Kusheshwar Asthan Assembly Election 2025: Check Polling Date, Result Date, List of Candidates; Know More About Vidhan Sabha Chunav (Image: Google AI Studio)
Kusheshwar Asthan Constituency Election 2025: The Kusheshwar Asthan Assembly constituency (numbered 78) is a seat reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC), located in the Darbhanga district of Bihar. It is one of the six assembly segments that fall under the broader Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency, which is also reserved for the Scheduled Castes. Since its establishment in 2008, the seat has been consistently held by the Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)] or its alliance partners, with the Hazari family dominating the contests. The current MLA represents JD(U).
The polling in Kusheshwar Asthan Assembly constituency, according to the 2020 schedule, is expected to be held in the first phase of the Assembly Elections in Bihar. A tentative date may be around October 28, 2025. Counting of votes and declaration of results for the constituency is tentatively scheduled for November 10, 2025.
The last poll here was an important by-election in 2021 after the death of the sitting JD(U) MLA, Shashi Bhushan Hazari. The seat was retained by his son, Aman Bhushan Hajari of the Janata Dal (United). He secured 59,887 votes with a vote share of 45.72%. Hajari defeated the runner-up, Ganesh Bharti of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), by a margin of 12,695 votes. The overall turnout at this by-election was recorded at about 50.92%.
Candidates contesting election in Kusheshwar are:
In Kusheshwar Asthan, the time for voting is usually between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM on the day of the poll. The final confirmation of this time will, however, be given out by the Election Commission of India.
The Kusheshwar Asthan Assembly constituency (No. 78) is a predominantly rural constituency covering Kusheshwar Asthan and Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi community development blocks, along with some Gram Panchayats of the Biroul CD Block. The Kusheshwar Asthan Bird Sanctuary falls within this area, which is one of the most important wetland areas and a holy place for Lord Shiva. The population of Kusheshwar Asthan was reported to be 4,42,437.
Demographically, the seat is reserved for the Scheduled Castes (SC). The electorate in 2020 comprised 2,50,786 registered voters (2,62,119 by 2024). According to 2020 electoral data estimates, the major social groups in the constituency include:
This makes community alignment and the consolidation of the SC vote bank a decisive factor in the election outcome. The total population is entirely rural (100% rural population as per 2011 census estimates). The total numbers of registered voters in Kusheshwar Asthan were reported to be 2,62,119 during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The Kusheshwar Asthan constituency came into being in relatively recent times, in the year 2008, as part of the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India Order, 2008. It was also designated as a seat reserved for Scheduled Castes. The first election in this newly formed segment took place during the 2010 state election.
