# Harlakhi Assembly constituency

Harlakhi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Madhubani district in the Indian state of Bihar.

## Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 31. Harlakhi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Harlakhi and Madhwapur community development blocks; Karhara, Samada, Salha, Teoth, Mahamadpur, Betauna and Manpaur gram panchayats of Benipatti CD Block.
Harlakhi Assembly constituency is part of No. 6. Madhubani (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Anak Kishore Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Baidyanath Yadav | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | Baidyanath Yadav | Communist Party of India |
| 1969 | Shakur Ahmed | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Shakur Ahmed | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Baidyanath Yadav | Communist Party of India |
| 1980 | Mithilesh Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Mithilesh Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Veena Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| 1995 | Ram Naresh Pandey | Communist Party of India |
| 2000 | Sitaram Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2005 | Ram Naresh Pandey | Communist Party of India |
| 2005 | Ram Naresh Pandey | Communist Party of India |
| 2010 | Shaligram Yadav | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2015 | Basant Kumar | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 2016^ | Sudhanshu Shekhar | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 2020 | Sudhanshu Shekhar | Janata Dal (United) |

## Election results
### 2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Harlakhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(U) | Sudhanshu Shekhar | 60,393 | 36.10 |
| | CPI | Ram Naresh Pandey | 42,800 | 25.58 |
| | RLSP | Santosh Kumar Singh | 6,807 | 4.07 |
| | LJP | Vikash Kumar Mishra | 6,177 | 3.69 |
| | | Rest of the candidates + NOTA (None of the above) | ~23,000 | 14.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,593 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | JD(U) gain from RLSP | JD(U) gain from RLSP | Swing | |

### 2016 by-poll

By-election, 2016: Harlakhi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RLSP | Sudhanshu Shekhar | 62,434 | 46.32 |
| | INC | Muhammad Shabbir | 43,784 | 32.48 |
| | CPI | Ram Naresh Pandey | 19,835 | 14.71 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 8,326 | 5.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,650 | 13.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,43,127 | 55.38 |
| | RLSP hold | RLSP hold | Swing | |

### 2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Harlakhi constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | RLSP | Basant Kumar | 40,468 | 27.93 |
| | INC | Muhammad Shabbir | 36,576 | 25.25 |
| | CPI | Rishi Kumar Rai | 22,709 | 15.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 144,866 | 56.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 258,296 | |
| | RLSP gain from JD(U) | RLSP gain from JD(U) | Swing | |

### 1977-2010

In the November 2010 state assembly elections, Aditya Thakur of JD(U) won the Harlakhi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Rishi Kumar Rai of CPI. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Rishi Kumar Rai of CPI defeated Anuj Kumar of RJD in October 2005 and February 2005. Anuj Kumar of RJD defeated Rishi Kumar Rai of CPI in 2000. Rishi Kumar Rai of CPI defeated Vanya Yadav of Congress in 1995. Vanya Yadav of Congress defeated Rishi Kumar Rai of CPI in 1990. Bhuneshwar Jha of Congress defeated Vipul Borraha of CPI in 1985 and 1980. Pandey of CPI defeated sarpanch of Congress in 1977.