Danapur is assembly constituency number 186 in Bihar, in Patna district, and one of the segments of the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Ram Kripal Yadav of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 54.4% of the vote, 29,133 votes ahead of Rit Lal Roy (RJD).
- 01Ram Kripal YadavBJP1,19,87754.41%
- 02Rit Lal RoyRJD90,74441.19%
- 03Shailesh K.r DhirajIndependent2,7861.26%
- 04Raghuveer MahtoRJBP1,3400.61%
- 05VarshaIndependent1,0010.45%
- 2 other candidates · 1,317 votesNOTA · 3,242 (1.47%)
Margin 29,133 votes · 13.22% of valid votes
All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,20,307 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Kripal YadavMale · 64 yrs | BJP | 1,19,877 | 54.41% |
| 2 | Rit Lal RoyMale · 53 yrs | RJD | 90,744 | 41.19% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,242 | 1.47% |
| 3 | Shailesh K.r DhirajMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 2,786 | 1.26% |
| 4 | Raghuveer MahtoMale · 72 yrs | RJBP | 1,340 | 0.61% |
| 5 | VarshaFemale · 30 yrs | Independent | 1,001 | 0.45% |
| 6 | Sunny Kumar SharmaMale · 34 yrs | JRJP | 691 | 0.31% |
| 7 | Pawan KumarMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 626 | 0.28% |
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.
Danapur result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rit Lal Ray | RJD | 89,895 | 48.44% |
| 2 | Asha Devi | BJP | 73,971 | 39.86% |
| 3 | Deepak Kumar | RLSP | 7,731 | 4.17% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,315 | 1.25% |
| 4 | Ganesh Ray | Independent | 2,265 | 1.22% |
| 5 | Amar Nath Ray | TPLRSP | 1,449 | 0.78% |
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| 6 | Shyam Rajak | Independent | 1,422 | 0.77% |
| 7 | Suraj Prasad | Independent | 866 | 0.47% |
| 8 | Surendra Prasad | Independent | 756 | 0.41% |
| 9 | Manoj Kumar Sinha | NCP | 637 | 0.34% |
| 10 | Suraj Dev Ray | BLRP | 634 | 0.34% |
| 11 | Ramesh Kumar | Independent | 501 | 0.27% |
| 12 | Amrendra Kumar Anand | LSSP | 459 | 0.25% |
| 13 | Ramji Ray | Independent | 457 | 0.25% |
| 14 | Dr. Sidheshwar Prasad | BRRTD | 440 | 0.24% |
| 15 | Rakesh Kumar Ranjan | JKM | 429 | 0.23% |
| 16 | Raghuvir Mahto | RJBP | 383 | 0.21% |
| 17 | Shambhu Sharma | LGJNPSCL | 375 | 0.20% |
| 18 | Vijay Shanker Mishra | BJKD | 304 | 0.16% |
| 19 | Sonu Kumar | Independent | 274 | 0.15% |
Danapur result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asha Devi | BJP | 72,192 | 43.23% |
| 2 | Raj Kishor Yadav | RJD | 66,983 | 40.11% |
| 3 | Tinku Yadav | Independent | 13,002 | 7.79% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,267 | 1.96% |
| 4 | Nar Singh Kumar Alias Tempo Chandravanshi | BSP | 3,246 | 1.94% |
| 5 | Akash Kumar | BMF | 1,518 | 0.91% |
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| 6 | Ritesh Kumar | Independent | 1,446 | 0.87% |
| 7 | Mo Shakil Ansari Alias Tipu Sultan | Independent | 1,358 | 0.81% |
| 8 | Natasha Sharma | SUCI | 903 | 0.54% |
| 9 | Mohammad Salim | Independent | 825 | 0.49% |
| 10 | Yogendra Kumar Ray | BJKD | 592 | 0.35% |
| 11 | Arvind Kumar Verma | LAD | 587 | 0.35% |
| 12 | Sushma Sinha | GAAP | 582 | 0.35% |
| 13 | Rama Dhar Singh | JKM | 485 | 0.29% |
Danapur result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asha Devi | BJP | 59,425 | 47.52% |
| 2 | Rit Lal Ray | Independent | 41,506 | 33.19% |
| 3 | Sachchida Nand Rai | RJD | 11,495 | 9.19% |
| 4 | Vijay Singh Yadav | INC | 3,608 | 2.89% |
| 5 | Binod Singh | Independent | 2,969 | 2.37% |
| 6 | Ashok Kumar Jaiswal | Independent | 1,303 | 1.04% |
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| 7 | Jawahar Prasad Singh | BSP | 1,112 | 0.89% |
| 8 | Ram Bhajan Singh Yadav | Independent | 1,006 | 0.80% |
| 9 | Ramesh Singh | Independent | 629 | 0.50% |
| 10 | Mohammad Naushad | Independent | 621 | 0.50% |
| 11 | Rakesh Kumar Gope | SP | 551 | 0.44% |
| 12 | Parmeshwar Singh | NCP | 474 | 0.38% |
| 13 | Ganesh Ray | Independent | 351 | 0.28% |
Danapur 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 Patna district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Danapur is one of the assembly segments of Patliputra. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Patliputra candidates.
- Ram Kripal YadavBJP1,01,169 50.5%
- Misha BhartiRJD89,299 44.6%
- Dr S P SharmaHVD2,075 1.0%
- Shiv Kumar SinghAPKSP1,061 0.5%
- Harikeshwar RamBSP1,013 0.5%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 11,870 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Danapur.
Who won the Danapur assembly seat in 2025?
Ram Kripal Yadav of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Danapur in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,19,877 votes, which was 54.41% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Danapur?
The margin was 29,133 votes (13.22% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rit Lal Roy of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 90,744 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Danapur in 2025?
Turnout was 58.48%: 2,20,318 of 3,76,759 registered electors voted, across 411 polling stations. That is 6.0 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Danapur part of?
Danapur is an assembly segment of the Patliputra Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ram Kripal Yadav got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Danapur a reserved constituency?
No. Danapur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Danapur?
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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