Amarpur is assembly constituency number 159 in Bihar, in Banka * district, and one of the segments of the Banka Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Jayant Raj of the Janata Dal (United) won with 53.5% of the vote, 33,221 votes ahead of Jitendra Singh (INC).
- 01Jayant RajJD(U)1,03,94453.51%
- 02Jitendra SinghINC70,72336.41%
- 03Sujata VaidyaJNSRJP4,7892.47%
- 04Ritesh Kumar JhaIndependent2,4061.24%
- 05Md Zakir HossainAAP2,2211.14%
- 6 other candidates · 4,147 votesNOTA · 6,017 (3.10%)
Margin 33,221 votes · 17.10% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,94,247 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayant RajMale · 40 yrs | JD(U) | 1,03,944 | 53.51% |
| 2 | Jitendra SinghMale · 47 yrs | INC | 70,723 | 36.41% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,017 | 3.10% |
| 3 | Sujata VaidyaFemale · 53 yrs | JNSRJP | 4,789 | 2.47% |
| 4 | Ritesh Kumar JhaMale · 30 yrs | Independent | 2,406 | 1.24% |
| 5 | Md Zakir HossainMale · 64 yrs | AAP | 2,221 | 1.14% |
| 6 | Roshan Kumar SinghMale · 44 yrs | BSP | 1,515 | 0.78% |
| 7 | Mohmmad FurkanMale · 52 yrs | Independent | 830 | 0.43% |
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| 8 | Nazrana PraweenFemale · 37 yrs | Independent | 558 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Naresh Chandra YadavenduMale · 71 yrs | Independent | 455 | 0.23% |
| 10 | Anil Kumar SinghMale · 69 yrs | NCP | 397 | 0.20% |
| 11 | Tripuranand YadavMale · 53 yrs | Independent | 392 | 0.20% |
JD(U) held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Amarpur result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayant Raj | JD(U) | 54,308 | 33.13% |
| 2 | Jitendra Singh | INC | 51,194 | 31.23% |
| 3 | Mrinal Shekhar | LJP | 40,308 | 24.59% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,534 | 2.16% |
| 4 | Pravin Kumar Jha | Independent | 2,125 | 1.30% |
| 5 | Anil Kumar Singh | NCP | 2,096 | 1.28% |
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| 6 | Krishana Mohan Thakur | Independent | 2,089 | 1.27% |
| 7 | Bipin Kishor Ray | Independent | 1,923 | 1.17% |
| 8 | Ashok Kumar | RTORP | 1,720 | 1.05% |
| 9 | Pradip Kumar Ranjan | BPL | 1,391 | 0.85% |
| 10 | Ajay Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,331 | 0.81% |
| 11 | Pushkar Kumar | BHRTSBLP | 1,049 | 0.64% |
| 12 | Anjani Kumar | Independent | 865 | 0.53% |
Amarpur result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janardan Manjhi | JD(U) | 73,707 | 47.89% |
| 2 | Mrinal Shekhar | BJP | 61,934 | 40.24% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,818 | 4.43% |
| 3 | Surendra Prasad Singh | Independent | 2,864 | 1.86% |
| 4 | Suryadeo Singh | Independent | 2,134 | 1.39% |
| 5 | Ajay Harijan | BDLP | 1,314 | 0.85% |
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| 6 | Amit Kumar Shekhar | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,082 | 0.70% |
| 7 | Shashi Shekhar | Independent | 788 | 0.51% |
| 8 | Anil Kumar Singh | LTSD | 739 | 0.48% |
| 9 | Manoj Kumar Azad | Independent | 619 | 0.40% |
| 10 | Sadhana Kumari | Independent | 546 | 0.35% |
| 11 | Ranjeet Sharma | Independent | 481 | 0.31% |
| 12 | Pravin Kumar | Independent | 314 | 0.20% |
| 13 | Kumari Shyama Pandey | GJDS | 308 | 0.20% |
| 14 | Mithilesh Kumar Singh | SASAPT | 277 | 0.18% |
Amarpur result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janardan Manjhi | JD(U) | 47,300 | 40.78% |
| 2 | Surendra Prasad Singh | RJD | 29,293 | 25.25% |
| 3 | Rakesh Kumar Singh | INC | 9,583 | 8.26% |
| 4 | Anil Kumar Singh | LTSD | 7,898 | 6.81% |
| 5 | Baby Devi | JVM | 5,160 | 4.45% |
| 6 | Manoj Ajad | NCP | 3,776 | 3.26% |
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| 7 | Syed Alamdar Hussain | Independent | 3,667 | 3.16% |
| 8 | Vinod Kumar | LSSP | 3,049 | 2.63% |
| 9 | Kedar Prasad Singh | SJP(R) | 1,785 | 1.54% |
| 10 | Ramesh Kumar Choudhary | JD(S) | 1,143 | 0.99% |
| 11 | Jawaharlal Paswan | Independent | 1,033 | 0.89% |
| 12 | Suresh Paswan | Independent | 920 | 0.79% |
| 13 | Amit Kumar Jha | IJP | 840 | 0.72% |
| 14 | Pankaj Kumar | SP | 545 | 0.47% |
Amarpur outlined in orange among the other Bihar seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2025. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Banka * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Amarpur is one of the assembly segments of Banka. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Banka candidates.
- Giridhari YadavJD(U)84,864 56.4%
- Jai Prakash Narayan YadavRJD55,751 37.1%
- Naresh YadavIndependent2,009 1.3%
- Jay Prakash YadavRJBP1,818 1.2%
- Amrit TantiBDlP1,371 0.9%
In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 29,113 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Amarpur.
Who won the Amarpur assembly seat in 2025?
Jayant Raj of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Amarpur in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,03,944 votes, which was 53.51% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Amarpur?
The margin was 33,221 votes (17.10% of valid votes). The runner-up was Jitendra Singh of the Indian National Congress with 70,723 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Amarpur in 2025?
Turnout was 65.00%: 1,94,258 of 2,98,837 registered electors voted, across 383 polling stations. That is 9.5 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Amarpur part of?
Amarpur is an assembly segment of the Banka Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Giridhari Yadav got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Amarpur a reserved constituency?
No. Amarpur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Amarpur?
The Bihar assembly elected in 2025 completes its five-year term in 2030, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Bihar assembly elections of 2025 and 2020 and 2015 and 2010 (2025 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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