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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
|name = Kochadhaman <br />
|type= SLA<br />
| map_image = 55-Kochadhaman constituency.svg<br />
| map_caption = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
|mla = [[Sarwar Alam]]<br />
|party = {{Party index link|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}<br />
|alliance = {{Party index link|Independent|shortname=None}}<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 = [[Kishanganj district|Kishanganj]]<br />
|division = <br />
| loksabha_cons = <br />
|constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|55]]<br />
|established = 2008<br />
| electors = 250,697<br />
| reservation = None<br />
|abolished = <!-- year abolished --><br />
}}<br />
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'''Kochadhaman Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Kishanganj district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].<br />
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==Overview==<br />
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 55 Kochadhamin Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Kochadhamin [[Community Development Block in India|community development block]]; Belwa, Gachhpara, Chakla, Mehangaon, Daula and Pichhla [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Kishanganj]] 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><br />
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Kochadhaman Assembly constituency is part of No 10 [[Kishanganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=commission/><br />
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== Members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly ==<br />
Following is the list of Members of Legislative Assembly from Kochadhaman Vidhan Sabha.<ref name="election2019">{{Cite web|url=http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/55.pdf|title=mujahid alam vidhan sabha profile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609135005/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/member_profile/55.pdf|archive-date=9 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="election2019-1">{{Cite web|url=http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/ex%20mla/15.pdf|title=15th bihar vidhan sabha members web archive|website=web archive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609061638/http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/ex%20mla/15.pdf|archive-date=9 June 2019}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Name<ref name="election2018">{{Cite web |title=Kochadhaman Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/kochadhaman.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref><br />
! colspan="2" |Party<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="4" |{{center|''Until 2008: Constituency did not exist''}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]<br />
|[[Akhtarul Iman]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}<br />
|-<br />
|2014^<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Mujahid Alam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Muhammad Izhar Asfi]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]<br />
| [[Sarwar Alam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}<br />
|}<br />
^denotes by-election<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
=== 2025 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Kochadhaman<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Kochadhaman">{{cite news |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Kochadhaman |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S0455.htm |access-date=31 December 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231113719/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S0455.htm |archive-date=31 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen<br />
|candidate = [[Sarwar Alam]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:81860}}<br />
|percentage = 42.34<br />
|change = {{decrease}}7.11<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = [[Mujahid Alam]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:58839}}<br />
|percentage = 30.44<br />
|change = {{increase}}14.26<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Bina Devi<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:44858}}<br />
|percentage = 23.2<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Md. Shamsul Haque<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2188}}<br />
|percentage = 1.13<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Jan Suraaj Party<br />
|candidate = Abu Affan Farooquee<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1976}}<br />
|percentage = 1.02<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:2039}}<br />
|percentage = 1.05<br />
|change = {{decrease}}0.78<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:23021}}<br />
|percentage = 11.9<br />
|change = {{decrease}}10.47<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:193325}}<br />
|percentage = 77.12<br />
|change = {{increase}}12.53<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
|winner = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen<br />
|loser = RJD<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2020 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Kochadhaman<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><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen<br />
|candidate = [[Muhammad Izhar Asfi]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:79893}}<br />
|percentage = 49.45<br />
|change = {{increase}}23.31<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|candidate = [[Mujahid Alam]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:43750}}<br />
|percentage = 27.08<br />
|change = {{decrease}}12.34<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = Shahid Alam<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:26134}}<br />
|percentage = 16.18<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Dayanand Mandal<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1947}}<br />
|percentage = 1.21<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Lok Janshakti Party<br />
|candidate = Habibur Rahman<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1606}}<br />
|percentage = 0.99<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:2953}}<br />
|percentage = 1.83<br />
|change = {{decrease}}0.73<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:36143}}<br />
|percentage = 22.37<br />
|change = {{increase}}9.09<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:161568}}<br />
|percentage = 64.59<br />
|change = {{decrease}}0.91<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
| <br />
|winner = All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen<br />
|loser = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2015 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
|title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Kochadhaman]]<ref name="Kochadhaman Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025">{{cite news |title=Kochadhaman Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/kochadhaman |access-date=31 December 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231113739/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/kochadhaman |archive-date=31 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|candidate = [[Mujahid Alam]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:55929}}<br />
|percentage = 39.42<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen<br />
|candidate = [[Akhtarul Iman]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:37086}}<br />
|percentage = 26.14<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Abdur Rahman<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:34895}}<br />
|percentage = 24.59<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Janta Dal Rashtravadi<br />
|candidate = Wasi Asgar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2089}}<br />
|percentage = 1.47<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)<br />
|candidate = Gulrez Roshan Rahman<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1348}}<br />
|percentage = 0.95<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:3636}}<br />
|percentage = 2.56<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:18843}}<br />
|percentage = 13.28<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:141890}}<br />
|percentage = 65.5<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
| <br />
|winner = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|loser = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
===2014 bypoll===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
|title=Bihar Assembly election, 2014 by-election: [[Kochadhaman]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Janata Dal (United)|candidate=[[Mujahid Alam]]|votes=41,288|percentage=32.65|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sadique Samdani|votes=31,050|percentage=24.55|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Abdur Rahman|votes=28,924|percentage=22.87|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Rashtriya Janata Dal|candidate=Muhammad Intekhab Alam|votes=22,818|percentage=18.04|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
===2010===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
|title=[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2010]]: [[Kochadhaman]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = [[Akhtarul Iman]]<br />
|votes = 37,376<br />
|percentage = 36.27<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|candidate = [[Mujahid Alam]]<br />
|votes = 28,351<br />
|percentage = 27.52<br />
|change = <br />
}}{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Sadique Samdani<br />
|votes = 9,861<br />
|percentage = 9.57<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = 9,025<br />
|percentage = 8.75<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| <br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <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 Kishanganj district]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies established in 2008]]<br />
[[Category:2008 establishments in Bihar]]</div>
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