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Assembly seat no. 242 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2010
DAMODAR RAWAT
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2010
10,204
8.22% of valid votes
Result, 2010
Runner-up
RJDBINOD PRASAD YADAV
- Votes
- 37,876
- Vote share
- 30.52%
- Behind by
- 10,204
Electors
2,40,437
Total votes polled
1,24,110
Valid votes
1,24,110
NOTA votes
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Turnout
51.6%
Full result, 2010
18 candidates · 1,24,110 valid votes
DAMODAR RAWATJD(U)won
48,080
38.7%
BINOD PRASAD YADAVRJD
37,876
30.5%
AABID KAUSERJMM
8,736
7.0%
MOHAMMAD IRFANINC
8,286
6.7%
RAJEEV KUMAR YADAVIND
4,430
3.6%
BALKRISHN PANDITIND
3,066
2.5%
SHANKAR PRASADBSP
2,927
2.4%
KAPILDEV RAVIDASSAP
1,781
1.4%
ASHOK SAOLTSD
1,664
1.3%
CHANDRIKA KUMARIND
1,475
1.2%
SURYAVASTIND
968
0.8%
RAJENDRA PRASADSP
947
0.8%
Showing the top 12 of 18. 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 | Damodar Rawat | JD(U) | 1,08,317 | 44.42% | Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav | 4,262 |
| 2020 | DAMODAR RAWAT | JD(U) | 76,972 | 39.55% | RAJENDRA PRASAD | 1,679 |
| 2015 | RABINDRA YADAV | BJP | 65,537 | 40.04% | DAMODAR RAWAT | 22,086 |
| 2010 | DAMODAR RAWAT | JD(U) | 48,080 | 38.74% | BINOD PRASAD YADAV | 10,204 |
| Nov 2005 | DAMODAR RAWAT | JD(U) | 37,789 | 44.66% | RASHID AHMAD | 12,344 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
