Kuchaikote Assembly Election 2025: Close contest between JD(U) and Congress in Kuchaikote Assembly Election 2025. Muslim, Yadav and Brahmin voters will be decisive, it remains to be seen who wins.
Kuchaikote Assembly Election 2025: Kuchaikote Assembly Seat is an important and historical constituency located in Gopalganj district of Bihar. This seat is number 102 and it includes all the gram panchayats of Kuchaikot and Panchdeori blocks. The name of this assembly constituency was Kateya before the delimitation of 2008. Kuchaikot assembly came into existence after the 2008 delimitation. A total of 8 elections have been held on this seat so far. Congress has won 4 times, JD(U) 3 times, Janata Party and independent candidates have won 1-1 time. The current MLA is Amarendra Kumar Pandey (JD(U)), who won this seat in 2020 by defeating Congress candidate Kali Pandey.
Past wins and losses: analysis in statistics
2020 kuchayakot elections
- Winner: Amarendra Kumar Pandey (JD(U)-74,359 votes
- Loser: Kali Pandey (INC)-53,729 votes
- At third place: Sunita Devi (RLSP) – 33,533 votes
- Margin of victory: 20,630 votes
Note: 12th pass Amarendra Kumar Pandey has 11 criminal cases pending against him. He has movable and immovable assets worth about Rs 7 crore and also has a loan of Rs 93 lakh.
Kuchaikot elections, 2015
- Winner: Amarendra Kumar Pandey (JD(U)-72,224 votes
- Loser: Kali Pandey (LJP) – 68,662 votes
- Margin of victory: 3,562 votes
Kuchaikot elections, 2010
- Winner: Amarendra Kumar Pandey (JD(U)-51,815 votes
- Loser: Aditya Narayan Pandey (RJD)-32,297 votes
- Margin of victory: 19,518 votes
Caste equation of Kuchaikot assembly
- Muslim, Yadav and Brahmin voters: around 35%
- Koeri voters are also important
- Total Voters: 3,37,302
- Male voters: 1,72,458
- Women voters: 1,64,817
- Third Gender: 27
- Booth: Rural Area 346, Urban Area 0
Will JD(U) be able to maintain its hold or will Congress make a comeback?
The highest turnout in Kuchaykote assembly constituency was 67.8% in 1972. Caste and social equations have always influenced the election results of Kuchaikot Assembly. JD(U) won by forming an alliance with Muslim and Yadav voters.