SINGHESHWAR
Assembly seat no. 72 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2020
CHANDRAHAS CHAUPAL
RJD
Elections held
12
1977–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 5 of 12
Margin, 2020
5,573
2.92% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
JD(U)RAMESH RISHIDEV
- Votes
- 80,608
- Vote share
- 42.21%
- Behind by
- 5,573
Electors
3,10,531
Total votes polled
1,90,950
Valid votes
1,90,950
NOTA votes
3,998
2.09% of votes polled
Turnout
61.5%
Full result, 2020
10 candidates · 1,90,950 valid votes
CHANDRAHAS CHAUPALRJDwon
86,181
45.1%
RAMESH RISHIDEVJD(U)
80,608
42.2%
AMIT KUMAR BHARTILJP
5,607
2.9%
ANIL KUMAR BANDHUJAPL
3,830
2.0%
SHIVJEE RAMAMJNMTP
2,354
1.2%
SURENDRA SHARMABLRP
2,292
1.2%
TRIFUL DEVIJMBP
2,133
1.1%
GULABCHAND DASAMIP
1,717
0.9%
RAMDEO RAMBSP
1,664
0.9%
SANJAY SADANCP
566
0.3%
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
