AMARPUR
Assembly seat no. 159 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2010
JANARDAN MANJHI
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 4 of 16
Margin, 2010
18,007
15.52% of valid votes
Result, 2010
Runner-up
RJDSURENDRA PRASAD SINGH
- Votes
- 29,293
- Vote share
- 25.25%
- Behind by
- 18,007
Electors
2,33,495
Total votes polled
1,15,992
Valid votes
1,15,992
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.7%
Full result, 2010
14 candidates · 1,15,992 valid votes
JANARDAN MANJHIJD(U)won
47,300
40.8%
SURENDRA PRASAD SINGHRJD
29,293
25.3%
RAKESH KUMAR SINGHINC
9,583
8.3%
ANIL KUMAR SINGHLTSD
7,898
6.8%
BABY DEVIJVM
5,160
4.5%
MANOJ AJADNCP
3,776
3.3%
SYED ALAMDAR HUSSAININD
3,667
3.2%
VINOD KUMARLSSP
3,049
2.6%
KEDAR PRASAD SINGHSJPR
1,785
1.5%
RAMESH KUMAR CHOUDHARYJD(S)
1,143
1.0%
JAWAHARLAL PASWANIND
1,033
0.9%
SURESH PASWANIND
920
0.8%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
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
