TARAPUR
Assembly seat no. 164 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Nov 2005
SHAKUNI CHAUDHURY
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 3 of 16
Margin, Nov 2005
611
0.77% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
JD(U)RAJEEV KUMAR SINGH
- Votes
- 32,217
- Vote share
- 40.61%
- Behind by
- 611
Electors
1,85,186
Total votes polled
79,327
Valid votes
79,327
NOTA votes
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Turnout
42.8%
Full result, Nov 2005
6 candidates · 79,327 valid votes
SHAKUNI CHAUDHURYRJDwon
32,828
41.4%
RAJEEV KUMAR SINGHJD(U)
32,217
40.6%
ANIL KUMAR SINGHLJP
8,908
11.2%
SANJAY KUMAR SINGHBSP
2,260
2.9%
BHARAT MANDALIND
2,046
2.6%
DEO PRAKASH SINGHSJPR
1,068
1.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Samrat Choudhary | BJP | 1,22,480 | 56.77% | Arun Kumar | 45,843 |
| 2020 | Mewa Lal Choudhary | JD(U) | 64,468 | 36.93% | Divya Prakash | 7,225 |
| 2015 | M L CHOUDHARY | JD(U) | 66,411 | 43.62% | SAKUNI CHOUDHARY | 11,947 |
| 2010 | NEETA CHOUDHARY | JD(U) | 44,582 | 37.42% | SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY | 13,878 |
| Nov 2005 | SHAKUNI CHAUDHURY | RJD | 32,828 | 41.38% | RAJEEV KUMAR SINGH | 611 |
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 TARAPUR assembly constituency in 2025?
Samrat Choudhary (BJP) won TARAPUR in 2025, by a margin of 45,843 votes.
Which party has won TARAPUR the most times?
JD(U), with 3 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has TARAPUR gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won TARAPUR the most times?
SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY, with 5 wins between 1985 and 2005.
