Simri Bakhtiarpur Assembly Election 2025: Check Polling Date, Result Date, List of Candidates; Know More About Vidhan Sabha Chunav (Image: Google AI Studio)
Simri Bakhtiarpur Assembly Constituency Election 2025: The Simri Bakhtiarpur Assembly constituency (numbered 76) is an unreserved (General) seat, consisting of the Saharsa district of Bihar. It is one of the six assembly segments that fall under the broader Khagaria Lok Sabha constituency. Though historically, in the post-independence decades, the Indian National Congress (INC) dominated this seat, the political landscape has grown into a close race between the two major regional forces: the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)]. The current MLA represents RJD, who won in an extremely close election. The JD(U) has had its times of influence in the constituency, too, making it a crucial, highly competitive seat in the Kosi region.
The polling in Simri Bakhtiarpur Assembly constituency will likely be held in the initial phase of the Assembly Elections in Bihar. Considering a 2020 schedule, a tentative date may be around October 28, 2025. Counting of votes and declaration of results for the constituency is tentatively scheduled on November 10, 2025.
In the 2020 election, the seat was captured by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Yusuf Salahuddin. He secured 75,684 votes with a vote share of 38.48%. Salahuddin defeated the runner-up, Mukesh Sahani of the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), by a slender margin of 1,759 votes. The total turnout in this election was recorded at about 58.09%.
Candidates contesting for elections in Simri Bakhtiarpur are:
In Simri Bakhtiarpur, the official window for voting is usually between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM on the day of the poll.
The Simri Bakhtiarpur Assembly constituency (No. 76) is a predominantly rural segment covering the Simri Bakhtiyarpur and Salkhua community development blocks, along with seven Gram Panchayats of the Mahishi CD Block. The town of Simri Bakhtiarpur itself serves as a key sub-divisional administrative and commercial hub. The total population of Simri Bakhtiarpur was reported as 5,91,400 in 2024.
Agriculture contributes significantly to the economy in this region, and Makhana cultivation, along with paddy, wheat, and maize, is basic to the economy. Demographically, it is a general seat with no recorded urban population in the 2011 Census.
The electorate is dominated by the Muslim and SC communities, among other social groups such as Yadavs and Kushwahas, making community alignment a key factor in the outcome of elections. In the 2020 Assembly election, the total number of registered voters in Simri Bakhtiarpur was 3,19,702.
Constituency The Simri Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency was established for the first time in 1951 and its first election was held in 1952. However, the seat was abolished briefly under the recommendations of the First Delimitation Commission. It was revived in 1967 by the Second Delimitation Commission and its first election after revival was conducted in the 1969 state election, and has been a general seat since then.
