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{{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency
|name = Araria Assembly constituency
|parl_name = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|alt =
|mla = [[Avidur Rahman]]
|party = [[Indian National Congress]]
|alliance = 
|year =[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]] 
|region =
|state = [[Bihar]]
|district = [[Araria district|Araria]]
|division =
|constituency = [[Araria (Lok Sabha constituency)|Araria]]
|constituency_no = 49
|established = 
|electors = {{formatnum:318978}} {{update after|2025|02}}
|reservation = None
|abolished = 
}}
{{for|other places with same/similar name|Araria (disambiguation)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement



|name = Araria 
|official_name =
|other_name =
|native_name = 
|settlement_type = Assembly constituency 
|total_type = 
|motto =

| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| map_caption = Location in Bihar
|coordinates = {{coord|26|08|N|87|28|E|region:IN-{{IndAbbr|[[Bihar]]}}|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Araria Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Araria district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].

==Overview==
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 49 Araria Assembly constituency is composed of the following: [[Araria (community development block)]] including [[Araria]] nagar parishad.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>

Araria Assembly constituency is part of No 9 [[Araria (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name=commission/>

==Election results==

=== 2020===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2020]]: [[Araria]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Avidur Rahman]]
|votes = 1,03,054
|percentage = 54.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Shagufta Azim
|votes = 55,118
|percentage = 29.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen
|candidate = MD. Rashid Anwer
|votes = 8,924
|percentage = 4.75
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Chandra Shekhar Singh Baban
|votes = 8,203
|percentage = 4.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above]]
|votes = 4,425
|percentage = 2.35
|change =
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plurals Party
|candidate = Amit Anand Jha
|votes = 1,802
|percentage = 0.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 47,936
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,87,908
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:318978}}
|ref=<ref name="Bihar Election 2020">{{cite web |title=Bihar Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2015 ===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Araria constituency<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/|title=Bihar 2015|website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Avidur Rahman]]|votes=92,667|percentage=52.77|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Lok Janshakti Party|candidate=Ajay Kumar Jha|votes=52,623|percentage=29.97|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=[[Captain S. R. Jha]]|votes=5,898|percentage=3.36|change=|}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=175,608|percentage=63.20|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=277,857|change=}}
{{Election box end}}

===1977-2010===
In the [[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election|November 2010 state assembly elections]], [[Zakir Hussain Khan]] of [[Lok Janshakti Party|LJP]] won the Araria assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Narayan Kumar Jha of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Pradeep Kumar Singh of BJP defeated Moidur Rahman of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Oct 2005|October 2005]] and [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|February 2005]]. Vijay Kumar Mandal, Independent, defeated Moidur Rahman of Congress in 2000. Vijay Kumar Mandal of [[Bihar People’s Party|BPP]] defeated Durga Das Rathore of BJP in 1995. Vinod Kumar Roy, Independent, defeated Nand Kishore Mandal, Independent, in 1990. Halimuddin Ahmed of Congress defeated Nand Kishore Mandal of [[Lok Dal|LD]] in 1985. Mohd. Taslimuddin of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) defeated Shrideo Jha of Congress in 1980. Srideo Jha of Congress defeated Deo Narayan Mishra of [[Janata Party|JP]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.travelindia-guide.com/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-results/araria.php |title = Araria election results | publisher = Travel India Guide |access-date = 2011-01-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0449.htm |title = Bihar - Araria |work = Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp130.htm| title = 130 - Araria Assembly Constituency| work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977| publisher = Election Commission of India| access-date = 2011-01-15| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120330235628/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp130.htm| archive-date = 2012-03-30| url-status = dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}
{{Purnia Division topics}}

{{Bihar elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
[[Category:Politics of Araria district]]

Araria Assembly constituency - Revision history

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