Who won Kadwa in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election?

Dulal Chandra Goswami of Janata Dal (United) won the Kadwa constituency in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Shakeel Ahmad Khan of Indian National Congress by a margin of 18,368 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Kadwa?

Dulal Chandra Goswami won Kadwa by 18,368 votes, which is 8.62% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Kadwa in 2025?

Voter turnout in Kadwa constituency was 75.97% in the 2025 election, with 2,13,204 votes cast out of 2,80,637 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 64

Kadwa (GEN) Election Result 2025

Winner

Dulal Chandra Goswami

Janata Dal (United)

99,274

votes

Runner-Up

Shakeel Ahmad Khan

Indian National Congress

80,906

votes

Won by 18,368 votes

Margin: 8.62%

Total Valid Votes: 2,09,337

MLA Profile

DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI (64)

Party

Janata Dal (United)

Constituency

Kadwa - Katihar (Bihar)

Assembly

18th Assembly

Phone

9431472471

[email protected]

Address

Village- Karimganj, Post Office- Balupara, Police Station- Barsoi, District- Katihar, Pin- 854317

Candidate-Wise Results

17 candidates contested this seat

A total of 17 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kadwa seat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election: Dulal Chandra Goswami (JD(U)), Shakeel Ahmad Khan (INC), Md Shakir Reza (AIMIM), Himraj Singh (IND), Sadiq Hussain (IND), Md. Shaharyar (JNSRJP), Vidyanand Mandal (BSP), Anmol Kumar (VPI), Suresh Yadav (IND), Rajeev Ranjan (IND), Sajan Kumar (IND), Asha Suman (IND), Md. Shamiuddin (MNDP), Mohammad Razaul Haque Alias Dr. M.r. Haque (IND), Pramod Das (IND), Sunil Kumar Mandal (PPID). 14 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Kadwa constituency, 2025 Bihar Assembly Election
Rank	Constituency No.	Constituency Name	Candidate	Party	Symbol	Gender	Age	Category	General Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% Valid+NOTA	% Electors	Status
1	64	Kadwa	Dulal Chandra Goswami	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	57	GENERAL	99,182	92	99,274	46.57%	35.37%	Won
2	64	Kadwa	Shakeel Ahmad Khan	INC	Hand	MALE	60	GENERAL	80,699	207	80,906	37.96%	28.83%	Runner-up
3	64	Kadwa	Md Shakir Reza	AIMIM	Kite	MALE	29	GENERAL	11,545	12	11,557	5.42%	4.12%	Forfeited
4	64	Kadwa	Himraj Singh	IND	Balloon	MALE	65	GENERAL	5,605	10	5,615	2.63%	2.00%	Forfeited
5	64	Kadwa	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	3,817	1	3,818	1.79%	1.36%
6	64	Kadwa	Sadiq Hussain	IND	Brush	MALE	57	GENERAL	2,961	6	2,967	1.39%	1.06%	Forfeited
7	64	Kadwa	Md. Shaharyar	JNSRJP	School bag	MALE	49	GENERAL	1,161	8	1,169	0.55%	0.42%	Forfeited
8	64	Kadwa	Vidyanand Mandal	BSP	Elephant	MALE	46	GENERAL	1,110	4	1,114	0.52%	0.40%	Forfeited
9	64	Kadwa	Anmol Kumar	VPI	Gas cylinder	MALE	37	GENERAL	984	0	984	0.46%	0.35%	Forfeited
10	64	Kadwa	Suresh Yadav	IND	Almirah	MALE	60	GENERAL	961	2	963	0.45%	0.34%	Forfeited
11	64	Kadwa	Rajeev Ranjan	IND	Battery Torch	MALE	43	GENERAL	891	0	891	0.42%	0.32%	Forfeited
12	64	Kadwa	Sajan Kumar	IND	Truck	MALE	51	GENERAL	876	1	877	0.41%	0.31%	Forfeited
13	64	Kadwa	Asha Suman	IND	Lady purse	FEMALE	39	GENERAL	869	5	874	0.41%	0.31%	Forfeited
14	64	Kadwa	Md. Shamiuddin	MNDP	Crane	MALE	50	GENERAL	822	0	822	0.39%	0.29%	Forfeited
15	64	Kadwa	Mohammad Razaul Haque Alias Dr. M.r. Haque	IND	Boat with man and sail	MALE	47	GENERAL	601	3	604	0.28%	0.22%	Forfeited
16	64	Kadwa	Pramod Das	IND	Bead necklace	MALE	40	GENERAL	380	1	381	0.18%	0.14%	Forfeited
17	64	Kadwa	Sunil Kumar Mandal	PPID	Basket containing Fruits	MALE	37	GENERAL	339	0	339	0.16%	0.12%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Dulal Chandra Goswami

JD(U)

Won

Total Votes99,274

% of Valid + NOTA46.57%

More details

SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes99,182Postal Votes92% of Electors35.37%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Shakeel Ahmad Khan

INC

Runner-up

Total Votes80,906

% of Valid + NOTA37.96%

More details

SymbolHandGenderMALEAge60CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes80,699Postal Votes207% of Electors28.83%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Md Shakir Reza

AIMIM

Forfeited

Total Votes11,557

% of Valid + NOTA5.42%

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SymbolKiteGenderMALEAge29CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes11,545Postal Votes12% of Electors4.12%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Himraj Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes5,615

% of Valid + NOTA2.63%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge65CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes5,605Postal Votes10% of Electors2.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

NOTA

Total Votes3,818

% of Valid + NOTA1.79%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes3,817Postal Votes1% of Electors1.36%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Sadiq Hussain

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,967

% of Valid + NOTA1.39%

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SymbolBrushGenderMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,961Postal Votes6% of Electors1.06%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Md. Shaharyar

JNSRJP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,169

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolSchool bagGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,161Postal Votes8% of Electors0.42%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Vidyanand Mandal

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,114

% of Valid + NOTA0.52%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,110Postal Votes4% of Electors0.40%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Anmol Kumar

VPI

Forfeited

Total Votes984

% of Valid + NOTA0.46%

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SymbolGas cylinderGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes984Postal Votes0% of Electors0.35%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Suresh Yadav

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes963

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge60CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes961Postal Votes2% of Electors0.34%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Rajeev Ranjan

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes891

% of Valid + NOTA0.42%

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SymbolBattery TorchGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes891Postal Votes0% of Electors0.32%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Sajan Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes877

% of Valid + NOTA0.41%

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SymbolTruckGenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes876Postal Votes1% of Electors0.31%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Asha Suman

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes874

% of Valid + NOTA0.41%

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SymbolLady purseGenderFEMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes869Postal Votes5% of Electors0.31%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Md. Shamiuddin

MNDP

Forfeited

Total Votes822

% of Valid + NOTA0.39%

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SymbolCraneGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes822Postal Votes0% of Electors0.29%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Mohammad Razaul Haque Alias Dr. M.r. Haque

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes604

% of Valid + NOTA0.28%

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SymbolBoat with man and sailGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes601Postal Votes3% of Electors0.22%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Pramod Das

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes381

% of Valid + NOTA0.18%

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SymbolBead necklaceGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes380Postal Votes1% of Electors0.14%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

Sunil Kumar Mandal

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes339

% of Valid + NOTA0.16%

More details

SymbolBasket containing FruitsGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes339Postal Votes0% of Electors0.12%

Vote Share

JD(U)46.57%

INC37.96%

AIMIM5.42%

IND2.63%

NOTA1.79%

IND1.39%

JNSRJP0.55%

BSP0.52%

VPI0.46%

IND0.45%

IND0.42%

IND0.41%

MNDP0.39%

IND0.28%

IND0.18%

PPID0.16%

Questions Raised in the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly (2025–2030)

14 questions

Dulal Chandra Goswami has raised 14 questions in the assembly since winning this seat.

कार्रवाई करना

शिक्षा विभाग · तृतीय सत्र · 21 जुलाई, 2026

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पथ का निर्माण

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तटबंध का सुदृढ़ीकरण

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रिक्त पदों को भरना

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अग्निशमन केंद्र का स्थापना

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पहुँच-पथ का निर्माण

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भवन का निर्माण

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पुल बनाना

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जांच करवाना

खाद्य एवं उपभोक्ता संरक्षण विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 26 फरवरी 2026

समस्या का निदान

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In the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election, Dulal Chandra Goswami of Janata Dal (United) won the Kadwa seat by a margin of 18,368 votes (8.62% of total votes), defeating Shakeel Ahmad Khan of Indian National Congress. Voter turnout was 75.97%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,80,637

Total Voters

2,13,204

Turnout

75.97%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,48,964 / 1,31,673 / 0

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,00,155 / 1,12,648 / 0

Postal Votes

401

Service Electors

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	18	1	19
Nomination Rejected	2	0	2
Withdrawn	1	0	1
Contested	15	1	16
Forfeited Deposit	13	1	14

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:2,09,337

NOTA:3,818

Rejected / Test:49

EVM Votes

2,12,803

Postal Votes

401

Valid Postal

351

NOTA % of Valid

1.82%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

338

Avg. Electors / Station

~830

Key Dates

Polling Date

11 Nov 2025

Counting Date

14 Nov 2025

Result Declared

14 Nov 2025

Compare Across Years

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Kadwa in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election?: Dulal Chandra Goswami of Janata Dal (United) won the Kadwa constituency in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Shakeel Ahmad Khan of Indian National Congress by a margin of 18,368 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Kadwa?: Dulal Chandra Goswami won Kadwa by 18,368 votes, which is 8.62% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Kadwa in 2025?: Voter turnout in Kadwa constituency was 75.97% in the 2025 election, with 2,13,204 votes cast out of 2,80,637 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Kadwa in 2025?: A total of 17 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kadwa seat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election: Dulal Chandra Goswami (JD(U)), Shakeel Ahmad Khan (INC), Md Shakir Reza (AIMIM), Himraj Singh (IND), Sadiq Hussain (IND), Md. Shaharyar (JNSRJP), Vidyanand Mandal (BSP), Anmol Kumar (VPI), Suresh Yadav (IND), Rajeev Ranjan (IND), Sajan Kumar (IND), Asha Suman (IND), Md. Shamiuddin (MNDP), Mohammad Razaul Haque Alias Dr. M.r. Haque (IND), Pramod Das (IND), Sunil Kumar Mandal (PPID). 14 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Kadwa?: Md Shakir Reza (AIMIM), Himraj Singh (IND), Sadiq Hussain (IND), Md. Shaharyar (JNSRJP), Vidyanand Mandal (BSP), Anmol Kumar (VPI), Suresh Yadav (IND), Rajeev Ranjan (IND), Sajan Kumar (IND), Asha Suman (IND), Md. Shamiuddin (MNDP), Mohammad Razaul Haque Alias Dr. M.r. Haque (IND), Pramod Das (IND), Sunil Kumar Mandal (PPID) lost their security deposit in the 2025 Kadwa election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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