AMARPUR
Assembly seat no. 159 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2015
JANARDAN MANJHI
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 4 of 16
Margin, 2015
11,773
7.65% of valid votes
Result, 2015
Runner-up
BJPMRINAL SHEKHAR
- Votes
- 61,934
- Vote share
- 40.24%
- Behind by
- 11,773
Electors
2,76,830
Total votes polled
1,53,925
Valid votes
1,53,925
NOTA votes
6,818
4.43% of votes polled
Turnout
55.6%
Full result, 2015
14 candidates · 1,53,925 valid votes
JANARDAN MANJHIJD(U)won
73,707
47.9%
MRINAL SHEKHARBJP
61,934
40.2%
SURENDRA PRASAD SINGHIND
2,864
1.9%
SURYADEO SINGHIND
2,134
1.4%
AJAY HARIJANBDLP
1,314
0.8%
AMIT KUMAR SHEKHARCPI(ML)(L)
1,082
0.7%
SHASHI SHEKHARIND
788
0.5%
ANIL KUMAR SINGHLTSD
739
0.5%
MANOJ KUMAR AZADIND
619
0.4%
SADHANA KUMARIIND
546
0.3%
RANJEET SHARMAIND
481
0.3%
PRAVIN KUMARIND
314
0.2%
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
