Karakat is assembly constituency number 213 in Bihar, in Rohtas district, and one of the segments of the Karakat Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Arun Singh (vill-Ajnap Tola) of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won with 37.5% of the vote, 2,836 votes ahead of Mahabali Singh (JD(U)).
- 01Arun Singh (vill-Ajnap Tola)CPI(ML)(L)74,15737.51%
- 02Mahabali SinghJD(U)71,32136.07%
- 03Jyoti SinghIndependent23,46911.87%
- 04Yogendra SinghJNSRJP7,5033.79%
- 05Bandana RajBSP7,3773.73%
- 8 other candidates · 8,123 votesNOTA · 5,765 (2.92%)
Margin 2,836 votes · 1.43% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,97,715 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arun Singh (vill-Ajnap Tola)Male · 64 yrs | CPI(ML)(L) | 74,157 | 37.51% |
| 2 | Mahabali SinghMale · 70 yrs | JD(U) | 71,321 | 36.07% |
| 3 | Jyoti SinghFemale · 30 yrs | Independent | 23,469 | 11.87% |
| 4 | Yogendra SinghMale · 47 yrs | JNSRJP | 7,503 | 3.79% |
| 5 | Bandana RajFemale · 29 yrs | BSP | 7,377 | 3.73% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,765 | 2.92% |
| 6 | Banshidhar SinghMale · 60 yrs | Independent | 3,019 | 1.53% |
| 7 | Mantu ChoudharyMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 1,206 | 0.61% |
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| 8 | Md. Irshad KhanMale · 54 yrs | LOHJD | 995 | 0.50% |
| 9 | Amit Kumar MishraMale · 29 yrs | Independent | 667 | 0.34% |
| 10 | Arun Singh (vill-Kurur)Male · 56 yrs | Independent | 600 | 0.30% |
| 11 | Ayodhya RamMale · 51 yrs · SC | Independent | 587 | 0.30% |
| 12 | Nirmal SharmaMale · 45 yrs | JRJP | 553 | 0.28% |
| 13 | Amit UpadhayayMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 496 | 0.25% |
CPI(ML)(L) held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Karakat result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arun Singh | CPI(ML)(L) | 82,700 | 48.19% |
| 2 | Rajeshwar Raj | BJP | 64,511 | 37.59% |
| 3 | Amit Kumar Singh | RSTJLKPS | 5,645 | 3.29% |
| 4 | Malti Singh | RLSP | 4,901 | 2.86% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,010 | 1.75% |
| 5 | Hare Ram Singh | Independent | 2,528 | 1.47% |
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| 6 | Bansidhar Singh | Independent | 2,162 | 1.26% |
| 7 | Ashok Kumar Singh | Independent | 2,000 | 1.17% |
| 8 | Umesh Kumar | JAPL | 1,347 | 0.78% |
| 9 | Sweta Singh | Independent | 963 | 0.56% |
| 10 | Binay Kumar | Independent | 593 | 0.35% |
| 11 | Dharmendra Kumar Ram | Independent | 499 | 0.29% |
| 12 | Baban Singh | Independent | 407 | 0.24% |
| 13 | Lal Bahadur Yadav | SUCI | 361 | 0.21% |
Karakat result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | RJD | 59,720 | 38.99% |
| 2 | Rajeshwar Raj | BJP | 47,601 | 31.08% |
| 3 | Arun Singh | CPI(ML)(L) | 23,534 | 15.37% |
| 4 | Madan Prasad Vaishya | Independent | 3,905 | 2.55% |
| 5 | Akhlaque Ahmad | JAPL | 3,815 | 2.49% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,493 | 2.28% |
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| 6 | Kashi Nath Singh | BSP | 3,195 | 2.09% |
| 7 | Vinay Kumar Singh | SAKD | 2,381 | 1.55% |
| 8 | Rahul Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,906 | 1.24% |
| 9 | Bharat Singh | Independent | 1,300 | 0.85% |
| 10 | Bhagwan Singh | Independent | 1,230 | 0.80% |
| 11 | Banshidhar Singh | Independent | 583 | 0.38% |
| 12 | Surendra Pandey | NJPI | 487 | 0.32% |
Karakat result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajeshwar Raj | JD(U) | 49,751 | 38.93% |
| 2 | Munna Rai | RJD | 38,336 | 30.00% |
| 3 | Arun Singh | CPI(ML)(L) | 23,179 | 18.14% |
| 4 | Ajay Rai | BSP | 3,711 | 2.90% |
| 5 | Dr. Surya Deo Singh | Independent | 2,232 | 1.75% |
| 6 | Pramila Singh | INC | 2,206 | 1.73% |
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| 7 | Surendra Pandey | BVM | 2,051 | 1.61% |
| 8 | Shiv Kumar Ram | RPI(A) | 1,282 | 1.00% |
| 9 | Sant Prasad Singh | NCP | 1,034 | 0.81% |
| 10 | Dharam Kumar Singh | Independent | 943 | 0.74% |
| 11 | Ram Suresh Singh | RSMD | 852 | 0.67% |
| 12 | Rishi Kesh Ram | IJP | 822 | 0.64% |
| 13 | Ram Raj Thakur | SJP(R) | 737 | 0.58% |
| 14 | Binod Kumar Singh | JD(S) | 648 | 0.51% |
Karakat 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 Rohtas district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Karakat is one of the assembly segments of Karakat. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Karakat candidates.
- Raja Ram Singh Father-Late Dipan SinghCPI(ML)(L)65,490 37.3%
- Pawan SinghIndependent58,891 33.6%
- Upendra KushwahaRLM37,108 21.1%
- Dheeraj Kumar SinghBSP3,185 1.8%
- Raja Ram Singh Father-Kapil Dev SinghIndependent2,907 1.7%
In the assembly election CPI(ML)(L) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI(ML)(L) led here by 6,599 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Karakat.
Who won the Karakat assembly seat in 2025?
Arun Singh (vill-Ajnap Tola) of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) (CPI(ML)(L)) won Karakat in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 74,157 votes, which was 37.51% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Karakat?
The margin was 2,836 votes (1.43% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mahabali Singh of the Janata Dal (United) with 71,321 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Karakat in 2025?
Turnout was 59.43%: 1,98,052 of 3,33,262 registered electors voted, across 409 polling stations. That is 7.1 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Karakat part of?
Karakat is an assembly segment of the Karakat Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Raja Ram Singh Father-Late Dipan Singh got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Karakat a reserved constituency?
No. Karakat is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Karakat?
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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