Dhoraiya
Assembly Constituency, Bihar
160. Dhoraiya (Dhauraiya, Dhuraiya) is one of the 70 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Bihar. This constituency is located in the Bhagalpur region. Bihar is located in the East region of India. This seat can be classified as: Rural and falls in the Banka district of Bihar. The reservation status of this constituency is: Scheduled Caste. 160. Dhoraiya Assembly constituency is part of the 27. Banka (General) Lok Sabha constituency and can be classified as Rural. In the 2025 Bihar Assembly election, Dhoraiya voted on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 and the counting of votes is on Friday, November 14, 2025.
Location
The geographic coordinates of Dhauraiya Assembly constituency are: 25°00'01.1"N 87°03'27.7"E. This constituency falls in Banka district of Bihar and in the Bhagalpur region. Dhauraiya shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Bihar Assembly constituencies adjacent to Dhauraiya are: Nathnagar, Kahalgaon, Banka, Amarpur. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Jharkhand.
2025
Dhoraiya Assembly election results
2020
Dhauraiya Assembly election results
2015
Dhauraiya (SC) Assembly election results
2010
Dhuraiya (SC) Assembly election results
Demographic profile
There were a total of 306148 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2025 Assembly election in Dhoraiya Assembly constituency, of which 161789 were male, 144358 female and 1 of the third gender. In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 296749 registered voters, of which 156672 were male, 140077 female and 0 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 269196 registered voters, of which 143940 were male, 125250 female and 227 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 226035 registered voters in this constituency, of which 121262 were male and 104773 female and 142 from the third gender.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 353 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 2025 was 892, in 2020 it was 894, 870 in 2015, and 864 in 2010.
Poll dates
Dhoraiya 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 1 on Monday, October 12, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.
In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 4 on Monday, November 1, 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.160. Dhauraiya comprises of the following areas of Banka district in the Bhagalpur region of Bihar: CD Blocks Rajoun & Dhauraiya
This constituency covers an approximate area of 415.75 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Dhauraiya is: 25°00'01.1"N 87°03'27.7"E.
A total of four Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Dhauraiya constituency, which are: Nathnagar, Kahalgaon, Banka, Amarpur. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Jharkhand.
Voter turnout
According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Dhoraiya constituency was 71.74%. In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 61%, while it was 57.6% in 2015, and 49.89% in 2010.
Victory margin
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Bhudeo Choudhary of RJD won in this constituency beating Manish Kumar of JDU by a margin of 3060 votes which was 1.69% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Manish Kumar of JDU was the winner in this seat beating Bhudeo Choudhary of BLSP by a margin of 24154 votes which was 15.58% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Manish Kumar of JDU won this seat defeating Naresh Das of RJD by a margin of 8342 votes which was 7.4% of the total votes polled for the seat.
Winner vote share (%)
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Bhudeo Choudhary of RJD had a vote share of 43.86% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Manish Kumar of JDU got a vote share of 44.41% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Manish Kumar of JDU got a vote share of 35.71% in Dhauraiya.
- First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
- Last Updated: November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM IST