Tarapur is assembly constituency number 164 in Bihar, in Munger district, and one of the segments of the Jamui Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Samrat Choudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 56.8% of the vote, 45,843 votes ahead of Arun Kumar (RJD).
- 01Samrat ChoudharyBJP1,22,48056.77%
- 02Arun KumarRJD76,63735.52%
- 03Santosh Kumar SinghJNSRJP3,8981.81%
- 04Rakesh KumarIndependent2,6671.24%
- 05Sudhir SinghIndependent1,5740.73%
- 8 other candidates · 5,595 votesNOTA · 2,907 (1.35%)
Margin 45,843 votes · 21.25% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,15,758 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samrat ChoudharyMale · 56 yrs | BJP | 1,22,480 | 56.77% |
| 2 | Arun KumarMale · 63 yrs | RJD | 76,637 | 35.52% |
| 3 | Santosh Kumar SinghMale · 45 yrs | JNSRJP | 3,898 | 1.81% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,907 | 1.35% |
| 4 | Rakesh KumarMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 2,667 | 1.24% |
| 5 | Sudhir SinghMale · 65 yrs | Independent | 1,574 | 0.73% |
| 6 | Shambhu ShankarMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 1,284 | 0.60% |
| 7 | Bharat MandalMale · 59 yrs | SUCI | 1,143 | 0.53% |
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| 8 | Bulbul KumariFemale · 32 yrs | Independent | 848 | 0.39% |
| 9 | Ashish AnandMale · 25 yrs · SC | BSP | 692 | 0.32% |
| 10 | Rahul Kumar SinghMale · 37 yrs | AAP | 590 | 0.27% |
| 11 | Sukhdev YadavMale · 79 yrs | JNSKJNDL | 387 | 0.18% |
| 12 | Priyanka ChauhanFemale · 25 yrs | Independent | 369 | 0.17% |
| 13 | Dipak KumarMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 282 | 0.13% |
The seat changed hands: JD(U) won in 2020, BJP in 2025.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Tarapur bye-election, 30 Oct 2021
Turnout 51.6% · 1,69,759 of 3,28,699 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajeev Kumar Singh | JD(U) | 79,090 | 46.62% |
| 2 | Arun Kumar | RJD | 75,238 | 44.35% |
| 3 | Kumar Chandan | LJPRV | 5,364 | 3.16% |
| 4 | Rajesh Kumar Mishra | INC | 3,590 | 2.12% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,569 | 1.51% |
| 5 | Dipak Kumar | Independent | 1,431 | 0.84% |
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| 6 | Bashishtha Narayan | TPLRSP | 834 | 0.49% |
| 7 | Shiv Gandhi | Independent | 624 | 0.37% |
| 8 | Anshu Kumari | Independent | 613 | 0.36% |
| 9 | Upendra Sahani | RJBP | 310 | 0.18% |
Tarapur result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mewa Lal Choudhary | JD(U) | 64,468 | 36.93% |
| 2 | Divya Prakash | RJD | 57,243 | 32.80% |
| 3 | Mina Devi | LJP | 11,264 | 6.45% |
| 4 | Rajesh Kumar Mishra | Independent | 10,466 | 6.00% |
| 5 | Jitendra Kumar | RLSP | 5,110 | 2.93% |
| 6 | Anita Devi | JTVP | 1,999 | 1.15% |
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| 7 | Pramod Kumar Singh | BHRTLKCHTP | 1,850 | 1.06% |
| 8 | Deji Devi | Independent | 1,799 | 1.03% |
| 9 | Om Prakash Rajak | Independent | 1,791 | 1.03% |
| 10 | Jayram Singh | Independent | 1,638 | 0.94% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,534 | 0.88% |
| 11 | Sushant Kumar | RJnJnP | 1,534 | 0.88% |
| 12 | Balram Choudhary | Independent | 1,399 | 0.80% |
| 13 | Dharmvir Kumar Paswan | Independent | 1,384 | 0.79% |
| 14 | Ravi Ranjan Kumar Suraj | Independent | 1,364 | 0.78% |
| 15 | Raj Kumar Das | BMUP | 1,248 | 0.71% |
| 16 | Karmvir Kumar Bharti | JAPL | 1,196 | 0.69% |
| 17 | Rinku Kumar | RTMNSWP | 1,071 | 0.61% |
| 18 | Arbind Kumar Singh | BHRTSBLP | 1,015 | 0.58% |
| 19 | Kanhaiya Lal Mishra | Independent | 979 | 0.56% |
| 20 | Ranjit Ram | SUCI | 915 | 0.52% |
| 21 | Sunil Kumar Bind | Independent | 796 | 0.46% |
| 22 | Sarvesh Kumar | Independent | 667 | 0.38% |
| 23 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | Independent | 648 | 0.37% |
| 24 | Rahul Kumar Sourav | Independent | 623 | 0.36% |
| 25 | Rajesh Kumar Singh | Independent | 546 | 0.31% |
Tarapur result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M L Choudhary | JD(U) | 66,411 | 43.62% |
| 2 | Sakuni Choudhary | HAMS | 54,464 | 35.77% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,565 | 3.66% |
| 3 | Sanjay Kumar | JMM | 5,017 | 3.30% |
| 4 | Karmvir Kumar Bharati | Independent | 3,971 | 2.61% |
| 5 | Anil Kumar Singh | Independent | 2,797 | 1.84% |
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| 6 | Gopal Krishna Barma | Shiv Sena | 2,494 | 1.64% |
| 7 | Sagar Suman Singh | CPI | 2,411 | 1.58% |
| 8 | Vijay Kumar Singh | RSMD | 2,371 | 1.56% |
| 9 | Ram Prasad Sah | AAHPTY | 1,809 | 1.19% |
| 10 | Anita Devi | JAPL | 1,567 | 1.03% |
| 11 | Krishnadeo Sah | SUCI | 1,278 | 0.84% |
| 12 | Amareshwar Kumar | Independent | 1,145 | 0.75% |
| 13 | Sita Ram Das | BSP | 949 | 0.62% |
Tarapur result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neeta Choudhary | JD(U) | 44,582 | 37.42% |
| 2 | Shakuni Choudhary | RJD | 30,704 | 25.77% |
| 3 | Sanjay Kumar | INC | 18,282 | 15.35% |
| 4 | Raman Kumar | JMM | 9,167 | 7.69% |
| 5 | Sumitra Devi | JPS | 4,089 | 3.43% |
| 6 | Ram Prasad Sah | Independent | 3,019 | 2.53% |
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| 7 | Om Prakash Sahni | NCP | 1,776 | 1.49% |
| 8 | Shravan Kumar Singh | IJP | 1,612 | 1.35% |
| 9 | Ashok Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,415 | 1.19% |
| 10 | Narayan Yadav | SUCI | 1,340 | 1.12% |
| 11 | Deo Prakash Singh | LTSD | 1,145 | 0.96% |
| 12 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | BSP | 969 | 0.81% |
| 13 | Manoj Kumar Madhukar | SP | 521 | 0.44% |
| 14 | Devanand Singh | Shiv Sena | 512 | 0.43% |
Tarapur 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 Munger district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Tarapur is one of the assembly segments of Jamui. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Jamui candidates.
- Arun BhartiLJPRV80,417 52.0%
- Archana KumariRJD67,388 43.6%
- Subhash PaswanIndependent1,907 1.2%
- Sakaldeo DasBSP1,559 1.0%
- Srawon KumarRJBP1,447 0.9%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, LJPRV led here by 13,029 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Tarapur.
Who won the Tarapur assembly seat in 2025?
Samrat Choudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Tarapur in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,22,480 votes, which was 56.77% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Tarapur?
The margin was 45,843 votes (21.25% of valid votes). The runner-up was Arun Kumar of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 76,637 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Tarapur in 2025?
Turnout was 65.13%: 2,15,774 of 3,31,313 registered electors voted, across 412 polling stations. That is 10.0 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Tarapur part of?
Tarapur is an assembly segment of the Jamui Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Arun Bharti got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Tarapur had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 30 Oct 2021, Rajeev Kumar Singh (Janata Dal (United)) won by 3,852 votes.
Is Tarapur a reserved constituency?
No. Tarapur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Tarapur?
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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