BARURAJ
Assembly seat no. 96 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2015
NAND KUMAR RAI
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 3 of 16
Margin, 2015
4,909
3.15% of valid votes
Result, 2015
Runner-up
BJPARUN KUMAR SINGH
- Votes
- 63,102
- Vote share
- 40.47%
- Behind by
- 4,909
Electors
2,58,458
Total votes polled
1,55,924
Valid votes
1,55,924
NOTA votes
6,208
3.98% of votes polled
Turnout
60.3%
Full result, 2015
12 candidates · 1,55,924 valid votes
NAND KUMAR RAIRJDwon
68,011
43.6%
ARUN KUMAR SINGHBJP
63,102
40.5%
NAJMUL HODABSP
5,658
3.6%
VIDHALAL SAHNIIND
2,967
1.9%
RAGHUWAR BHAGATCPI
2,319
1.5%
HIRALAL KHADIASKLP
2,161
1.4%
SANJAY KUMAR PASWANIND
2,099
1.4%
AJAY KUMARSP
827
0.5%
RAM EKWAL RAYGJDS
799
0.5%
MD. RUSTAM ALIABHKP
706
0.5%
ABHAY KUMARBJKVP
582
0.4%
KRISHNA RAYRSMD
485
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arun Kumar Singh | BJP | 96,879 | 47.14% | Rakesh Kumar | 29,052 |
| 2020 | Arun Kumar Singh | BJP | 87,407 | 49.47% | Nand Kumar Rai | 43,654 |
| 2015 | NAND KUMAR RAI | RJD | 68,011 | 43.62% | ARUN KUMAR SINGH | 4,909 |
| 2010 | BRIJ KISHOR SINGH | RJD | 42,783 | 37.98% | NAND KUMAR RAI | 14,317 |
| Nov 2005 | SHASHI KUMAR RAY | JD(U) | 32,992 | 33.90% | BRIJ KISHOR SINGH | 2,974 |
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 BARURAJ assembly constituency in 2025?
Arun Kumar Singh (BJP) won BARURAJ in 2025, by a margin of 29,052 votes.
Which party has won BARURAJ the most times?
RJD, with 3 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BARURAJ gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won BARURAJ the most times?
SHASHI KUMAR RAI, with 3 wins between 1985 and 2000.
