SINGHESHWAR
Assembly seat no. 72 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2015
RAMESH RISHIDEV
JD(U)
Elections held
12
1977–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2015
50,200
29.88% of valid votes
Result, 2015
Runner-up
HAMSMANJU DEVI
- Votes
- 32,873
- Vote share
- 19.57%
- Behind by
- 50,200
Electors
2,85,954
Total votes polled
1,67,982
Valid votes
1,67,982
NOTA votes
6,928
4.12% of votes polled
Turnout
58.7%
Full result, 2015
12 candidates · 1,67,982 valid votes
RAMESH RISHIDEVJD(U)won
83,073
49.5%
MANJU DEVIHAMS
32,873
19.6%
AMIT KUMAR BHARTIJAPL
15,106
9.0%
RAJKISHOR SARDARCPM
6,924
4.1%
INDO DEVIBSP
4,098
2.4%
JAGDEV RAMIND
3,498
2.1%
LALAN PASWANJDR
3,220
1.9%
ACHHE LAL SHARMAIND
3,048
1.8%
SANJAY PASWANBJKD
2,767
1.6%
AGAMLAL RISHIDEVIND
2,583
1.5%
DINESH RISHI DEVTNRMPI
2,080
1.2%
UPENDRA RAMGJDS
1,784
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ramesh Rishi | JD(U) | 1,06,416 | 46.44% | Chandrahas Chaupal | 2,982 |
| 2020 | CHANDRAHAS CHAUPAL | RJD | 86,181 | 45.13% | RAMESH RISHIDEV | 5,573 |
| 2015 | RAMESH RISHIDEV | JD(U) | 83,073 | 49.45% | MANJU DEVI | 50,200 |
| 2010 | RAMESH RISHIDEV | JD(U) | 72,282 | 49.75% | AMIT KUMAR BHARTI | 15,196 |
| Nov 2005 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | JD(U) | 28,917 | 35.31% | ARVIND KUMAR | 931 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
