BANIAPUR
Assembly seat no. 115 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Nov 2005
MANORANJAN SINGH
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 16
Margin, Nov 2005
2,653
3.21% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
INCUMA PANDEY
- Votes
- 29,787
- Vote share
- 36.00%
- Behind by
- 2,653
Electors
1,84,247
Total votes polled
82,733
Valid votes
82,733
NOTA votes
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Turnout
44.9%
Full result, Nov 2005
9 candidates · 82,733 valid votes
MANORANJAN SINGHJD(U)won
32,440
39.2%
UMA PANDEYINC
29,787
36.0%
RAM BAHADUR RAILJP
4,943
6.0%
NAWAL KISHOR KUSHWAHABSP
4,150
5.0%
NARAYAN PRASADYADAWIND
3,544
4.3%
SHASHI BHUSHAN RAIIND
3,231
3.9%
OM PRAKAS SINGHIND
1,725
2.1%
JITENDRA PANDEYIND
1,501
1.8%
UMESHWAR SINGHIND
1,412
1.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kedar Nath Singh | BJP | 95,606 | 47.70% | Chandni Devi | 15,436 |
| 2020 | KEDAR NATH SINGH | RJD | 65,194 | 38.74% | VIRENDRA KUMAR OJHA | 27,789 |
| 2015 | KEDAR NATH SINGH | RJD | 69,851 | 45.87% | TARKESHWAR SINGH | 15,951 |
| 2010 | KEDAR NATH SINGH | RJD | 45,259 | 40.34% | VIRENDRA KUMAR OJHA | 3,575 |
| Nov 2005 | MANORANJAN SINGH | JD(U) | 32,440 | 39.21% | UMA PANDEY | 2,653 |
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 BANIAPUR assembly constituency in 2025?
Kedar Nath Singh (BJP) won BANIAPUR in 2025, by a margin of 15,436 votes.
Which party has won BANIAPUR the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BANIAPUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won BANIAPUR the most times?
KEDAR NATH SINGH, with 3 wins between 2010 and 2020.
