Rajauli is assembly constituency number 235 in Bihar, in Nawada district, and one of the segments of the Nawada Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Vimal Rajbanshi of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) won with 45.0% of the vote, 3,953 votes ahead of Pinki Bharti (RJD).
- 01Vimal RajbanshiLJPRV90,27244.98%
- 02Pinki BhartiRJD86,31943.01%
- 03Akhlesh KumarBSP3,8321.91%
- 04Naresh ChaudhariJNSRJP3,3211.65%
- 05Prakash VirJNSKJNDL2,8561.42%
- 6 other candidates · 9,815 votesNOTA · 4,286 (2.14%)
Margin 3,953 votes · 1.97% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,00,701 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vimal RajbanshiMale · 59 yrs · SC | LJPRV | 90,272 | 44.98% |
| 2 | Pinki BhartiFemale · 35 yrs · SC | RJD | 86,319 | 43.01% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,286 | 2.14% |
| 3 | Akhlesh KumarMale · 32 yrs · SC | BSP | 3,832 | 1.91% |
| 4 | Naresh ChaudhariMale · 58 yrs · SC | JNSRJP | 3,321 | 1.65% |
| 5 | Prakash VirMale · 59 yrs · SC | JNSKJNDL | 2,856 | 1.42% |
| 6 | Pratima KumariFemale · 30 yrs · SC | RASLJP | 2,262 | 1.13% |
| 7 | Chandan KumarMale · 39 yrs · SC | SBSP | 2,160 | 1.08% |
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| 8 | Vijay Kameshwar PaswanMale · 47 yrs · SC | Independent | 2,120 | 1.06% |
| 9 | Ranjit KumarMale · 53 yrs · SC | AAP | 1,206 | 0.60% |
| 10 | Ramanand ChaudharyMale · 47 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,054 | 0.53% |
| 11 | Gorelal ChaudharyMale · 54 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,013 | 0.50% |
The seat changed hands: RJD won in 2020, LJPRV in 2025.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Rajauli result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prakash Veer | RJD | 69,984 | 41.72% |
| 2 | Kanhaiya Kumar | BJP | 57,391 | 34.22% |
| 3 | Arjun Ram | Independent | 14,394 | 8.58% |
| 4 | Prema Chaudhary | Independent | 5,309 | 3.17% |
| 5 | Banwari Ram | Independent | 3,506 | 2.09% |
| 6 | Prithaviraj Basant | Independent | 2,296 | 1.37% |
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| 7 | Ranjit Kumar | Independent | 2,219 | 1.32% |
| 8 | Balmiki Ram | Independent | 1,956 | 1.17% |
| 9 | Mithilesh Rajvanshi | RLSP | 1,529 | 0.91% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,188 | 0.71% |
| 10 | Chandan Kumar Chaudhary | Independent | 1,072 | 0.64% |
| 11 | Rakesh Kumar | Independent | 926 | 0.55% |
| 12 | Deepak Kumar | JAPL | 917 | 0.55% |
| 13 | Rabindra Rajbanshi | Independent | 816 | 0.49% |
| 14 | Shyam Sundar Kumar Ravi | BHRTSBLP | 688 | 0.41% |
| 15 | Shravan Kumar | Independent | 662 | 0.39% |
| 16 | Dilip Paswan | RSPS | 570 | 0.34% |
| 17 | Vishwanath Tanti | LOKJANP | 542 | 0.32% |
| 18 | Mohan Chaudhary | PBLBRP | 500 | 0.30% |
| 19 | Naresh Ram | SSD | 365 | 0.22% |
| 20 | Priyanka Devi | MOSP | 334 | 0.20% |
| 21 | Dushyant Paswan | JMBP | 291 | 0.17% |
| 22 | Durga Rajbanshi | PPID | 280 | 0.17% |
Rajauli result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prakash Veer | RJD | 70,549 | 45.81% |
| 2 | Arjun Ram | BJP | 65,934 | 42.81% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,541 | 3.60% |
| 3 | Vinay Paswan | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,987 | 1.94% |
| 4 | Rakesh Kumar | BSP | 2,518 | 1.63% |
| 5 | Rajendra Paswan | RPI | 1,409 | 0.91% |
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| 6 | Moti Rajvanshi | SP | 1,367 | 0.89% |
| 7 | Mithilesh Rajvanshi | AJPR | 804 | 0.52% |
| 8 | Sanjay Kumar Paswan | NCP | 728 | 0.47% |
| 9 | Dinesh Kumar | BYPD | 641 | 0.42% |
| 10 | Mukesh Kumar | MOSP | 609 | 0.40% |
| 11 | Mathura Prasad | GJDS | 484 | 0.31% |
| 12 | Prithvi Raj Basant | AHFBK | 448 | 0.29% |
Rajauli result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanhaiya Kumar | BJP | 51,020 | 47.19% |
| 2 | Prakash Bir | RJD | 36,930 | 34.15% |
| 3 | Basanti Devi | INC | 6,299 | 5.83% |
| 4 | Banwari Ram | Independent | 4,949 | 4.58% |
| 5 | Premchand Ram | CPI(M) | 2,639 | 2.44% |
| 6 | Sudama Devi | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,460 | 1.35% |
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| 7 | Ramawtar Paswan | RWS | 1,336 | 1.24% |
| 8 | Bhola Ram | BSP | 1,140 | 1.05% |
| 9 | Raja Ram Paswan | JD(S) | 730 | 0.68% |
| 10 | Rabindra Paswan | JMM | 604 | 0.56% |
| 11 | Sanjay Ku. Paswan | NCP | 546 | 0.50% |
| 12 | Ram Krishna Paswan | JMBP | 474 | 0.44% |
Rajauli 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 Nawada district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Rajauli is one of the assembly segments of Nawada. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Nawada candidates.
- Vivek ThakurBJP69,140 45.4%
- Shrawan KumarRJD64,730 42.5%
- Binod YadavIndependent7,314 4.8%
- Ranjit KumarBSP4,049 2.7%
- Gunjan KumarIndependent3,198 2.1%
In the assembly election LJPRV won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 4,410 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rajauli.
Who won the Rajauli assembly seat in 2025?
Vimal Rajbanshi of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (LJPRV) won Rajauli in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 90,272 votes, which was 44.98% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Rajauli?
The margin was 3,953 votes (1.97% of valid votes). The runner-up was Pinki Bharti of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 86,319 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Rajauli in 2025?
Turnout was 60.60%: 2,00,749 of 3,31,278 registered electors voted, across 399 polling stations. That is 10.1 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rajauli part of?
Rajauli is an assembly segment of the Nawada Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Vivek Thakur got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Rajauli a reserved constituency?
Yes. Rajauli is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Rajauli?
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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