Sandesh

Demographic profile

There were a total of 286472 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2025 Assembly election in Sandesh Assembly constituency, of which 150574 were male, 135897 female and 1 of the third gender. In the 2020 Assembly elections, there were a total of 291632 registered voters, of which 158260 were male, 133316 female and 56 from the third gender. In the 2015 Assembly elections, there were a total of 265742 registered voters, of which 145490 were male, 120166 female and 1330 from the third gender. In 2010 elections, there were a total of 213826 registered voters in this constituency, of which 117063 were male and 96763 female and 750 from the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 2817 in 2020, 86 in 2015, and 0 in 2010.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2025 was 903, in 2020 it was 842, 826 in 2015, and 827 in 2010.

Poll dates

Sandesh Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections on Thursday, November 6, 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 3 on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 and the results were declared on Sunday, November 8, 2015.

In the 2010 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 5 on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 and the results were declared on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

Extent

Assembly constituency no.192. Sandesh comprises of the following areas of Bhojpur district in the Bhojpur region of Bihar: CD Blocks Sandesh & Udwant Nagar; Gram Panchayats Sakaddi, Kulharia, Dhandiah, Bhadwar, Narbirpur, Khangaon, Gopalpur, Jalpura, Jokta & Koilwar (Nagar Panchayat) of Koilwar CD Block.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 375.37 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sandesh is: 25°29'14.3"N 84°40'28.2"E.

A total of eight Assembly constituencies in the state of Bihar share borders with Sandesh constituency, which are: Arrah, Barhara, Maner, Bikram, Paliganj, Agiaon, Jagdishpur, Shahpur. 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 Sandesh constituency was 61.76%. In 2020, this seat registered a turnout of 53.09%, while it was 56.17% in 2015, and 52.79% in 2010.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Kiran Devi of RJD won in this constituency beating Vijayendra Yadav of JDU by a margin of 50607 votes which was 32.76% of the total votes cast. In 2015, Arun Kumar of RJD was the winner in this seat beating Sanjay Singh (Tiger) of BJP by a margin of 25427 votes which was 17.04% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2010 Assembly elections, Sanjay Singh (Tiger) of BJP won this seat defeating Arun Kumar of IND by a margin of 6822 votes which was 6.04% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Kiran Devi of RJD had a vote share of 51.54% in this seat. In the 2015 Assembly elections, Arun Kumar of RJD got a vote share of 49.79% , In the 2010 Assembly elections, Sanjay Singh (Tiger) of BJP got a vote share of 26.57% in Sandesh.