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Saharsa Election 2025: The Saharsa Assembly constituency, number 75, is an unreserved (General) seat and the administrative headquarters segment located in the Saharsa district of Bihar. It is one of the six assembly segments that come under the broader Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency. Historically a Congress stronghold, the seat has seen a definitive shift in its political allegiance and is now considered a key bastion for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has won four of the last six assembly elections. The current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) is from the BJP, securing his second straight term.
The polling in the Saharsa Assembly constituency is generally expected to take place in the later phases of the Assembly Elections in Bihar. Based on the 2020 schedule, the voting is anticipated to be around November 7, 2025. The counting of votes and the announcement of results for the constituency are tentatively scheduled for November 14, 2025.
In the 2020 election, the seat was won by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, Alok Ranjan Jha. He secured 1,03,538 votes with a vote share of 45.59 %. Jha defeated the runner-up, Lovely Anand of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), by 19,679 votes. The total turnout in this contest was 61.2%.
Candidates contesting elections in Saharsa are:
In Saharsa, the official window for voting is from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM on the day of the poll, though the final confirmation of this time will be given out by the Election Commission of India.
The Saharsa Assembly constituency (No. 75) is a major segment covering the Kahara community development block (including Saharsa Nagar Parishad) and the Saur Bazar CD Block in the Saharsa district. As an important administrative and commercial centre in the Kosi region, it has a significant urban and semi-urban population. The total population of Saharsa was reported to be 6,42,008.
Demographically, the constituency is a general seat. The region is part of the Mithila cultural belt. It is characterised by a mixed electorate, with a substantial presence of Brahmin, Yadav, and Muslim communities, alongside other social groups.
According to the 2020 Assembly election data, Saharsa had a total of 3,50,424 registered voters, with a robust voter turnout of 63.3%.
The Saharsa Assembly constituency was established in 1957, shortly after the first General Election of Bihar. It has consistently functioned as an unreserved (General) seat and first elected a representative to the Legislative Assembly in the 1957 state elections.
