Rupauli is assembly constituency number 60 in Bihar, in Purnia district, and one of the segments of the Purnia Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Kaladhar Prasad Mandal of the Janata Dal (United) won with 55.5% of the vote, 73,572 votes ahead of Bima Bharti (RJD).
- 01Kaladhar Prasad MandalJD(U)1,24,82655.45%
- 02Bima BhartiRJD51,25422.77%
- 03Shankar SinghIndependent29,98613.32%
- 04Shankar RamIndependent3,1151.38%
- 05Amod KumarJNSRJP3,0481.35%
- 10 other candidates · 7,004 votesNOTA · 5,862 (2.60%)
Margin 73,572 votes · 32.68% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,25,095 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaladhar Prasad MandalMale · 60 yrs | JD(U) | 1,24,826 | 55.45% |
| 2 | Bima BhartiFemale · 50 yrs | RJD | 51,254 | 22.77% |
| 3 | Shankar SinghMale · 49 yrs | Independent | 29,986 | 13.32% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,862 | 2.60% |
| 4 | Shankar RamMale · 49 yrs · SC | Independent | 3,115 | 1.38% |
| 5 | Amod KumarMale · 48 yrs | JNSRJP | 3,048 | 1.35% |
| 6 | Vikash Kumar MandalMale · 37 yrs | AAP | 1,310 | 0.58% |
| 7 | Neelam DeviFemale · 50 yrs | Independent | 1,251 | 0.56% |
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| 8 | Jainendra KumarMale · 71 yrs | BSP | 1,105 | 0.49% |
| 9 | Awadh Kishor SharmaMale · 28 yrs | RSPS | 607 | 0.27% |
| 10 | Nitya MandalMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 575 | 0.26% |
| 11 | Pramod Kumar MandalMale · 33 yrs | RPI(A) | 546 | 0.24% |
| 12 | Md. GuljarMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 475 | 0.21% |
| 13 | Mohammad Nafis MansuriMale · 37 yrs | TNRMPI | 427 | 0.19% |
| 14 | Ashok MandalMale · 60 yrs | Independent | 355 | 0.16% |
| 15 | Rajeev KumarMale · 29 yrs | RJBP | 353 | 0.16% |
JD(U) held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Rupauli bye-election, 10 Jul 2024
Turnout 54.3% · 1,70,316 of 3,13,906 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shankar Singh | Independent | 68,070 | 39.97% |
| 2 | Kaladhar Prasad Mandal | JD(U) | 59,824 | 35.13% |
| 3 | Bima Bharti | RJD | 30,619 | 17.98% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,717 | 3.36% |
| 4 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Independent | 1,430 | 0.84% |
| 5 | Deepak Kumar | Independent | 930 | 0.55% |
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| 6 | Chandradip Singh | RJBP | 895 | 0.53% |
| 7 | Ravi Raushan | ASPKR | 761 | 0.45% |
| 8 | Khagesh Kumar | Independent | 564 | 0.33% |
| 9 | Rajeev Kumar | BHRTSP | 540 | 0.32% |
| 10 | Md Shadab Azam | AIFB | 510 | 0.30% |
| 11 | Arbind Kumar Singh | Independent | 451 | 0.26% |
Rupauli result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bima Bharti | JD(U) | 64,324 | 34.52% |
| 2 | Shankar Singh | LJP | 44,994 | 24.15% |
| 3 | Vikash Chandra Mandal | CPI | 41,963 | 22.52% |
| 4 | Kaladhar Prasad Mandal | Independent | 6,197 | 3.33% |
| 5 | Premparkash Mandal | Independent | 5,593 | 3.00% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,686 | 2.51% |
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| 6 | Nilam Devi | Independent | 4,077 | 2.19% |
| 7 | Deepak Kumar Sharma | JANADIP | 3,134 | 1.68% |
| 8 | Manoj Kumar Bharti | Independent | 2,363 | 1.27% |
| 9 | Md. Quamruz Zaman | RSSCMJP | 1,762 | 0.95% |
| 10 | Sikandar Singh | RJBP | 1,513 | 0.81% |
| 11 | Brajnandan Poddar | BSP | 1,412 | 0.76% |
| 12 | Usha Devi | BLRP | 1,326 | 0.71% |
| 13 | Abhay Singh | Independent | 1,169 | 0.63% |
| 14 | Virendra Kumar | JPS | 942 | 0.51% |
| 15 | Ruby Kumari | VCSMP | 881 | 0.47% |
Rupauli result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bima Bharti | JD(U) | 50,945 | 28.13% |
| 2 | Prem Prakash Mandal | BJP | 41,273 | 22.79% |
| 3 | Shankar Singh | Independent | 34,793 | 19.21% |
| 4 | Savan Kumar | CPI | 10,426 | 5.76% |
| 5 | Parmanand Singh | Independent | 8,497 | 4.69% |
| 6 | Vasdev Sharma | Independent | 4,567 | 2.52% |
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| 7 | Kiran Devi | JAPL | 3,639 | 2.01% |
| 8 | Dipak Kumar Sharma | Independent | 3,522 | 1.94% |
| 9 | Ketan Kumar Singh | BSP | 2,757 | 1.52% |
| 10 | Kumar Manoranjan | Independent | 2,746 | 1.52% |
| 11 | Bindeshwari Sharma | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,587 | 1.43% |
| 12 | Sanjeev Jaiswal | Independent | 2,402 | 1.33% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,277 | 1.26% |
| 13 | Surya Narayan Singh Yadav | Independent | 2,043 | 1.13% |
| 14 | Sund Kant Bhagat | Independent | 1,906 | 1.05% |
| 15 | Manoj Kr. Roy | RAJPA | 1,531 | 0.85% |
| 16 | Birbal Kumar Yadav | MVM | 1,194 | 0.66% |
| 17 | Roshan Kumar Ravi | SKLP | 1,159 | 0.64% |
| 18 | Udali Devi | Independent | 1,087 | 0.60% |
| 19 | Ashok Kumar Jaiswal | Independent | 921 | 0.51% |
| 20 | Nityanand Gupta | AAHPTY | 858 | 0.47% |
Rupauli result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bima Bharti | JD(U) | 64,887 | 46.63% |
| 2 | Shankar Singh | LJP | 27,171 | 19.53% |
| 3 | Asif Anwar | INC | 17,745 | 12.75% |
| 4 | Bal Kishor Mandal | CPI | 7,095 | 5.10% |
| 5 | Sukh Sagar Mandal | Independent | 5,625 | 4.04% |
| 6 | Awadhesh Kumar Gupta | Independent | 2,586 | 1.86% |
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| 7 | Avinash Paswan | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,052 | 1.47% |
| 8 | Abadhesh Mandal | Independent | 2,038 | 1.46% |
| 9 | Dilip Jaiswal | Independent | 1,928 | 1.39% |
| 10 | Shiv Kumar Jha | Independent | 1,776 | 1.28% |
| 11 | Vimal Kishor Mandal | BSP | 1,708 | 1.23% |
| 12 | Jamshed Alam | NCP | 1,617 | 1.16% |
| 13 | Deep Narayan Singh | Independent | 1,367 | 0.98% |
| 14 | Dinesh Choudhary | LPSP | 898 | 0.65% |
| 15 | Shri Nivas Singh Yadav | SP | 662 | 0.48% |
Rupauli 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 Purnia district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Rupauli is one of the assembly segments of Purnia. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Purnia candidates.
- Santosh KumarJD(U)97,469 52.0%
- Rajesh Ranjan Alias Pappu YadavIndependent72,795 38.9%
- Bima BhartiRJD10,968 5.9%
- Arun DasBSP2,049 1.1%
- Satyendra YadavIndependent1,528 0.8%
In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 24,674 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rupauli.
Who won the Rupauli assembly seat in 2025?
Kaladhar Prasad Mandal of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Rupauli in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,24,826 votes, which was 55.45% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Rupauli?
The margin was 73,572 votes (32.68% of valid votes). The runner-up was Bima Bharti of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 51,254 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Rupauli in 2025?
Turnout was 75.38%: 2,25,127 of 2,98,673 registered electors voted, across 357 polling stations. That is 14.7 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rupauli part of?
Rupauli is an assembly segment of the Purnia Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Santosh Kumar got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Rupauli had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 10 Jul 2024, Shankar Singh (Independent) won by 8,246 votes.
Is Rupauli a reserved constituency?
No. Rupauli is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Rupauli?
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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