Baniapur is assembly constituency number 115 in Bihar, in Saran district, and one of the segments of the Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Kedar Nath Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 47.7% of the vote, 15,436 votes ahead of Chandni Devi (RJD).
- 01Kedar Nath SinghBJP95,60647.70%
- 02Chandni DeviRJD80,17040.00%
- 03Shravan KumarJNSRJP8,6384.31%
- 04Shyam SinghIndependent3,8311.91%
- 05Ravi PrakashIndependent2,8501.42%
- 3 other candidates · 4,447 votesNOTA · 4,876 (2.43%)
Margin 15,436 votes · 7.70% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,00,418 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kedar Nath SinghMale · 61 yrs | BJP | 95,606 | 47.70% |
| 2 | Chandni DeviFemale · 56 yrs | RJD | 80,170 | 40.00% |
| 3 | Shravan KumarMale · 57 yrs | JNSRJP | 8,638 | 4.31% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,876 | 2.43% |
| 4 | Shyam SinghMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 3,831 | 1.91% |
| 5 | Ravi PrakashMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 2,850 | 1.42% |
| 6 | Byas ManjhiMale · 54 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,806 | 0.90% |
| 7 | Rajesh Kumar SinghMale · 50 yrs | Independent | 1,506 | 0.75% |
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| 8 | Pushpa KumariFemale · 30 yrs | JNSKJNDL | 1,135 | 0.57% |
The seat changed hands: RJD won in 2020, BJP in 2025.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Baniapur result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kedar Nath Singh | RJD | 65,194 | 38.74% |
| 2 | Virendra Kumar Ojha | VSIP | 37,405 | 22.23% |
| 3 | Tarkeshwar Singh | LJP | 33,082 | 19.66% |
| 4 | Sumit Kumar Gupta | Independent | 12,485 | 7.42% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,657 | 2.77% |
| 5 | Pushpa Kumari | Independent | 2,395 | 1.42% |
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| 6 | Sudhir Kumar | Independent | 2,157 | 1.28% |
| 7 | Dablu Kumar | Independent | 2,124 | 1.26% |
| 8 | Narayan Pd. Yadaw | Independent | 2,039 | 1.21% |
| 9 | Anil Kumar Ram | JDR | 1,882 | 1.12% |
| 10 | Nawal Kishor Kushwaha | BSP | 1,726 | 1.03% |
| 11 | Chiki Singh | TPLRSP | 1,156 | 0.69% |
| 12 | Kameshwar Baitha | JAPL | 1,071 | 0.64% |
| 13 | Madan Singh | Independent | 924 | 0.55% |
Baniapur result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kedar Nath Singh | RJD | 69,851 | 45.87% |
| 2 | Tarkeshwar Singh | BJP | 53,900 | 35.40% |
| 3 | Virendra Kumar Ojha | Independent | 13,545 | 8.90% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,628 | 4.35% |
| 4 | Bikrma Ram | BSP | 1,481 | 0.97% |
| 5 | Narayan Pd. Yadaw | GJDS | 1,304 | 0.86% |
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| 6 | Bhim Upadhyay | Independent | 1,291 | 0.85% |
| 7 | Mainejer Ray | CPI | 1,120 | 0.74% |
| 8 | Sanjeev Kumar Mishra | SASAPT | 1,082 | 0.71% |
| 9 | Dhananjay Kumar Ray | BJPART | 945 | 0.62% |
| 10 | Dr. Gopal Prasad | BNSKP | 564 | 0.37% |
| 11 | Byas Manjhi | BMUP | 555 | 0.36% |
Baniapur result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kedar Nath Singh | RJD | 45,259 | 40.34% |
| 2 | Virendra Kumar Ojha | JD(U) | 41,684 | 37.16% |
| 3 | Sachchidanand Rai | Independent | 7,676 | 6.84% |
| 4 | Shailesh Kumar Singh | INC | 4,114 | 3.67% |
| 5 | Narayan Pd. Yadav | Independent | 3,677 | 3.28% |
| 6 | Kanhaiya Yadav | BSP | 3,202 | 2.85% |
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| 7 | Raju Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,940 | 1.73% |
| 8 | Gayatri Devi | Independent | 1,453 | 1.30% |
| 9 | Akhileshwar Singh | IJP | 1,001 | 0.89% |
| 10 | Umeshwar Singh | Independent | 905 | 0.81% |
| 11 | Karan Kumar Singh | Independent | 689 | 0.61% |
| 12 | Anandi Devi | SP | 587 | 0.52% |
Baniapur 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 Saran district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Baniapur is one of the assembly segments of Maharajganj. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Maharajganj candidates.
- Janardan Singh "sigriwal"BJP94,216 54.8%
- Aakash Kumar SinghINC70,816 41.2%
- Tribhuwan RamPPID3,200 1.9%
- Madhusudan SinghBSP2,188 1.3%
- Akhileshwar Prasad SinghAIMIM1,467 0.9%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 23,400 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Baniapur.
Who won the Baniapur assembly seat in 2025?
Kedar Nath Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Baniapur in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 95,606 votes, which was 47.70% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Baniapur?
The margin was 15,436 votes (7.70% of valid votes). The runner-up was Chandni Devi of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 80,170 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Baniapur in 2025?
Turnout was 63.19%: 2,00,585 of 3,17,424 registered electors voted, across 377 polling stations. That is 10.3 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Baniapur part of?
Baniapur is an assembly segment of the Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Janardan Singh "sigriwal" got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Baniapur a reserved constituency?
No. Baniapur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Baniapur?
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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