# Bochahan Assembly constituency

26°07′N 85°31′E﻿ / ﻿26.117°N 85.517°E﻿ / 26.117; 85.517
Bochahan Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes. Bochahan Assembly constituency is part of No. 15 Muzaffarpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 91 Bochahan Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Adi Gopalpur, Balthi Rasulpur, Bhootane, Deogan, Karanpur North, Karanpur South, Lohsari, Maidapur, Majhauli, Sahila Rampur, Sarfuddinpur, Unsar and Vishunpur Jagdish gram panchayats of Bochahan community development block; Abdul Nagar Urf Madhopur, Baikatpur, Barajagannath, Bhikhanpur, Chhapra Megh, Dumri, Jamalabad, Jhapahan, Kanauli Vishundutta, Khabra, Manika Harikesh, Manika Vishunpur Chand, Mushahri Alias Radha Nagar, Narauli, Prahladpur, Rajwara Bhagwan, Rohua, Sahbazpur, Shekhpur, Sherpur, Susta and Taraura Gopalpur gram panchayats of Mushahri CD Block.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1967 | Sitaram Rajak | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1969 | Sitaram Rajak | Samyukta Socialist Party |
| 1972 | Ramai Ram | Hindustani Shoshit Dal |
| 1977 | Kamal Paswan | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Ramai Ram | Janata Party |
| 1985 | Ramai Ram | Lok Dal |
| 1990 | Ramai Ram | Janata Dal |
| 1995 | Ramai Ram | Janata Dal |
| 2000 | Ramai Ram | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2005 | Ramai Ram | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2005 | Ramai Ram | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2009^ | Musafir Paswan | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2010 | Ramai Ram | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2015 | Baby Kumari | Independent politician |
| 2020 | Musafir Paswan | Vikassheel Insaan Party |
| 2022^ | Amar Paswan | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
^by-election

## Election results

From 1957 to 1962m this constituency was known as Muzzafarnagar Muffasil (Constituency number 63). Contests in most years were multi-cornered but only winners and runners up are mentioned. Ramai Ram representing RJD defeated Shiv Nath Chaudhary of JD(U) in October 2005 and February 2005, and Musafir Paswan representing JD(U) in 2000. Ramai Ram of JD defeated Musafir Paswan representing SAP in 1995 and Ram Pratap Niraj of Congress in 1990. Ramai Ram of LD defeated Hari Lal Ram of Congress in 1985. Ramai Ram of Janata Party (JP) defeated Righan Ram of CPI in 1980. Kamal Paswan of JP defeated Hari Lal Ram of Congress in 1977.

### 1967 Assembly Elections

1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SSP | Sitaram Rajak | 18,049 | 43.85% |
| | INC | Chandramani Lal Chowdhury | 11,927 | 28.97% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,122 | 14.88% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,157 | 50.33% |
| | SSP gain from INC | SSP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1969 Assembly Elections

1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SSP | Sitaram Rajak | 19,042 | 48.76% | +4.89% |
| | INC | Chandramani Lal Chowdhury | 11,374 | 29.12% | +0.15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,668 | 19.64% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,049 | 46.10% | |
| | SSP gain from INC | SSP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1972 Assembly Elections

1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Hindustani Shoshit Dal | Ramai Ram | 13,531 | 31.86% | +31.86% |
| | Independent | Hari Lal Ram | 12,798 | 30.13% | +30.13% |
| | INC | Sitaram Rajak | 7,442 | 17.52% | −12.06% |
| | ABJS | Sai Jangi Paswan | 5,869 | 13.82% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 733 | 0.73% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,476 | 43.28% | |
| | Hindustani Shoshit Dal gain from INC | Hindustani Shoshit Dal gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1977 Assembly Elections

1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Kamal Paswan | 32,030 | 64.85% | +64.85% |
| | INC | Hari Lal Ram | 10,810 | 21.89% | +4.47% |
| | Independent | Ramai Ram | 4,006 | 8.11% | +8.11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,220 | 6.75% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,392 | 42.96% | |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | +64.85% | |

### 1980 Assembly Elections

1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Ramai Ram | 17,663 | 30.48% | −34.37% |
| | INC | Raghubir Prasad | 10,898 | 18.81% | −3.08% |
| | CPI | Rijhan Ram | 13,752 | 23.73% | +23.73% |
| | JP(S) | Kamal Paswan | 13,514 | 23.32% | +23.32% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,911 | 6.75% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,950 | 48.38% | |
| | JP gain from CPI | JP gain from CPI | Swing | -34.37% | |

### 1985 Assembly Elections

1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LKD | Ramai Ram | 20,303 | 31.96% | +31.96% |
| | INC | Hari Lal Ram | 17,996 | 28.33% | +9.52% |
| | CPI | Rijhan Ram | 16,589 | 26.11% | +2.38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,426 | 37.67% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,528 | 49.0% | |
| | LKD gain from JP | LKD gain from JP | Swing | +31.96% | |

### 1990 Assembly Elections

1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD | Ramai Ram | 66,280 | 64.97% | +64.97% |
| | INC | Ram Pratap Niraj | 27,854 | 27.3% | −0.97% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,426 | 37.67% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,02,014 | 66.23% | |
| | JD gain from LKD | JD gain from LKD | Swing | +64.97% | |

### 1995 Assembly Elections

1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD | Ramai Ram | 74,273 | 65.19% | +0.23% |
| | Samata Party | Musafir Paswan | 28,147 | 24.7% | +24.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46,126 | 40.49% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,13,938 | 66.89% | |
| | JD gain from Samata Party | JD gain from Samata Party | Swing | +0.23% | |

### 2000 Assembly Elections

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Ramai Ram | 77,031 | 62.93% | +62.93% |
| | JD(U) | Musafir Paswan | 22,863 | 18.68% | +18.68% |
| | Samata Party | Reejhan Ram Paswan | 14,589 | 11.92% | −12.78% |
| | CPI(ML)L | Ram Nandan Paswan | 3,989 | 3.26% | +3.26% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,168 | 44.25% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,22,416 | 67.57% | |
| | RJD gain from JD | RJD gain from JD | Swing | +62.93% | |

### February 2005 Assembly Elections

February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Ramai Ram | 50,956 | 45.40% | −17.53% |
| | JD(U) | Shiv Nath | 33,432 | 29.78% | +11.10% |
| | LJP | Awdhesh Paswan | 10,706 | 9.53% | +9.53% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,524 | 15.62% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,12,254 | | |
| | RJD gain from | RJD gain from | Swing | -22.17% | |

### October 2005 Assembly Elections

October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Ramai Ram | 46,861 | 42.08% | −3.32% |
| | JD(U) | Shiv Nath | 41,081 | 36.89% | +7.11% |
| | LJP | Awdhesh Paswan | 8,340 | 7.49% | −2.04% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5780 | 5.19% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,11,357 | | |
| | RJD gain from | RJD gain from | Swing | -3.32% | |

### 2010 Assembly Elections

2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD(U) | Ramai Ram | 61,885 | 50.58% | +13.69% |
| | RJD | Musafir Paswan | 37,758 | 30.86% | −11.22% |
| | INC | Baby Kumari | 5,289 | 4.32% | +4.32% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,127 | 19.72% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,22,340 | 61.08% | |
| | JD(U) gain from RJD | JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | +13.69% | |

### 2015 Assembly Elections

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Baby Kumari | 67,720 | 40.67% | +40.67% |
| | RJD | Ramai Ram | 43,590 | 26.18% | −4.68% |
| | SS | Lal Babu Paswan | 11877 | 7.13% | +7.13% |
| | LJP | Anil Kumar | 7383 | 4.43% | +4.43% |
| | SP | Musafir Paswan | 5130 | 3.08% | +2.16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,130 | 14.49% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,66,492 | 65.48 | |
| | Independent gain from JD(U) | Independent gain from JD(U) | Swing | +40.67% | |

### 2020 Assembly Elections

Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | VIP | Musafir Paswan | 77,837 | 42.62% | 42.62 |
| | LJP | Amar Azad | 8,232 | 4.51% | 0.08 |
| | RJD | Ramai Ram | 66,569 | 36.45% | 10.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,268 | 6.29% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,82,689 | 65.19% | |
| | VIP gain from Independent | VIP gain from Independent | Swing | 42.62 | |

### 2022

2022 By-election: Bochahan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RJD | Amar Kumar Paswan | 82,562 | 48.52 | 12.07 |
| | BJP | Baby Kumari | 45,909 | 26.98 | new |
| | VIP | Geeta Kumari | 29,279 | 17.21 | 24.51 |
| | INC | Tarun Chaudhary | 1,336 | 0.79 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,653 | 21.54 | 15.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,82,689 | 65.19 | |
| | RJD gain from VIP | RJD gain from VIP | Swing | | |