AMARPUR
Assembly seat no. 159 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2020
Jayant Raj
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 4 of 16
Margin, 2020
3,114
1.90% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
INCJitendra Singh
- Votes
- 51,194
- Vote share
- 31.23%
- Behind by
- 3,114
Electors
2,95,587
Total votes polled
1,63,933
Valid votes
1,63,933
NOTA votes
3,534
2.16% of votes polled
Turnout
55.5%
Full result, 2020
12 candidates · 1,63,933 valid votes
Jayant RajJD(U)won
54,308
33.1%
Jitendra SinghINC
51,194
31.2%
Mrinal ShekharLJP
40,308
24.6%
Pravin Kumar JhaIND
2,125
1.3%
Anil Kumar SinghNCP
2,096
1.3%
Krishana Mohan ThakurIND
2,089
1.3%
Bipin Kishor RayIND
1,923
1.2%
Ashok KumarRTORP
1,720
1.1%
Pradip Kumar RanjanBPL
1,391
0.8%
AJAY KUMAR SINGHIND
1,331
0.8%
Pushkar KumarBHRTSBLP
1,049
0.6%
Anjani KumarIND
865
0.5%
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
