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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox Indian constituency&lt;br /&gt;
|name                   = Barari&lt;br /&gt;
|type= SLA&lt;br /&gt;
| map_image = 68-Barari constituency.svg&lt;br /&gt;
| map_caption = &lt;br /&gt;
| map_alt = &lt;br /&gt;
|region                 = &lt;br /&gt;
|state                  = [[Bihar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|district               = &lt;br /&gt;
|division               = &lt;br /&gt;
| loksabha_cons = &lt;br /&gt;
|constituency_no        = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|-]]&lt;br /&gt;
|established            = 1957&lt;br /&gt;
| reservation    =  None&lt;br /&gt;
|abolished              = &amp;lt;!-- year abolished --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|mla                    = [[Bijay Singh]] &amp;lt;!--Name of the current MLA. Leave blank for former constituencies--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|party                  = {{Party index link|Janata Dal (United)}}&lt;br /&gt;
|alliance               = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]&lt;br /&gt;
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] &amp;lt;!--Year of the last election. Leave blank for former constituencies--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| electors = 279,756&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Barari Assembly constituency&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Katihar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].It is located near the banks of Kosi river. Nearest railway station is Karhagola Road. Laxmipur aitihashik gurudwara is also located here.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Overview==&lt;br /&gt;
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 68. Barari Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Barari, Sameli and Kursela [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocks]].&amp;lt;ref name=commission&amp;gt;{{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 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Barari Assembly constituency is part of No 11 [[Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency)]].&amp;lt;ref name=commission/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Year&lt;br /&gt;
!Name&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;election2020&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Kadwa Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/kadwa.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Party&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; |Vasudev Prasad Singh&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Muhamad Sakoor&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Vasudev Prasad Singh&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Karuneshwar Singh&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Mansoor Alam&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Lokdal}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Prem Nath Jaiswal&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Mansoor Alam&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Muhamad Sakoor&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |Bibhas Chandra Choudhary&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Neeraj Yadav (politician)|Neeraj Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bijay Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)| dab=yes}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Election results==&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2025 ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin |title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Barari&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;election2025&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=2025-12-15 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ae/2025/16 |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Janata Dal (United)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Bijay Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:107842}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 47.18&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +2.47&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Tauquir Alam&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:96858}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 42.37&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Md Matiur Rahman&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:5846}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 2.56&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -1.05&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Shivpujan Paswan&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:4962}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 2.17&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Jan Suraaj Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Pritam Prasoon&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:3026}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.32&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = None of the above&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:3047}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.33&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -0.67&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:10984}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 4.81&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -0.9&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:228594}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 81.71&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +14.48&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |winner     = Janata Dal (United)&lt;br /&gt;
  |loser      = &lt;br /&gt;
  |swing      = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2020 ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Barari&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;election2020&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Janata Dal (United)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Bijay Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:81752}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 44.71&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Rashtriya Janata Dal&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Neeraj Kumar&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:71314}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 39.0&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -4.14&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Lok Janshakti Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Bibhash Chandra Choudhary&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:7920}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 4.33&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Rakesh Kumar Raushan&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:6598}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 3.61&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Srikant Mandal&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:1943}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.06&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = None of the above&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:3652}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 2.0&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = +0.58&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:10438}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 5.71&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -2.98&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:182851}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 67.23&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = -2.37&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |winner     = Janata Dal (United)&lt;br /&gt;
  |loser      = Rashtriya Janata Dal&lt;br /&gt;
  |swing      = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
=== 2015 ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin&lt;br /&gt;
  |title      = [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Barari&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;election2015&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |date=2018-08-20 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2015 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Rashtriya Janata Dal&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Neeraj Kumar&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:71175}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 43.14&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Bibhash Chandra Choudhary&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:56839}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 34.45&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Nationalist Congress Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Muhammad Shakur&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:11002}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 6.67&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Kailash Sahani&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:8484}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 5.14&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Muhammad Israil&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:3597}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 2.18&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Dinesh Prasad Yadav&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:2406}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.46&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Yugal Kishor Sah&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:2078}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.26&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = None of the above&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:2344}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.42&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:14336}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 8.69&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = {{formatnum:164998}}&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 69.6&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Purnia Division topics}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{coord|25|32|26|N|87|24|26|E|region:IN-BR|display=inline,title}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Politics of Katihar district]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1957 establishments in Bihar]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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