Tarari is assembly constituency number 196 in Bihar, in Bhojpur district, and one of the segments of the Arrah Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Vishal Prashant of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 49.6% of the vote, 11,464 votes ahead of Madan Singh S/o-Kumi Singh (CPI(ML)(L)).
- 01Vishal PrashantBJP96,88749.59%
- 02Madan Singh S/o-Kumi SinghCPI(ML)(L)85,42343.72%
- 03Rajendra Kumar PathakIndependent2,3641.21%
- 04Chandra Shekhar SinghJNSRJP2,2711.16%
- 05Sanjay Kumar SharmaAAP1,2230.63%
- 10 other candidates · 3,136 votesNOTA · 4,078 (2.09%)
Margin 11,464 votes · 5.87% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,95,382 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vishal PrashantMale · 35 yrs | BJP | 96,887 | 49.59% |
| 2 | Madan Singh S/o-Kumi SinghMale · 54 yrs | CPI(ML)(L) | 85,423 | 43.72% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,078 | 2.09% |
| 3 | Rajendra Kumar PathakMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 2,364 | 1.21% |
| 4 | Chandra Shekhar SinghMale · 70 yrs | JNSRJP | 2,271 | 1.16% |
| 5 | Sanjay Kumar SharmaMale · 50 yrs | AAP | 1,223 | 0.63% |
| 6 | Ramesh Chandra RabiMale · 40 yrs · SC | Independent | 714 | 0.37% |
| 7 | Santosh Kumar SinghMale · 38 yrs | BSP | 396 | 0.20% |
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| 8 | Rajnish KumarMale · 25 yrs | Independent | 390 | 0.20% |
| 9 | Sikandar KumarMale · 43 yrs | JNSKJNDL | 327 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Madan Singh S/o Barbhanga SinghMale · 55 yrs | Independent | 315 | 0.16% |
| 11 | Raju RajvanshiMale · 47 yrs · SC | SBSP | 309 | 0.16% |
| 12 | Karmoo Sah KeshariMale · 57 yrs | Independent | 213 | 0.11% |
| 13 | Narayan SinghMale · 48 yrs | VPI | 187 | 0.10% |
| 14 | Rajesh SinghMale · 37 yrs | RJBP | 163 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Ashok Kumar SinghMale · 53 yrs | SP(I) | 122 | 0.06% |
The seat changed hands: CPI(ML)(L) 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.
Tarari bye-election, 13 Nov 2024
Turnout 52.3% · 1,62,287 of 3,10,058 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vishal Prashant | BJP | 78,755 | 48.70% |
| 2 | Raju Yadav S/o- Late Ramtawkaya Singh | CPI(ML)(L) | 68,143 | 42.14% |
| 3 | Kiran Singh | JNSRJP | 5,622 | 3.48% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,560 | 2.20% |
| 4 | Sikandar Kumar | BSP | 1,988 | 1.23% |
| 5 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Independent | 1,408 | 0.87% |
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| 6 | Rajendra Kumar Pathak | Independent | 665 | 0.41% |
| 7 | Raju Yadav S/o- Bharat Yadav | Independent | 473 | 0.29% |
| 8 | Upendra Sahani | RJBP | 434 | 0.27% |
| 9 | Ramesh Chandra Rabi | Independent | 412 | 0.25% |
| 10 | Narayan Singh | VPI | 250 | 0.15% |
Tarari result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudama Prasad S/o Ganga Dayal Sah | CPI(ML)(L) | 73,945 | 43.53% |
| 2 | Narendra Kumar Pandey @ Sunil Pandey | Independent | 62,930 | 37.05% |
| 3 | Kaushal Kumar Vidyarthi | BJP | 13,833 | 8.14% |
| 4 | Anil Kumar | JTVP | 6,177 | 3.64% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,550 | 1.50% |
| 5 | Santosh Singh Chandrawanshi | RLSP | 2,278 | 1.34% |
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| 6 | Kumari Sanchana | Independent | 2,196 | 1.29% |
| 7 | Sudama Prasad S/o Ramji Seth | Independent | 1,591 | 0.94% |
| 8 | Dinesh Mouar | VPI | 1,284 | 0.76% |
| 9 | Suryajeet Kumar Singh | NCP | 1,171 | 0.69% |
| 10 | Sanjay Rai | JAPL | 1,136 | 0.67% |
| 11 | Prakash Kumar | SSD | 766 | 0.45% |
Tarari result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudama Prasad | CPI(ML)(L) | 44,050 | 28.79% |
| 2 | Gita Pandey | LJP | 43,778 | 28.61% |
| 3 | Akhilesh Prasad Singh | INC | 40,957 | 26.77% |
| 4 | Lal Bihari Singh | Independent | 7,832 | 5.12% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,858 | 2.52% |
| 5 | Vijay Singh | Independent | 2,736 | 1.79% |
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| 6 | Sanjay Rai | Shiv Sena | 2,425 | 1.58% |
| 7 | Shri Bhagwan Singh | SKLP | 1,391 | 0.91% |
| 8 | Kumar Indubhushan | SP | 1,136 | 0.74% |
| 9 | Ramakant Bhagat | Independent | 953 | 0.62% |
| 10 | Ajit Roy | Independent | 890 | 0.58% |
| 11 | Anil Kumar | GAAP | 869 | 0.57% |
| 12 | Kameshwar Singh | BSP | 863 | 0.56% |
| 13 | Nand Kishor Singh | BMUP | 670 | 0.44% |
| 14 | Ravish Tiwari | Independent | 594 | 0.39% |
Tarari result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narendra Kumar Pandey Alias Sunil Pandey | JD(U) | 48,413 | 37.89% |
| 2 | Adib Rizvi | RJD | 34,093 | 26.68% |
| 3 | Kamta Prasad Singh | CPI(ML)(L) | 30,111 | 23.56% |
| 4 | Rabindra Kumar Singh | Independent | 8,318 | 6.51% |
| 5 | Ajit Roy | Independent | 1,847 | 1.45% |
| 6 | Satyendra Roy | BSP | 1,565 | 1.22% |
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| 7 | Jay Lakshmi | INC | 1,427 | 1.12% |
| 8 | Avinash Sharma | ABAPSMP | 1,110 | 0.87% |
| 9 | Krishna Dayal Singh | NCP | 902 | 0.71% |
Tarari 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 Bhojpur district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Tarari is one of the assembly segments of Arrah. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Arrah candidates.
- Sudama PrasadCPI(ML)(L)74,586 48.5%
- R. K. SinghBJP68,813 44.7%
- Virendra Kumar SinghIndependent2,745 1.8%
- Shiv Das SinghIndependent2,006 1.3%
- Lal Badsah SinghBSP1,147 0.7%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI(ML)(L) led here by 5,773 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Tarari.
Who won the Tarari assembly seat in 2025?
Vishal Prashant of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Tarari in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 96,887 votes, which was 49.59% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Tarari?
The margin was 11,464 votes (5.87% of valid votes). The runner-up was Madan Singh S/o-Kumi Singh of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) with 85,423 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Tarari in 2025?
Turnout was 64.33%: 1,95,593 of 3,04,027 registered electors voted, across 376 polling stations. That is 8.5 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Tarari part of?
Tarari is an assembly segment of the Arrah Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sudama Prasad got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Tarari had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 13 Nov 2024, Vishal Prashant (Bharatiya Janata Party) won by 10,612 votes.
Is Tarari a reserved constituency?
No. Tarari is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Tarari?
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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