Rajpur is assembly constituency number 202 in Bihar, in Buxar * district, and one of the segments of the Buxar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Santosh Kumar Nirala of the Janata Dal (United) won with 38.2% of the vote, 9,136 votes ahead of Vishwanath Ram (INC).
- 01Santosh Kumar NiralaJD(U)80,70138.19%
- 02Vishwanath RamINC71,56533.86%
- 03Lal Jee RamBSP20,4989.70%
- 04Dhananjay KumarJNSRJP12,4915.91%
- 05Shiv Kumar RamSBSP6,7493.19%
- 8 other candidates · 16,543 votesNOTA · 2,778 (1.31%)
Margin 9,136 votes · 4.32% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,11,325 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santosh Kumar NiralaMale · 50 yrs · SC | JD(U) | 80,701 | 38.19% |
| 2 | Vishwanath RamMale · 53 yrs · SC | INC | 71,565 | 33.86% |
| 3 | Lal Jee RamMale · 51 yrs · SC | BSP | 20,498 | 9.70% |
| 4 | Dhananjay KumarMale · 42 yrs · SC | JNSRJP | 12,491 | 5.91% |
| 5 | Shiv Kumar RamMale · 59 yrs · SC | SBSP | 6,749 | 3.19% |
| 6 | Anil Kumar RamMale · 36 yrs · SC | ASPKR | 4,557 | 2.16% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,778 | 1.31% |
| 7 | Suraj Prakash RamMale · 30 yrs · SC | SANKISVP | 2,753 | 1.30% |
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| 8 | Subhash RamMale · 66 yrs · SC | BHRTSP | 2,517 | 1.19% |
| 9 | Amar PaswanMale · 55 yrs · SC | RASLJP | 1,732 | 0.82% |
| 10 | Shivji KumarMale · 33 yrs · SC | JNSHKVPD | 1,609 | 0.76% |
| 11 | Ram Lal RamMale · 74 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,387 | 0.66% |
| 12 | Baleshwar RamMale · 71 yrs · SC | RJBP | 1,017 | 0.48% |
| 13 | Bhim RamMale · 46 yrs · SC | SRVSNTP | 971 | 0.46% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2020, JD(U) in 2025.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Rajpur result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vishwanath Ram | INC | 67,871 | 36.76% |
| 2 | Santosh Kumar Nirala | JD(U) | 46,667 | 25.28% |
| 3 | Sanjay Ram | BSP | 43,836 | 23.74% |
| 4 | Nirbhaya Kumar Nirala | LJP | 7,449 | 4.03% |
| 5 | Ajad Paswan | Independent | 4,276 | 2.32% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,841 | 1.54% |
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| 6 | Chhedi Lal Ram | Independent | 2,365 | 1.28% |
| 7 | Neelkamal Prasad | Independent | 1,873 | 1.01% |
| 8 | Nikunj Kumar Aryan | Independent | 1,481 | 0.80% |
| 9 | Hare Ram Prasad | BHRTSBLP | 1,441 | 0.78% |
| 10 | Ashok Kumar Ram | BMUP | 1,327 | 0.72% |
| 11 | Savinay Kumar | BhAmAP | 969 | 0.52% |
| 12 | Suraj Prakash Ram | SANKISVP | 885 | 0.48% |
| 13 | Ashok Paswan | RTJHPR | 748 | 0.41% |
| 14 | Mohan Ram Rajak | PPID | 587 | 0.32% |
Rajpur result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santosh Kumar Nirala | JD(U) | 84,184 | 47.96% |
| 2 | Bishawnath Ram | BJP | 51,396 | 29.28% |
| 3 | Lalji Ram | BSP | 17,031 | 9.70% |
| 4 | Ajad Paswan | SBSP | 5,540 | 3.16% |
| 5 | Raj Bali Ram | Independent | 3,495 | 1.99% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,941 | 1.68% |
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| 6 | Surendra Paswan | Independent | 2,940 | 1.67% |
| 7 | Ramashanker Ram | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,143 | 1.22% |
| 8 | Anand Bardhan | JAPL | 1,376 | 0.78% |
| 9 | Manoj Kumar Ram | Independent | 1,302 | 0.74% |
| 10 | Jagdish Paswan Alias Jagdish Ram | Independent | 717 | 0.41% |
| 11 | Chhedi Lal Ram | SP | 614 | 0.35% |
| 12 | Virendra Kumar | Shiv Sena | 518 | 0.30% |
| 13 | Niwas Ram Dusadh | BMUP | 500 | 0.28% |
| 14 | Manoj Kumar | JMM | 424 | 0.24% |
| 15 | Tarkeshwar Paswan | GJDS | 415 | 0.24% |
Rajpur result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santosh Kumar Nirala | JD(U) | 54,802 | 39.76% |
| 2 | Chhedi Lal Ram | LJP | 39,563 | 28.70% |
| 3 | Pankaj Kumar | BSP | 18,389 | 13.34% |
| 4 | Manju Kumari | INC | 5,614 | 4.07% |
| 5 | Shiv Kumar Ram | JPS | 3,912 | 2.84% |
| 6 | Ramashanker Ram | CPI(ML)(L) | 3,715 | 2.70% |
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| 7 | Binod Kumar Bikrant | Independent | 2,933 | 2.13% |
| 8 | Raj Kumar Ram | Independent | 2,546 | 1.85% |
| 9 | Rajendra Paswan | JD(S) | 1,741 | 1.26% |
| 10 | Madan Ram | Independent | 1,234 | 0.90% |
| 11 | Om Prakash Vidyarthy | Independent | 1,230 | 0.89% |
| 12 | Hiraman Prasad Paswan | NCP | 921 | 0.67% |
| 13 | Sanjay Paswan | RASED | 678 | 0.49% |
| 14 | Parsuram Prasad | SP | 567 | 0.41% |
Rajpur 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 Buxar * district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Rajpur is one of the assembly segments of Buxar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Buxar candidates.
- Sudhakar SinghRJD76,344 39.0%
- Mithilesh TiwariBJP72,684 37.1%
- Anil KumarBSP29,520 15.1%
- Anand Mishra S/o- Param Hans MishraIndependent8,119 4.1%
- Sudhakar MishraIndependent2,360 1.2%
In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, RJD led here by 3,660 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rajpur.
Who won the Rajpur assembly seat in 2025?
Santosh Kumar Nirala of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Rajpur in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 80,701 votes, which was 38.19% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Rajpur?
The margin was 9,136 votes (4.32% of valid votes). The runner-up was Vishwanath Ram of the Indian National Congress with 71,565 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Rajpur in 2025?
Turnout was 62.77%: 2,11,353 of 3,36,695 registered electors voted, across 421 polling stations. That is 5.8 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rajpur part of?
Rajpur is an assembly segment of the Buxar Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sudhakar Singh got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Rajpur a reserved constituency?
Yes. Rajpur 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 Rajpur?
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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- Buxar population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, BuxarEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Bihar state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Bihar Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Bihar districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, BiharBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in BiharCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in BiharMunicipal corporations, councils, wards