Jokihat Assembly Election 2025 (Source: X)
Jokihat Election 2025: Jokihat is constituency no 50 in Bihar. It is one of the 243 assembly constituencies in Bihar and is located in the Araria district. The current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jokihat is Shahnawaz Alam (AIMIM).
Jokihat will observe polling day in the second phase of Bihar Assembly election on November 11, 2025. Counting of votes will take place on November 14, 2025, followed by the declaration of results on the same day.
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly election for the Jokihat Bihar constituency, Shahnawaz Alam of the (AIMIM) won with 59,596 votes, securing 34.22% of the total vote. Sarfaraz Alam of the RJD came second with 52,213 votes.
| SNo | Candidate | Party | Criminal Cases | Education | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manzar Alam | JD(U) | 2 | Post Graduate | 57 | ||
| 2 | Md Ismail | Bharatiya Momin Front | 0 | Graduate Professional | 57 | ||
| 3 | Mohammad Murshid Alam | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 7 | 12th Pass | 55 | ||
| 4 | Musarrat | Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party | 0 | 12th Pass | 44 | ||
| 5 | Rozi Bano | BSP | 0 | Graduate | 28 | ||
| 6 | Sanjay Kumar Thakur | IND | 0 | 12th Pass | 42 | ||
| 7 | Sarafaraj Alam | Jan Suraaj Party | 2 | Graduate | 56 | ||
| 8 | Shahnawaz | RJD | 1 | Graduate Professional | 43 |
In the Jokihat constituency, the official voting window is from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM on November 11th.
The total population of the Jokihat Assembly constituency area is approximately 511,622 as per 2024 electoral information data.
The constituency includes the entire Jokihat Community Development Block (CD Block). Additionally, it comprises eleven Gram Panchayats from the adjoining Palasi CD Block. These specific Gram Panchayats from Palasi that fall under the Jokihat constituency are: Barahkumba, Bhikha, Nakta Khurd, Pakri, Pechaili, Ramnagar, Sohandar, Suksaina, Majlispur, Kujri, and Miyanpur.
In 2020, Jokihat had 511,622 registered voters, in which Male population is (264,630) and female population is (246,992).
The Jokihat Assembly Constituency was established in 1967. The first election for the constituency was held in that same year, and the first Member of the Legislative Assembly elected was Nazamuddin of the Praja Socialist Party.
Jokihat is a block located in the Araria district of Bihar, India. It is one of the six blocks that make up the Araria sub-division. The district itself is in the northern part of Bihar, bordering Nepal, Kishanganj, and Supaul.
The current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Shahnawaz Alam (AIMIM). He was elected in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.
