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{{Short description|Constituency of the Bihar legislative assembly in India}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
|name = Dhoraiya Assembly constituency
|type= SLA
| map_image = 160-Dhoraiya constituency.svg
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
|mla = [[Manish Kumar]] 
| party = {{Party index link|Janata Dal (United)}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] 
|region =
|state = [[Bihar]]
|district = [[Banka district|Banka]]
|division =
| loksabha_cons =
|constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|160]]
|established = 1951
| electors = 307,230
|abolished = 
}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

'''Dhoraiya Assembly constituency''' alternatively '''Dhauraiya''' or '''Dhuraiya Assembly constituency''' is one of 243 constituencies of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly of Bihar]]. It is part of [[Banka (Lok Sabha constituency)|Banka]] Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Amarpur, Katoria, Belhar and Banka.<ref name=commission/>

==Overview==
Dhoraiya comprises CD Blocks Rajoun & Dhoraiya.<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 = 2013-12-20 }}</ref>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election
!Name
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
|[[1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|Pashupati Singh<ref name=election1951>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3886-bihar-1951/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1951 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<ref name=election1957>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3887-bihar-1957/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1957 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |Maulana Saminuddin
|-
|[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<ref name=election1962>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3888-bihar-1962/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1962 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
|-
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|S. Mandal<ref name=election1967>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3889-bihar-1967/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1967 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
|-
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|Ram Chanura Bhanu<ref name=election1969>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3890-bihar-1969/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1969 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<ref name=election1972>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3892-bihar-1972/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1972 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |Naresh Das
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<ref name=election1977>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3893-bihar-1977/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1977 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
|-
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<ref name=election1980>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3894-bihar-1980/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1980 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
|-
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Ramroop Harijan<ref name=election1985>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3896-bihar-1985/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1985 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<ref name=election1990>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3897-bihar-1990/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1990 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |Naresh Das
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<ref name=election1995>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3899-bihar-1995/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 1995 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
|-
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<ref name=election2000>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3900-bihar-2000/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2000 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" |[[Bhudeo Choudhary]]
|{{Full party name with color|Samata Party}}
|-
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<ref name=election2005/>
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<ref name=election2005>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3901-bihar-2005/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2005 - Feb and Oct |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
|-
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]<ref name=election2010>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3903-bihar-2010/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2010 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |[[Manish Kumar]]
|-
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]<ref name=election2015/>
|-
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
| Bhudeo Choudhary
| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
|[[Manish Kumar]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y}}
|-
|}

== Election results ==
=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Dhoraiya<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Dhoraiya">{{cite news |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Dhoraiya |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04160.htm |access-date=15 December 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251215053637/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04160.htm |archive-date=15 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Manish Kumar
|votes = {{formatnum:113011}}
|percentage = 51.21
|change = +9.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = Tribhuwan Prasad
|votes = {{formatnum:90585}}
|percentage = 41.05
|change = -2.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jan Suraaj Party
|candidate = Suman Paswan
|votes = {{formatnum:6284}}
|percentage = 2.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:3025}}
|percentage = 1.37
|change = -0.42
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:22426}}
|percentage = 10.16
|change = +8.47
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:220693}}
|percentage = 71.83
|change = +10.88
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Janata Dal (United)
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2020 ===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Dhoraiya<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-13 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Bhudeo Choudhary]]
|votes = {{formatnum:79324}}
|percentage = 43.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = [[Manish Kumar]]
|votes = {{formatnum:76264}}
|percentage = 42.17
|change = -2.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Dipak Kumar Paswan
|votes = {{formatnum:4108}}
|percentage = 2.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samta Party
|candidate = Shiv Shankar
|votes = {{formatnum:3157}}
|percentage = 1.75
|change = -27.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ranjeet Sharma
|votes = {{formatnum:3108}}
|percentage = 1.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)
|candidate = Prof. Bilkshan Ravidas
|votes = {{formatnum:2959}}
|percentage = 1.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Puja Devi
|votes = {{formatnum:2256}}
|percentage = 1.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sadanand Tanti
|votes = {{formatnum:2245}}
|percentage = 1.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Vanchit Samaj Party
|candidate = Mritunjay Kumar Ray
|votes = {{formatnum:1813}}
|percentage = 1.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:3233}}
|percentage = 1.79
|change = -1.97
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:3060}}
|percentage = 1.69
|change = -13.89
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:180867}}
|percentage = 60.95
|change = +3.36
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|loser = Janata Dal (United)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2015 ===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Dhauraiya<ref name=election2015>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/ |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2015 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=11 February 2021 |url-access=limited}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = [[Manish Kumar]]
|votes = {{formatnum:68858}}
|percentage = 44.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samta Party
|candidate = [[Bhudeo Choudhary]]
|votes = {{formatnum:44704}}
|percentage = 28.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Munilal Paswan
|votes = {{formatnum:24501}}
|percentage = 15.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = ''n/a''
|votes = {{formatnum:5836}}
|percentage = 3.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party
|candidate = Vijay Paswan
|votes = {{formatnum:3345}}
|percentage = 2.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Pushpalata Kumari
|votes = {{formatnum:2642}}
|percentage = 1.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bhartiya Dalit Party
|candidate = Neelu Devi
|votes = {{formatnum:2319}}
|percentage = 1.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Garib Janta Dal (Secular)
|candidate = Anil Rajak
|votes = {{formatnum:1489}}
|percentage = 0.96
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:5836}}
|percentage = 3.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:24154}}
|percentage = 15.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:155039}}
|percentage = 57.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[List of Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]

==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}}

{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}

[[Category:Politics of Banka district]]
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Bihar]]

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