| Rajpur, Bihar Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 202 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Buxar |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 336,695 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Rajpur Assembly constituency is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It comes under Buxar Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Overview[edit | edit source]
Rajpur comprises community blocks of Rajpur & Itarhi; Gram Panchayats Ataon, Kanjharua, Mathila, Mugaon, Kasian & Koransarai of Dumraon CD Block.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Name[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Nand Kishore Prasad | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Chaturi Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Ram Narain Ram | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Arjun Ram | Communist Party of India | |
| 2000 | Chhedi Lal Ram | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| 2005 | Shyam Payari Devi | Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Santosh Kumar Nirala | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Vishwanath Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 2025 | Santosh Kumar Nirala | Janata Dal | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
2025[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Santosh Kumar Nirala | 80,701 | 38.19 | +12.91 | |
| INC | Vishvanatn Ram | 71,565 | 33.86 | −2.9 | |
| BSP | Lal Jee Ram | 20,498 | 9.7 | −14.04 | |
| Jan Suraaj Party | Dhananjay Paswan | 12,491 | 5.91 | ||
| SBSP | Shiv Kumar Ram | 6,749 | 3.19 | ||
| Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) | Anil Kumar Ram | 4,557 | 2.16 | ||
| Sanyukt Kisan Vikas Party | Suraj Prakash Ram | 2,753 | 1.3 | ||
| Bhartiya Sarthak Party | Subhash Ram | 2,517 | 1.19 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,778 | 1.31 | −0.23 | |
| Majority | 9,136 | 4.33 | −7.15 | ||
| Turnout | 211,325 | 62.76 | +5.79 | ||
| JD(U) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2020[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vishwanath Ram | 67,871 | 36.76 | ||
| JD(U) | Santosh Kumar Nirala | 46,667 | 25.28 | −22.68 | |
| BSP | Sanjay Ram | 43,836 | 23.74 | +14.04 | |
| LJP | Nirbhaya Kumar Nirala | 7,449 | 4.03 | ||
| Independent | Ajad Paswan | 4,276 | 2.32 | ||
| Independent | Chhedi Lal Ram | 2,365 | 1.28 | ||
| Independent | Neelkamal Prasad | 1,873 | 1.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,841 | 1.54 | −0.14 | |
| Majority | 21,204 | 11.48 | −7.2 | ||
| Turnout | 184,616 | 56.97 | −0.37 | ||
| INC gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
2015[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Santosh Kumar Nirala | 84,184 | 47.96 | ||
| BJP | Bishawnath Ram | 51,396 | 29.28 | ||
| BSP | Lalji Ram | 17,031 | 9.7 | ||
| SBSP | Ajad Paswan | 5,540 | 3.16 | ||
| Independent | Raj Bali Ram | 3,495 | 1.99 | ||
| Independent | Surendra Paswan | 2,940 | 1.67 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Ramashanker Ram | 2,143 | 1.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,941 | 1.68 | ||
| Majority | 32,788 | 18.68 | |||
| Turnout | 175,536 | 57.34 | |||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Rajpur Parliamentary Constituencies". elections.in. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Rajpur Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ↑ "2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Rajpur". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ↑ "Rajpur Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025". The Times of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.