AMARPUR
Assembly seat no. 159 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Nov 2005
SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 4 of 16
Margin, Nov 2005
2,401
2.72% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
JD(U)BEDANAND SINGH
- Votes
- 31,278
- Vote share
- 35.39%
- Behind by
- 2,401
Electors
2,17,598
Total votes polled
88,383
Valid votes
88,383
NOTA votes
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Turnout
40.6%
Full result, Nov 2005
8 candidates · 88,383 valid votes
SURENDRA PRASAD SINGHRJDwon
33,679
38.1%
BEDANAND SINGHJD(U)
31,278
35.4%
BABY DEVILJP
10,082
11.4%
AJAY KUMAR SINGHIND
6,193
7.0%
ANIL KUMAR SINGHSP
2,211
2.5%
YUGAL DASIND
2,169
2.5%
SHAMSHER ALMUBSP
1,620
1.8%
PRAVIN KUMAR JHAIND
1,151
1.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jayant Raj | JD(U) | 1,03,944 | 53.51% | Jitendra Singh | 33,221 |
| 2020 | Jayant Raj | JD(U) | 54,308 | 33.13% | Jitendra Singh | 3,114 |
| 2015 | JANARDAN MANJHI | JD(U) | 73,707 | 47.89% | MRINAL SHEKHAR | 11,773 |
| 2010 | JANARDAN MANJHI | JD(U) | 47,300 | 40.78% | SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 18,007 |
| Nov 2005 | SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | RJD | 33,679 | 38.11% | BEDANAND SINGH | 2,401 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the AMARPUR assembly constituency in 2025?
Jayant Raj (JD(U)) won AMARPUR in 2025, by a margin of 33,221 votes.
Which party has won AMARPUR the most times?
JD(U), with 4 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has AMARPUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won AMARPUR the most times?
SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH, with 4 wins between 1995 and 2005.
