Kumhrar Assembly Constituency 2025:
Kumhrar (Constituency No. 183) is one of the 243 legislative assembly constituencies in Bihar. It lies in Patna district, forming part of the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency.
Geographically, it’s an urban constituency. It includes certain wards of Patna Municipal Corporation plus outgrowth areas of Patna Rural CD Block. The seat was formed (or re-delimited) in 2008, earlier known as Patna Central.
In terms of demographics and voters:
Total electors in 2020 were about 427,430.
It’s a “General” seat — i.e. not reserved for SC/ST.
There is a modest share of Scheduled Caste voters (~7.2%) and Muslims (~11.6%) in the electorate.
Local issues that come up on a regular basis are:
Urban infrastructure: Roads, water, sanitation, parking.
Civic governance: Municipal services, the responsiveness of the MLA / local bodies.
Youth concerns: The educated unemployed youth, the coaching centres for exam preparation, public transport.
Voter turnout has always been very low, it is still around 35-38% most of the time.
So, while voters are urban and relatively more aware, there is frustration over service delivery and lack of visibility of representatives in resolving daily civic problems.
Kumhrar has been a stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for many years. After the delimitation when it became Kumhrar (in 2008), the BJP’s Arun Kumar Sinha has won in 2010, 2015, and 2020. Before that, under the ‘old’ Patna Central seat identity, BJP or its allies also had a strong presence.
The BJP’s winning margins have been shrinking somewhat: e.g., in 2010 the margin was very large (72.04% vote share for BJP) but by 2020 the BJP’s vote share was about 54%, still comfortable but showing more competition.
Opposition parties like RJD, Congress, and smaller ones have tried to make inroads but have generally lagged in this constituency. The pattern has been one of steady dominance by BJP, aided by strong upper caste backing (Kayastha, Brahmin, Bhumihar) and good urban organizational strength.
Between 2010 and 2020, the numbers tell an interesting story about how voter behaviour, margins, and vote shares evolved in Kumhrar.
2010: Arun Kumar Sinha (BJP) won with ~72% vote share, with a very large margin over his nearest competitor.
2015: BJP held the seat with Sinha again, vote share dropped (≈ 56.25%) compared to 2010; opposition (primarily Congress) had improved performance.
2020: Sinha again won; vote share ~54.0%. The margin reduced compared to 2010 but still substantial. Turnout also remained in the low-mid 30s (%) range.
2020: Arun Kumar Sinha (BJP)
2015: Arun Kumar Sinha (BJP)
2010: Arun Kumar Sinha (BJP)
2005: Anant Kumar Singh (JD(U))
2000: Yogendra Singh (CPM)
1995: Chandramukhi Devi (BJP)
1990: Ranveer Yadav (Independent)
1985: Satdeo Singh (Congress)
1980: Ram Sharan Yadav (JNP(SC), Janata Party (SC) or aligned)
1977: Ram Sharan Yadav (Independent)
Based on past patterns and current political discussions:
It is highly probable that Arun Kumar Sinha (BJP) will contest again. Given his track record of wins in 2010, 2015, 2020, he is the incumbent.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is the likely main challenger, given its statewide position in the opposition or Mahagathbandhan bloc. Past contest in 2020 was with Dharamendra Kumar (RJD) as runner-up.
Smaller parties or independents may also contest, as always, but none with major likely impact unless there’s a surprise shift.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | 10.10.2025 |
| Last Nomination Date | 17.10.2025 |
| Nomination Scrutiny | 18.10.2025 |
| Withdrawal Deadline | 20.10.2025 |
| Polling Date | 06.11.2025 |
| Exit Poll Release | 11.11.2025 |
| Result Declaration | 14.11.2025 |
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set 06.11.2025 as the date of voting for the Kumhrar constituency. It will be a part of phase 1 in Bihar elections.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set 14.11.2025 as the date of results for the Kumhrar constituency, along with the polling result of all Bihar Assembly seats.
This website uses cookies.