Motihari
Assembly Constituency, Bihar
19. Motihari is one of the 70 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Bihar. This constituency is located in the Tirhut region. Bihar is located in the East region of India. This seat can be classified as: Semi-Urban and falls in the Purvi Champaran district of Bihar. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 19. Motihari Assembly constituency is part of the 3. Purvi Champaran (General) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Semi-Urban. In the 2025 Bihar Assembly election, Motihari voted on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 and the counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.
lord Shiva the Indian temple in Bihar Motihari village. Copyright (c) Saddam Ali Ansari / Shutterstock
Location
The geographic coordinates of Motihari Assembly constituency are: 26°37'44.8"N 84°57'33.5"E. This constituency falls in Purvi Champaran district of Bihar and in the Tirhut region. Motihari shares its borders with six other Assembly constituencies. Other Bihar Assembly constituencies adjacent to Motihari are: Chiraia, Narkatia, Harsidhi, Kalyanpur, Pipra, Madhuban. This constituency shares an inter-state border with .
2025
Motihari Assembly election results
2020
Motihari Assembly election results
2015
Motihari Assembly election results
2010
Motihari Assembly election results
Demographic profile
There were a total of 289799 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2025 Assembly election in Motihari Assembly constituency, of which 155270 were male, 134525 female and 4 of the third gender. In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 314345 registered voters, of which 166927 were male, 147413 female and 5 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 292561 registered voters, of which 158181 were male, 134378 female and 97 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 219062 registered voters in this constituency, of which 119725 were male and 99337 female and 70 from the third gender.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 407 in 2020, 2 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2025 was 866, in 2020 it was 883, 850 in 2015, and 830 in 2010.
Poll dates
Motihari 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 3 on Saturday, November 7, 2020 and the results were declared on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.
In the 2015 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 4 on Sunday, November 1, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.
In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 3 on Thursday, October 28, 2010 and the results were declared on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.
Election Trivia
The Election Commission of India is undertaking a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for electoral rolls in Bihar for the first time since 2003. This drive aims at cleaning up the voter list by removing ineligible, non-existent and duplicate registered voters in the state.
Extent
Assembly constituency no.19. Motihari comprises of the following areas of Purvi Champaran district in the Tirhut region of Bihar: CD Blocks Motihari & Piprakothi
This constituency covers an approximate area of 298.09 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Motihari is: 26°37'44.8"N 84°57'33.5"E.
A total of six Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Motihari constituency, which are: Chiraia, Narkatia, Harsidhi, Kalyanpur, Pipra, Madhuban. 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 Motihari constituency was 72.93%. In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 59.67%, while it was 57.72% in 2015, and 55.74% in 2010.
Victory margin
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Pramod Kumar of BJP won in this constituency beating Om Prakash Chaudhary of RJD by a margin of 14645 votes which was 7.81% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Pramod Kumar of BJP was the winner in this seat beating Binod Kumar Shrivastava of RJD by a margin of 18517 votes which was 10.99% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Pramod Kumar of BJP won this seat defeating Rajesh Gupta Alias Bablu Gupta of RJD by a margin of 24530 votes which was 20.09% of the total votes polled for the seat.
Winner vote share (%)
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Pramod Kumar of BJP had a vote share of 49.44% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Pramod Kumar of BJP got a vote share of 47.45% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Pramod Kumar of BJP got a vote share of 42.5% in Motihari.
- First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
- Last Updated: November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM IST