanisation, connectivity and post-pandemic employment are also pushing for change.
Siyaram Singh of Barh has became the new MLA of Barh.
Siyaram Singh from BJP has won the Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election and has become the newest MLA of Barh. The total number of vote count is 99,172 and the margin is 24,678.
Polling in Barh was held on 6 November 2025 (Phase 1 of the Bihar Assembly elections). The counting and result announcement are scheduled for 14 November 2025.
The sitting MLA of Barh constituency which is Patna district is Gyanendra Kumar Singh (BJP).
In 2010, the seat was won by Gyanendra Kumar Singh (JD(U)) with 53,129 votes.
In 2015, Gyanendra Kumar Singh (now and then BJP) retained the seat with approximately 63,989 votes, defeating his nearest rival by around 8,359 votes (~44 % vote share).
In the 2020 election, Gyanendra Kumar Singh (BJP) won again with 49,327 votes (≈32.94% vote share), defeating Satyendra Bahadur (INC) who received 39,087 votes — a margin of 10,240 votes.
Barh recorded a voter turnout of 64.52% in Phase 1 of polling for the 2025 elections, indicating robust participation.
The margin in 2020 was 10,240 votes, indicative of a moderately competitive but not razor-tight contest.
Barh is Constituency No. 179 (or Nos vary in records) in Patna district of Bihar and falls under the Munger Lok Sabha constituency.
| No. | Candidate Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amitabh Bachchan | Rashtriya Sanatan Party |
| 2 | Arbind Kumar | Independent (IND) |
| 3 | Karnveer Singh Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) |
| 4 | Madhukar Jay Vijay | Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) |
| 5 | Mahesh Prasad Singh | Jan Suraaj Party |
| 6 | Niranjan Prasad | Panchpauniya Samaj Party |
| 7 | Ravi Ranjan Kumar | Independent (IND) |
| 8 | Ravikant Prasad Yadav | Independent (IND) |
| 9 | Sharvan Pandey | Independent (IND) |
| 10 | Shatrudhan Varma | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) |
| 11 | Siyaram Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| 12 | Suraj Kumar | Independent (IND) |
According to available data, the electorate is large, but a precise figure for 2025 is yet to be released. Earlier records show valid votes cast around 2,80,165 in recent polls.
Barh Assembly constituency was established in 1951.
The main pincodes associated with the Barh area include:
803213: This is the primary pincode for the Barh town area, including the Barh SO (Sub-Office) and Barh Court areas.
803214: This pincode covers the Barh Rs SO (Railway Station Sub-Office) area and surrounding localities like Agwanpur and Daulatpur.
803215: This pincode is specifically for the NTPC Barh area.
Barh has been described in popular media as a “mini Chittorgarh” — historically dominated by the Rajput community and a symbol of traditional strong-caste politics. However, the 2025 contest brings new layers, the younger, semi-urban electorate in the river-bank region is increasingly prioritising connectivity, flood-resilience (thanks to the Ganga) and digital access over just age-old identity networks.
The impressive turnout suggests that voters are showing up — and what remains to be seen is whether they vote differently. If Barh tilts away from conventional strongholds and towards performance-oriented demands, it could mark the beginning of a change in how Patna-adjacent constituencies operate.
