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{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Bihar}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Belaganj
| type = SLA
| map_image = 232-Belaganj constituency.svg
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Manorama Devi]]
| party = {{Party index link|Janata Dal (United)}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] 
| preceded_by = [[Surendra Prasad Yadav]]<br>{{small| {{Party index link|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}}}
| region =
| state = [[Bihar]]
| district = [[Gaya district|Gaya]]
| division =
| loksabha_cons = [[Gaya (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gaya]]
| constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|232]]
| established = 1962
| electors = 279,839
| incumbent_image =
| abolished = 
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2020}}
'''Belaganj''' is an assembly constituency for [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] in [[Gaya district]] of [[Bihar]], [[India]].<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web|url=https://gaya.nic.in/constituencies/|title=Constituencies {{!}} Gaya {{!}} India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref> It comes under [[Gaya (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name="election2018">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/belaganj.html|title=Belaganj Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2020-03-06}}</ref> After 2009 delimitation, Belaganj Block and most parts of the Sadar Block come under Belaganj Constituency.

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|Rameshwar Manjhi
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Sachchidanand Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|Mithleshwar Prasad Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|Jitendra Prasad Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (O)}}
|-
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|Shambhu Prasad Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Shatrughna Sharan Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (U)}}
|-
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Abhiram Sharma
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Surendra Prasad Yadav]]
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|-
|1998^
|[[Mahesh Singh Yadav]]
| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal|rowspan=7}}
|-
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Surendra Prasad Yadav]]
|-
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|-
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|-
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]
|-
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
|-
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|-
|[[2024 elections in India|2024^]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Manorama Devi]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
|-
|}

==Election results==
=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2025]]: Belaganj<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Result: Belaganj">{{cite news |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Result: Belaganj |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04232.htm |access-date=25 November 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251125051357/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04232.htm |archive-date=25 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Manorama Devi
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|votes = {{formatnum:95685}}
|percentage = 46.67
|change = +13.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Vishwanath Kumar Singh
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|votes = {{formatnum:92803}}
|percentage = 45.27
|change = -1.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Lalu Yadav
|votes = {{formatnum:2769}}
|percentage = 1.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Vibhuti Narayan Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:2562}}
|percentage = 1.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Madumala Kumari
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|votes = {{formatnum:2204}}
|percentage = 1.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:3074}}
|percentage = 1.5
|change = -0.31
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:2882}}
|percentage = 1.4
|change = -12.7
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:205019}}
|percentage = 73.26
|change = +11.89
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Janata Dal (United)
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing = 1.4 %
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2024 bypoll===
{{Election box begin | title= [[2024 elections in India#Bihar|Bihar Legislative Assembly by-election 2024]]: Belaganj<ref name="Belaganj Assembly Constituency By Poll Result 2024">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Belaganj Assembly Constituency By Poll Result 2024 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S04232.htm |access-date=25 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125121231/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S04232.htm |archive-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = [[Manorama Devi]]
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|votes = 73,334
|percentage = 45.23
|change = +12.42
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Vishwanath Kumar Singh|party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|votes=51,943|percentage=32.03|change=-14.88}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Jan Suraaj Party|candidate=Mohammad Amajad|votes=17,285|percentage=10.66|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|party=None of the above (India)|votes=5,819|percentage=3.59|change=+1.78}}
{{Election box majority|votes=21,319|percentage=13.20|change=-1.02}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,62,149|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Janata Dal (United)
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing = +12.42
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2020 ===
<ref name="election1967">{{Cite web |title=🗳️ S. N. Sinha winner in Belaganj, Bihar Assembly Elections 1967: LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/1967/belaganj/ |access-date=2020-03-06 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref><ref name="election1969">{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Mithleshwar Prasad Singh winner in Belaganj, Bihar Assembly Elections 1969: LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/1969/belaganj/ |access-date=2020-03-06 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref><ref name="election1972">{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Jitendra Pd. Singh winner in Belaganj, Bihar Assembly Elections 1972: LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/1972/belaganj/ |access-date=2020-03-06 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref><ref name="election1980">{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Shatrughna Sharan Singh winner in Belaganj, Bihar Assembly Elections 1980: LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/1980/belaganj/ |access-date=2020-03-06 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref><ref name="election1990">{{Cite web |title=🗳️ Surender Prasad Yadav winner in Belaganj, Bihar Assembly Elections 1990: LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates |url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/1990/belaganj/ |access-date=2020-03-06 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref><ref name="election2015">{{Cite web |title=Surendra Prasad Yadav(RJD):Constituency- BELAGANJ(GAYA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=http://myneta.info/bihar2015/candidate.php?candidate_id=822 |access-date=2020-03-06 |website=myneta.info}}</ref>
{{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Belaganj<ref name="election2020"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Surendra Prasad Yadav]]
|votes = {{formatnum:79708}}
|percentage = 46.91
|change = {{decrease}}2.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = [[Abhay Kushwaha|Abhay Kumar Sinha]]
|votes = {{formatnum:55745}}
|percentage = 32.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Ramashray Sharma
|votes = {{formatnum:12005}}
|percentage = 7.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Syed Sharim Ali
|votes = {{formatnum:4411}}
|percentage = 2.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic
|candidate = Mohammed Ekram
|votes = {{formatnum:3803}}
|percentage = 2.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Geeta Devi
|votes = {{formatnum:2635}}
|percentage = 1.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Arun Kumar
|votes = {{formatnum:1803}}
|percentage = 1.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Mohammed Iqbal
|votes = {{formatnum:1796}}
|percentage = 1.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:3071}}
|percentage = 1.81
|change = {{decrease}}1.2
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:23963}}
|percentage = 14.1
|change = {{decrease}}6.98
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:169907}}
|percentage = 61.37
|change = {{increase}}3.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2015 ===
{{Election box begin
|title = [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Belaganj<ref name="election2015"/>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Surendra Prasad Yadav
|votes = {{formatnum:71067}}
|percentage = 49.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Hindustani Awam Morcha
|candidate = Sharim Ali
|votes = {{formatnum:40726}}
|percentage = 28.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Kumar Jitendra
|votes = {{formatnum:8114}}
|percentage = 5.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha
|candidate = Vibha Devi
|votes = {{formatnum:3349}}
|percentage = 2.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Sheikh Ayub
|votes = {{formatnum:2725}}
|percentage = 1.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Krantikari Vikas Dal
|candidate = Anand Kumar
|votes = {{formatnum:2225}}
|percentage = 1.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ashok Yadav
|votes = {{formatnum:2222}}
|percentage = 1.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharat Bhrashtachar Mitao Party
|candidate = Shahadat Hussain
|votes = {{formatnum:2160}}
|percentage = 1.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Samajwadi Party
|candidate = Sardar Mathura Yadav
|votes = {{formatnum:2090}}
|percentage = 1.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Janta Party (Indian)
|candidate = Ravindra Prasad Verma
|votes = {{formatnum:2009}}
|percentage = 1.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party
|candidate = Md Yusuf Ahmad
|votes = {{formatnum:1559}}
|percentage = 1.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharat Vikas Morcha
|candidate = Kundan Kumar
|votes = {{formatnum:1356}}
|percentage = 0.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:4331}}
|percentage = 3.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:30341}}
|percentage = 21.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:143933}}
|percentage = 57.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{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}}

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