Barharia Election Result 2025: The Janata Dal (United) wrested control of the Barharia Assembly constituency (No. 110) from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. Indradev Singh of the JD(U), which is a key constituent of the NDA, was declared the winner by a fair margin in a multi-cornered contest.
The win flips the seat back to the NDA, reversing the outcome of the previous assembly election.
JD(U) Candidate Secures Victory Margin
JD(U)'s Indradev Singh emerged victorious with a total of 93,600 votes. He defeated the Mahagathbandhan's primary challenger, Arun Kumar Gupta of the RJD, by a sizeable margin of 12,136 votes.
Barharia Constituency Profile: A History of Shifts
The Barharia Assembly segment, part of the first phase of the Bihar elections, is a microcosm of Bihar's shifting political loyalties:
Past Dominance: The Janata Dal (United) was dominant earlier in the decade, securing wins in 2010 (by 14,583 votes) and 2015 (by 21,121 votes).
2020 Upset: The trend reversed in 2020 when the RJD secured a victory, albeit by a narrow margin of 3,559 votes.
This result was heavily influenced by the presence of a candidate from the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), which split the NDA vote.
Voter Demographics (2020): Out of 301,921 registered voters, the turnout was 57.15%.
The constituency has significant minority groups, with Muslims forming the largest at 24.7% (774,574 voters) and Scheduled Castes at 11.78%.
