Phulwari Election Result: Phulwari faces a test as suburban growth, commuter voters, and youth may shift focus from traditional caste politics to development and infrastructure.
Phulwari Election Result 2025 OUT: Phulwari (SC), a reserved seat on Patna’s growing urban fringe, is witnessing rapid suburbanisation, rising commuter populations, and emerging youth voters. As results are slated for 14 November 2025, the big question is whether traditional caste and SC-focused political networks will dominate, or if urban-periphery concerns—like connectivity, flood mitigation, and local infrastructure—will reshape the constituency’s political landscape.
Shyam Rajak of JDU has become the new MLA of Phulwari.
Shyam Rajak from JDU has won the Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election from Phulwari and has become the newest MLA with the total votes of 1,26,470 and the margin of 32,657.
Polling in Phulwari was held on 6 November 2025 (Phase 1), and the counting and result announcement are scheduled for 14 November 2025.
The current sitting MLA of Phulwari constituency is Gopal Ravidas from CPI(ML) (L), who won in 2020.
In 2010, the seat was won by Shyam Rajak (JD(U)).
In 2015, Shyam Rajak (JD(U)) won the seat with around 94,094 votes (~49.77%).
In 2020, Gopal Ravidas (CPI(ML) L) won with ~91,124 votes (~43.57 %), defeating JD(U)’s Arun Manjhi (~77,267 votes ~36.95 %). Margin ~13,857 votes.
In 2025, the voter turnout for Phulwari stood at ~65.01 %.
The margin was approximately ~13,857 votes.
Phulwari is Constituency No. 188 in Patna district, Bihar, reserved for Scheduled Castes, and falls under the Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency.
| CANDIDATES | Party |
| Anil Das | IND |
| Arun Kumar Rajak | AAP |
| Gopal Ravi Das | CPI (ML) (L) |
| Mahesh Paswan | Bharatiya Lok Chetna Party |
| Mukesh Kumar | Rashtriya Republican Party |
| Puja Kumari | IND |
| Shashi Kant Prasad | Jan Suraaj Party |
| Shri Raj Paswan | Prabal Bharat Party |
| Shyam Rajak | JD (U) |
| Sukesh Kumar | IND |
| Sunil Paswan | Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party |
| Yuvraj Kumar | Samata Party |
The Phulwari (SC) Assembly constituency has a total of approx 3,56,934 registered voters, including 1,89,017 male voters, 1,67,906 female voters, and 11 voters from the third gender.
Phulwari (SC), located in Bihar’s Patna, has been part of India’s electoral landscape since it became an Assembly constituency in 2008.
Key PIN codes associated with areas within or near the Phulwari Constituency include: 801505, 800001, 800015, 801109.
Phulwari sits at the fringe of Patna’s urban sprawl, blending semi‑rural villages, newer housing colonies and commuting corridors. Traditionally dominated by caste networks and SC‑community dynamics, the constituency is now experiencing change:
A rising suburban youth and commuting workforce (to Patna) whose priorities include urban services, connectivity, drainage/flood resilience (given the Punpun river proximity) and digital inclusion.
Higher turnout (~65 %) suggests stronger engagement — a key for challengers to break traditional hold.
The combination of reserved status + urban‑fringe context makes Phulwari a litmus test for how performance/issue‑based politics compete against identity politics in Bihar’s new settings. A surprise here could suggest urban‑periphery shifts are real and impactful.
