Arwal

Demographic profile

There were a total of 265891 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2025 Assembly election in Arwal Assembly constituency, of which 140559 were male, 125330 female and 2 of the third gender. In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 258687 registered voters, of which 134992 were male, 123694 female and 1 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 245859 registered voters, of which 131776 were male, 114072 female and 778 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 201479 registered voters in this constituency, of which 110090 were male and 91389 female and 425 from the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 1788 in 2020, 11 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2025 was 892, in 2020 it was 916, 866 in 2015, and 830 in 2010.

Poll dates

Arwal Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. The counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.

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 2 on Friday, October 16, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.

In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 5 on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 and the results were declared on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

Extent

Assembly constituency no.214. Arwal comprises of the following areas of Arawal district in the Magadh region of Bihar: CD Blocks Arwal & Kaler; Gram Panchayats Belkhara, Shahar Telpa, Keyal, Bambhai & Rampur Chay of Karpi CD Block

This constituency covers an approximate area of 304.5 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Arwal is: 25°10'31.8"N 84°35'35.9"E.

A total of eight Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Arwal constituency, which are: Paliganj, Arrah, Agiaon, Kurtha, Goh, Obra, Nokha, Karakat. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Arwal constituency was 63.87%. In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 56.1%, while it was 52.78% in 2015, and 47.11% in 2010.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Maha Nand Singh of CPIMLL won in this constituency beating Dipak Kumar Sharma of BJP by a margin of 19950 votes which was 13.78% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Ravindra Singh of RJD was the winner in this seat beating Chitranjan Kumar of BJP by a margin of 17810 votes which was 13.73% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Chitranjan Kumar of BJP won this seat defeating Mahanand Prasad of CPIMLL by a margin of 4202 votes which was 4.43% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Maha Nand Singh of CPIMLL had a vote share of 47.18% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Ravindra Singh of RJD got a vote share of 42.62% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Chitranjan Kumar of BJP got a vote share of 25.31% in Arwal.