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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Bihar, India}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
|name = Karakat Assembly constituency<!-- The name of the constituency --><br />
|type= SLA<br />
| map_image = 213-Karakat constituency.svg<br />
| map_caption = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
|mla = [[Arun Singh Kushwaha]]<br />
|party = {{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation}}<br />
|alliance = {{Party index link|Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)}}<br />
|latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] <!--Year of the last election. Leave blank for former constituencies--><br />
|region = <br />
|state = [[Bihar]]<br />
|district = [[Rohtas district|Rohtas]]<br />
|division = <br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Karakat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karakat]]<br />
|constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|213]]<br />
|established = 1967<br />
| electors = 333,262<br />
|abolished = <!-- year abolished --><br />
}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date = March 2017}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date = March 2017}}<br />
<br />
'''Karakat Assembly constituency''' is an assembly constituency for [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] in [[Rohtas district]] of [[Bihar]], India. It comes under [[Karakat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karakat]].<ref name="election2015">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/karakat.html|title=Karakat Assembly Election Results 2015, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|website=www.elections.in}}</ref> In the 2020 assembly elections, Arun Kumar Singh of CPI(ML) defeated Rajeswar Raj of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] to emerge victorious.<ref name="election2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/bihar-assembly-elections-2020/karakat-election-results-live-s04a213/|title=Karakat Vidhan Sabha 2020|website=News18|access-date=2020-11-30}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Member<ref name="election2018">{{Cite web |title=Karakat Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/karakat.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref><br />
! colspan="2" |Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| rowspan="2" | [[Tulsi Singh Yadav|Tulsi Yadav]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
| Manorma Pandey<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
| Tribhuwan Singh<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
| [[Tulsi Singh Yadav|Tulsi Yadav]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party (Secular)|dab=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
| Shashi Rani Mishra<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br />
| rowspan="2" | [[Tulsi Singh Yadav|Tulsi Yadav]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Arun Singh Kushwaha| Arun Singh]]<br />
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation}}" |<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]<br />
| Rajeshwar Raj <br />
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]<br />
| [[Sanjay Kumar Singh (RJD politician)|Sanjay Yadav]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]<br />
|Rowspan=2|[[Arun Singh Kushwaha]]<ref name="election2020-1">{{cite web|url= https://www.sasaramkigaliyan.com/sasaram/news-sasaram/rohtas-won-mla-election-2020/|title=<br />
रोहतास से NDA साफ 7 विधानसभाओं में कौन कितने वोट से जीता हारा}}</ref><br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
=== 2025 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Karakat<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Karakat">{{cite news |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Karakat |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04213.htm |access-date=1 December 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251201093000/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04213.htm |archive-date=1 December 2025}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Arun Singh Kushwaha|Arun Singh]] (Vil- Ajnap Tola)<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:74157}}<br />
|percentage = 37.51<br />
|change = -10.68<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Mahabali Singh]]<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:71321}}<br />
|percentage = 36.07<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Jyoti Pawan Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:23469}}<br />
|percentage = 11.87<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Jan Suraaj Party<br />
|candidate = Yogendra Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:7503}}<br />
|percentage = 3.79<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Bandana Raj<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:7377}}<br />
|percentage = 3.73<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Bansidhar Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3019}}<br />
|percentage = 1.53<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:5765}}<br />
|percentage = 2.92<br />
|change = +1.17<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2836}}<br />
|percentage = 1.44<br />
|change = -9.16<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:197715}}<br />
|percentage = 59.33<br />
|change = +7.11<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation<br />
|loser = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2020 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Karakat<ref name="election2020"/>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Arun Singh Kushwaha|Arun Singh]]<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:82700}}<br />
|percentage = 48.19<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Rajeshwar Raj<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:64511}}<br />
|percentage = 37.59<br />
|change = +6.51<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtrawadi Janlok Party (Satya)<br />
|candidate = Amit Kumar Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:5645}}<br />
|percentage = 3.29<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samta Party<br />
|candidate = Malti Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:4901}}<br />
|percentage = 2.86<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Hare Ram Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2528}}<br />
|percentage = 1.47<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Bansidhar Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2162}}<br />
|percentage = 1.26<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Ashok Kumar Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2000}}<br />
|percentage = 1.17<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3010}}<br />
|percentage = 1.75<br />
|change = -0.53<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:18189}}<br />
|percentage = 10.6<br />
|change = +2.69<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:171627}}<br />
|percentage = 52.22<br />
|change = +0.33<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation<br />
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2015 ===<br />
{{Election box begin<br />
|title = [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Karakat<ref name="election2015"/><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = Sanjay Kumar Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:59720}}<br />
|percentage = 38.99<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Rajeshwar Raj<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:47601}}<br />
|percentage = 31.08<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation<br />
|candidate = Arun Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:23534}}<br />
|percentage = 15.37<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Madan Prasad Vaishya<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3905}}<br />
|percentage = 2.55<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)<br />
|candidate = Akhlaque Ahmad<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3815}}<br />
|percentage = 2.49<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|candidate = Kashi Nath Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3195}}<br />
|percentage = 2.09<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Sampoorna Kranti Dal<br />
|candidate = Vinay Kumar Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2381}}<br />
|percentage = 1.55<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Rahul Kumar Singh<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1906}}<br />
|percentage = 1.24<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3493}}<br />
|percentage = 2.28<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:12119}}<br />
|percentage = 7.91<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:153150}}<br />
|percentage = 51.89<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{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}}<br />
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[[Category:Politics of Rohtas district]]<br />
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]<br />
[[Category:1967 establishments in Bihar]]</div>
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