Balrampur Assembly Constituency

Balrampur Assembly Constituency (No. 65) in Katihar district, Bihar, was formed in 2008 under the Delimitation Order and is part of the Katihar Lok Sabha constituency (No. 11). Covering Balrampur and Barsoi community development blocks, it had a population of 503,109 in 2011, with 98.74% rural and 1.26% urban residents. Its agrarian economy drives the socio-economic and political landscape.

Constituency Overview

Field	Details
Constituency	Balrampur Assembly Constituency (No. 65)
Nature of Seat	General (Not reserved for SC/ST)
District	Katihar
Total Voters	333,492
Number of Booths	352 polling stations
Dominant Community	No specific community dominates; diverse with 7.1% SC and 1.62% ST (2011 Census)

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Balrampur Assembly constituency Election 2020 Results

S.No.	Party	Candidate	Votes	% Votes
1	CPI(ML)L	Mahboob Alam	104,489	51.11
2	VIP	Barun Kumar Jha	50,892	24.89
3	LJP	Sangita Devi	8,949	4.38
4	Independent	Md. Zinnah	7,878	3.85
5	Rashtriya Jankranti Party	Azad Khan	4,747	2.32
6	Independent	Jagannath Das	4,090	2.00
7	NCP	Khawaja B. Ahmed	3,443	1.68
8	SDPI	Munovar Husain	3,254	1.59
9	PPI(D)	Md. Shamim Akhtar	3,072	1.50
10	BMP	Sakir Alam	2,872	1.40
11	Independent	Tanweer Shamsi	2,041	1.00
12	NOTA	None of the above	5,166	2.53

Winner: Mahboob Alam (CPI(ML)L) defeated Barun Kumar Jha (VIP) by a margin of 53,597 votes

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Balrampur Assembly constituency Election 2015 Results

S.No.	Party	Candidate	Votes	% Votes
1	CPI(ML)L	Mahboob Alam	62,513	31.70
2	BJP	Barun Kumar Jha	42,094	21.34
3	JD(U)	Dulal C. Goswami	40,114	20.34
4	Independent	Niranjan Das	14,033	7.12
5	SS	Hansraj Yadav	9,473	4.80
6	AIMIM	Md. Adil Hasan	6,375	3.23
7	NCP	Habibur Rahman	3,884	1.97
8	Independent	Azad Khan	3,463	1.76
9	JDR	Md. Mushtaque Alam	2,897	1.47
10	NOTA	None of the above	2,875	1.46

Winner: Mahboob Alam (CPI(ML)L) defeated Barun Kumar Jha (BIP) by a margin of 20,419 votes

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Balrampur Assembly constituency Election 2010 Results

S.No.	Party	Candidate	Votes	% Votes
1	Independent	Dulal Chandra Goshwami	48,136	32.70
2	CPI(ML)(L)	Mahboob Alam	45,432	30.86
3	NCP	Habibur Rahman	16,474	11.19
4	LJP	Adil Hasan Azad	7,795	5.30
5	Independent	Sanjay Singh	4,486	3.05
6	Independent	Khawja Shahid	4,333	2.95
7	JD(U)	Mohmmad Siddique	3,538	2.41
8	SHS	Prem Kumar Roy	3,283	2.23
9	INC	Md. Shaukat Hussain	2,867	1.95
10	JMM	Sunil Choudhary	2,569	1.75
11	JD(S)	Dilip Kumar Roy	1,781	1.21
12	JDP	Upendra Mahto	1,672	1.14
13	SP	Shah Alam	1,591	1.09

Winner: Dulal Chandra Goshwami (Independent) defeated Mahboob Alam (CPIML(L)) by a margin of 2,704 votes

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Balrampur Assembly Constituency SWOT Analysis

Strengths

• Rural stronghold (98.74% rural).
• High voter turnout (61.3% in 2020).
• Strong leadership (Mahboob Alam, CPI(ML)(L)).
• Diverse voters (7.1% SC, 1.62% ST).

Weaknesses

• Low urban growth (1.26% urban).
• Rural poverty, limited infrastructure.
• Weak healthcare/education facilities.
• Possible voter list inaccuracies.

Opportunities

• Boost agriculture with irrigation, subsidies.
• Improve rural infrastructure via schemes.
• Engage young voters (large under-30 base).
• Leverage political alliances for outreach.

Threats

• Rising competition (BJP, VSIP, AIMIM).
• Crime concerns impacting voter trust.
• Economic migration due to job scarcity.
• Unpredictable voter shifts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Resources:

[1.] Balrampur Assembly constituency – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balrampur,_Bihar_Assembly_constituency

[2.] Balrampur Assembly constituency Katihar district, Bihar https://chanakyya.com/Assembly-Details/Bihar/Balrampur

[3.] Balrampur Assembly constituency Katihar district, Bihar https://www.oneindia.com/balrampur-assembly-elections-br-65/