Sonepur is assembly constituency number 122 in Bihar, in Vaishali district, and one of the segments of the Saran Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Vinay Kumar Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 45.6% of the vote, 4,767 votes ahead of Dr. Ramanuj Prasad (RJD).
- 01Vinay Kumar SinghBJP90,84245.59%
- 02Dr. Ramanuj PrasadRJD86,07543.20%
- 03Chandan Lal MehtaJNSRJP11,9776.01%
- 04Ramesh KumarIndependent3,1561.58%
- 05Rohit RoyIndependent1,7200.86%
- 3 other candidates · 2,864 votesNOTA · 2,606 (1.31%)
Margin 4,767 votes · 2.39% of valid votes
All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,99,240 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinay Kumar SinghMale · 62 yrs | BJP | 90,842 | 45.59% |
| 2 | Dr. Ramanuj PrasadMale · 66 yrs | RJD | 86,075 | 43.20% |
| 3 | Chandan Lal MehtaMale · 38 yrs | JNSRJP | 11,977 | 6.01% |
| 4 | Ramesh KumarMale · 51 yrs | Independent | 3,156 | 1.58% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,606 | 1.31% |
| 5 | Rohit RoyMale · 37 yrs | Independent | 1,720 | 0.86% |
| 6 | Surendra Prasad YadavMale · 57 yrs | JNSKJNDL | 1,235 | 0.62% |
| 7 | Ajay KumarMale · 38 yrs | SAP | 1,158 | 0.58% |
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| 8 | Dharamveer KumarMale · 38 yrs | NCP | 471 | 0.24% |
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.
Sonepur result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Ramanuj Prasad | RJD | 73,247 | 43.11% |
| 2 | Vinay Kumar Singh | BJP | 66,561 | 39.18% |
| 3 | Chandan Lal | Independent | 8,667 | 5.10% |
| 4 | Ramesh Kumar | Independent | 5,541 | 3.26% |
| 5 | Suman Kumar | Independent | 3,055 | 1.80% |
| 6 | Hem Narayan Singh | Independent | 3,044 | 1.79% |
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| 7 | Pinki Kumari Prasad | Independent | 1,942 | 1.14% |
| 8 | Dharamveer Kumar | NCP | 1,603 | 0.94% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,546 | 0.91% |
| 9 | Harishankar Kumar | RLSP | 1,168 | 0.69% |
| 10 | Amod Gop | Independent | 1,149 | 0.68% |
| 11 | Asha Kumari | TPLRSP | 912 | 0.54% |
| 12 | Baijnath Ram | Independent | 485 | 0.29% |
| 13 | Anil Kumar Singh | SJDD | 403 | 0.24% |
| 14 | Suvodh Kumar | SANVP | 313 | 0.18% |
| 15 | Rajeev Ranjan | AKHDBRYVP | 260 | 0.15% |
Sonepur result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Ramanuj Prasad | RJD | 86,082 | 54.87% |
| 2 | Vinay Kumar Singh | BJP | 49,686 | 31.67% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,290 | 2.73% |
| 3 | Binod Kumar Singh | Independent | 3,606 | 2.30% |
| 4 | Pradeep Kumar Sahni | SKLP | 3,265 | 2.08% |
| 5 | Sudhir Kumar Singh Alias Bhola Singh | Independent | 2,312 | 1.47% |
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| 6 | Ashok Singh | Independent | 2,172 | 1.38% |
| 7 | Hem Narayan Singh | Shiv Sena | 1,394 | 0.89% |
| 8 | Sukhnnandan Singh Rathor | CPI | 1,142 | 0.73% |
| 9 | Amod Kumar Singh | SASAPT | 891 | 0.57% |
| 10 | Rajkumar Hazra | Independent | 712 | 0.45% |
| 11 | Gonar Mahto | Independent | 539 | 0.34% |
| 12 | Sita Sarojani | SP | 443 | 0.28% |
| 13 | Kumar Samarjeet Singh | JKM | 350 | 0.22% |
Sonepur result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinay Kumar Singh | BJP | 64,676 | 53.76% |
| 2 | Rabri Devi | RJD | 43,991 | 36.56% |
| 3 | Ajay Singh | INC | 2,884 | 2.40% |
| 4 | Surender Ram | Independent | 2,028 | 1.69% |
| 5 | Lilawati Devi | Independent | 1,995 | 1.66% |
| 6 | Samir Singh | BSP | 1,552 | 1.29% |
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| 7 | Vinay Ku Singh | Independent | 1,106 | 0.92% |
| 8 | Rajesh Kumar | Independent | 960 | 0.80% |
| 9 | Suresh Pandit | IJK | 645 | 0.54% |
| 10 | Laxmi Rai | SP | 479 | 0.40% |
Sonepur 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 Vaishali district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Sonepur is one of the assembly segments of Saran. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Saran candidates.
- Rohini AcharyaRJD86,022 48.0%
- Rajiv Pratap RudyBJP82,026 45.8%
- Laxaman Prao YadavIndependent3,358 1.9%
- Shak NaushadIndependent2,256 1.3%
- Avinash KumarBSP1,717 1.0%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, RJD led here by 3,996 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Sonepur.
Who won the Sonepur assembly seat in 2025?
Vinay Kumar Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Sonepur in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 90,842 votes, which was 45.59% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Sonepur?
The margin was 4,767 votes (2.39% of valid votes). The runner-up was Dr. Ramanuj Prasad of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 86,075 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Sonepur in 2025?
Turnout was 68.76%: 1,99,411 of 2,90,014 registered electors voted, across 337 polling stations. That is 9.8 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sonepur part of?
Sonepur is an assembly segment of the Saran Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Rohini Acharya got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Sonepur a reserved constituency?
No. Sonepur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Sonepur?
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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