BARURAJ
Assembly seat no. 96 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2020
Arun Kumar Singh
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 3 of 16
Margin, 2020
43,654
24.71% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
RJDNand Kumar Rai
- Votes
- 43,753
- Vote share
- 24.76%
- Behind by
- 43,654
Electors
2,89,045
Total votes polled
1,76,676
Valid votes
1,76,676
NOTA votes
5,160
2.92% of votes polled
Turnout
61.1%
Full result, 2020
14 candidates · 1,76,676 valid votes
Arun Kumar SinghBJPwon
87,407
49.5%
Nand Kumar RaiRJD
43,753
24.8%
Hiralal KhadiaBSP
22,650
12.8%
Rakesh KumarIND
7,304
4.1%
Sanjay Kumar PaswanIND
3,877
2.2%
Mazharul HaqueIND
1,575
0.9%
Bhuneshwar RaiIND
1,575
0.9%
Mohammad AnzarIND
714
0.4%
Ranjan KumarVBA
668
0.4%
Abhay KumarBJKVP
583
0.3%
Santosh KumarHSAP
378
0.2%
Vikki RamAIMEIEM
355
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 | 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.
