RAJPUR
Assembly seat no. 202 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2025
Santosh Kumar Nirala
JD(U)
Elections held
12
1977–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2025
9,136
4.32% of valid votes
Result, 2025
Runner-up
INCVishwanath Ram
- Votes
- 71,565
- Vote share
- 33.86%
- Behind by
- 9,136
Electors
3,36,695
Total votes polled
2,11,325
Valid votes
2,11,325
NOTA votes
2,778
1.31% of votes polled
Turnout
62.8%
Full result, 2025
13 candidates · 2,11,325 valid votes
Santosh Kumar NiralaJD(U)won
80,701
38.2%
Vishwanath RamINC
71,565
33.9%
Lal Jee RamBSP
20,498
9.7%
Dhananjay KumarJNSRJP
12,491
5.9%
Shiv Kumar RamSBSP
6,749
3.2%
Anil Kumar RamASPKR
4,557
2.2%
Suraj Prakash RamSANKISVP
2,753
1.3%
Subhash RamBHRTSP
2,517
1.2%
Amar PaswanRASLJP
1,732
0.8%
Shivji KumarJNSHKVPD
1,609
0.8%
Ram Lal RamIND
1,387
0.7%
Baleshwar RamRJBP
1,017
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Santosh Kumar Nirala | JD(U) | 80,701 | 38.19% | Vishwanath Ram | 9,136 |
| 2020 | VISHWANATH RAM | INC | 67,871 | 36.76% | SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA | 21,204 |
| 2015 | SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA | JD(U) | 84,184 | 47.96% | BISHAWNATH RAM | 32,788 |
| 2010 | SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA | JD(U) | 54,802 | 39.76% | CHHEDI LAL RAM | 15,239 |
| Nov 2005 | SHYAM PAYARI DEVI | JD(U) | 32,137 | 36.14% | SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA | 5,700 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
