Buxar

Demographic profile

In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 282819 registered voters, of which 149545 were male, 131361 female and 1907 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 277847 registered voters, of which 148593 were male, 129248 female and 1438 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 220693 registered voters in this constituency, of which 119205 were male and 101488 female and 959 from the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 6 in 2020, 6 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2020 was 878, 870 in 2015, and 851 in 2010.

Poll dates

In the 2020 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 and the results were declared on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

In the 2015 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 3 on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.

In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 6 on Saturday, November 20, 2010 and the results were declared on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

Extent

Assembly constituency no.200. Buxar comprises of the following areas of Buxar district in the Bhojpur region of Bihar: CD Blocks Buxar & Chausha.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 230.77 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Buxar is: 25°38'11.0"N 84°06'59.8"E.

A total of three Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Buxar constituency, which are: Brahampur, Dumraon, Rajpur. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Uttar Pradesh.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 56.27%, while it was 57.86% in 2015, and 58.05% in 2010.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Sanjay Kr. Tiwari @ Munna Tiwari of INC won in this constituency beating Parshuram Chaubey of BJP by a margin of 3892 votes which was 2.38% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Sanjay Kumar Tiwari Alias Munna Tiwari of INC was the winner in this seat beating Pradeep Dubey of BJP by a margin of 10181 votes which was 6.34% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Prof Sukhada Pande of BJP won this seat defeating Shyam Lal Singh Kushwaha of RJD by a margin of 20183 votes which was 15.76% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Sanjay Kr. Tiwari @ Munna Tiwari of INC had a vote share of 36.38% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Sanjay Kumar Tiwari Alias Munna Tiwari of INC got a vote share of 41.43% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Prof Sukhada Pande of BJP got a vote share of 37.52% in Buxar.