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{{Infobox Indian constituency
|name = Jokihat
|type= SLA
| map_image = 50-Jokihat constituency.svg
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
|mla = [[Mohammad Murshid Alam]]
|party = {{Party index link|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|alliance = {{Party index link|Independent|shortname=None}}
| latest_election_year = [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]] 
|region =
|state = [[Bihar]]
|district = [[Araria district|Araria]]
|division =
| loksabha_cons = [[Araria Lok Sabha constituency|Araria]]
|constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|50]]
|established = 1967
| electors = 301,120
| reservation = None
|abolished = 
}}
'''Jokihat Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Araria district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. In 2017 Bihar Flood affected area.
{{Pie chart
| caption = Each election in the Raniganj Vidhansabha constituency has been won by a different political party (1967–2025).
| value1 = 23.52
| label1 = [[Janata Dal (United)|'''JDU''']] (4 term)
| color1 = {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}
| value2 = 11.76
| label2 = [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''']] (2 term)
| color2 = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}
| value3 = 11.76
| label3= [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|'''RJD''']] (2 term)
| color3 = {{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
| value4 = 11.76
| label4 = [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|'''AIMIM''']] (2 term)
| color4= {{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
| value5= 11.76
| label5 = [[Independent politician|'''IND''']] (2 term)
| color5 = {{party color|Independent}}
| value6 = 5.88
| label6 = [[Samajwadi Party|'''SP''']] (1 term)
|colour6 = {{ Party color |Samajwadi Party}}
| value7 = 5.88
| label7 = [[Praja Socialist Party|'''PSP''']] (1 term)
| color7 = {{party color|Praja Socialist Party}}
| value8 = 5.88
| label8 = [[Janata Dal|'''JD''']] (1 term)
| color8 = {{party color|Janata Dal}}
| value9 = 5.88
| label9 = [[Janata Party|'''JP''']] (1 term)
| color9 = {{party color|Janata Party}}
| value10 = 5.88
| label10 = [[Janata Party (Secular)|'''JPS''']] (1 term)
| color10 = {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}
| colour10 = #0000000000CD
}}
==Overview==
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 50 Jokihat Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Jokihat [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]]; Barahkumba, Bhikha, Nakta Khurd, Pakri, Pechaili, Ramnagar, Sohandar, Suksaina, Majlispur, Kujri and Miyanpur [[gram panchayat]]s of Palasi CD Block.<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>

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

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web |title=Jokihat Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/jokihat.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|Nazamuddin
|{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|rowspan="3" |[[Taslimuddin]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|{{party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|Moidur Rehman
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|[[Taslimuddin]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party (Secular)|dab=yes}}
|-
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Moidur Rahman
|{{party name with color|Independent}}
|-
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|[[Taslimuddin]]
|{{Full party name with color|Samajwadi Party}}
|-
|1996^
| rowspan="2" |[[Sarfaraz Alam]]
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
| rowspan="2" |Manzar Alam
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y|rowspan=4}}
|-
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
|-
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Sarfaraz Alam]]
|-
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
|-
|2018^
| rowspan="3" |[[Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam|Shahnawaz Alam]]
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|{{Full party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
|Md Murshid Alam
|{{Full party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|}
^by-election

==Election results==
=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2025]]: Jokihat<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Jokihat">{{cite news |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Jokihat |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S0450.htm |access-date=7 January 2026 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260107140001/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S0450.htm |archive-date=7 January 2026}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|candidate = Md. Murshid Alam
|party = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
|votes = {{formatnum:83737}}
|percentage = 38.52
|change = {{increase}}4.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|candidate = Manzar Alam
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|votes = {{formatnum:54934}}
|percentage = 25.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jan Suraaj Party
|candidate = Sarfaraz Alam
|votes = {{formatnum:35354}}
|percentage = 16.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam|Shahnawaz Alam]]
|votes = {{formatnum:29659}}
|percentage = 13.64
|change = {{decrease}}16.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Momin Front
|candidate = Md Ismail
|votes = {{formatnum:4137}}
|percentage = 1.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party
|candidate = Musarrat
|votes = {{formatnum:2609}}
|percentage = 1.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:4003}}
|percentage = 1.84
|change = {{increase}}0.21
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:28803}}
|percentage = 13.25
|change = {{increase}}9.01
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:217385}}
|percentage = 71.55
|change = {{increase}}12.19
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2020 ===
{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2020]]: Jokihat<ref name="election2020"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
|candidate = [[Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam|Shahnawaz Alam]]
|votes = {{formatnum:59596}}
|percentage = 34.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|candidate = [[Sarfaraz Alam]]
|votes = {{formatnum:52213}}
|percentage = 29.98
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ranjit Yadav
|votes = {{formatnum:48933}}
|percentage = 28.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Saba Perween
|votes = {{formatnum:3696}}
|percentage = 2.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Social Democratic Party of India
|candidate = Md Shabbir Ahmad
|votes = {{formatnum:2350}}
|percentage = 1.35
|change = {{increase}}0.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:2844}}
|percentage = 1.63
|change = {{decrease}}1.77
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:7383}}
|percentage = 4.24
|change = {{decrease}}29.81
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:174138}}
|percentage = 59.36
|change = {{decrease}}2.17
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|
|winner = All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen
|loser = Janata Dal (United)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2015 ===
{{Election box begin|title = [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Jokihat<ref name="Jokihat Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025">{{cite news |title=Jokihat Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/jokihat |access-date=7 January 2026 |publisher=The Times of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260107140014/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/jokihat |archive-date=7 January 2026 |language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = [[Sarfaraz Alam]]
|votes = {{formatnum:92890}}
|percentage = 58.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Ranjit Yadav
|votes = {{formatnum:38910}}
|percentage = 24.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)
|candidate = Kausar Zia
|votes = {{formatnum:5499}}
|percentage = 3.47
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Hindustani Awam Morcha
|candidate = Bibi Zeba Khatun
|votes = {{formatnum:4206}}
|percentage = 2.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Maha Nand Bishwas
|votes = {{formatnum:2557}}
|percentage = 1.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sanjay Kumar Thakur
|votes = {{formatnum:2157}}
|percentage = 1.36
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Sarfuddin
|votes = {{formatnum:1593}}
|percentage = 1.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:5388}}
|percentage = 3.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:53980}}
|percentage = 34.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:158505}}
|percentage = 61.53
|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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