Kadwa Assembly constituency 2025 election updates, past election results (2010, 2015, 2020), top candidates, voter turnout and key political insights from Katihar, Bihar.
Kadwa Election Result 2025: With the results now declared, Dulal Chandra Goswami of the Janata Dal (United) has secured a decisive victory in Kadwa, winning 99,274 votes and leading by an impressive margin of 18,368 votes.
Kadwa falls under Constituency No. 64 of Katihar district in Bihar andthe result declared on the 14th of November. Renowned for the shifting of loyalty and close contests, Kadwa had Shakeel Ahmad Khanof the INC winning the 2020 elections. Now that the 2025 elections are over, the result will be a key indicator of the prevailing political temper in the region.
As of now, the 2025 election schedule has concluded and results were declared on November 14, 2025. The officially verified winner for Kadwa is JDU’s Dulal Chandra Goswami.
Dulal Chandra Goswami of the Janata Dal (United) party is the New MLA of Kadwa seat.
Voting in the Kadwa Assembly constituency was held on November 11, 2025, in Phase 2 of the Bihar Assembly elections and the results will be declared on November 14, 2025.
Shakeel Ahmad Khanof the INC party is the sitting MLA of Kadwa seat.
In 2010, Bhola Ray of BJP won the seat defeating his nearest rival Himraj Singh of NCP by a margin of 18,367 votes.
In 2015, Congress leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan regained the seat and won with a total of 56,141 votes, defeating BJP’s Chander Bhushan Thakur by 5,799 votes. With this victory, the Congress party made its re-entry into the constituency after years of fluctuating fortunes.
Shakeel Ahmad Khan (INC) had won the Kadwa seat in 2020 by a massive margin of 32,402 votes, defeating Chandra Bhushan Thakur (LJP). He polled 71,267 votes while his nearest rival garnered 38,865 votes and the voter turnout was 60.31 percent.
In 2020, Kadwa recorded a turnout of 60.31 percent. Traditionally, the constituency has recorded strong participation, close to or above the state average.
Shakeel Ahmad Khan (INC) won by 32,402 votes in 2020, one of the biggest margins to be recorded in the Seemanchal region that year.
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-Up | Party | Margin (Votes) |
| 2020 | Shakeel Ahmad Khan | INC | Chandra Bhushan Thakur | BJP | 32,402 |
| 2015 | Shakeel Ahmad Khan | INC | Chander Bhushan Thakur | BJP | 5,799 |
| 2010 | Bhola Ray | BJP | Himraj Singh | NCP | 18,367 |
The Kadwa Assembly constituency No. 64 forms part of the Katihar parliamentary seat. It covers the Kadwa and Dandkhora community development blocks.
Kadwa had 281,355 registered voters in 2020. That number grew slightly to 288,013 during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The Kadwa constituency was formed in 1951, abolished in 1962 and again reinstated in 1977 following delimitation since then, it has seen 14 assembly elections.
| Party | Candidate Name |
|---|---|
| All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen | Md Shakir Reza |
| BSP | Vidyanand Mandal |
| INC | Shakeel Ahmad Khan |
| JD(U) | Dulal Chandra Goswami |
| Jan Suraaj Party | Md. Shaharyar |
| Minorities Democratic Party | Md. Shamiuddin |
| Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | Sunil Kumar Mandal |
| Voters Party International | Anmol Kumar |
| INDEPENDENT | Asha Suman, Himraj Singh, Mohammad Razaul Haque, Pramod Das, Rajeev Ranjan, Sadiq Hussain, Sajan Kumar, Suresh Yadav |
The pin code of Kadwa is 855114.
