Baniapur Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Baniapur Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Baniapur | |
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| Constituency No. - for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 317,424 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 115 Baniapur Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Baniapur (except Karhi, Manikpura and Lauwa Kala gram panchayats) and Mashrakh community development blocks.[1]
Baniapur Assembly constituency is part of No. 19 Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Vishwanath Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Uma Pandey | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | Ramanand Mishra | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1972 | Uma Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Ramakant Pandey | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Uma Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Ram Bahadur Rai | Janata Party | |
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 2000 | Manoranjan Singh | Independent politician | |
| 2005 | Lok Janshakti Party | ||
| 2005 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2010 | Kedar Nath Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | |||
| 2025 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kedar Nath Singh | 95,606 | 47.7 | ||
| RJD | Chandani Devi | 80,170 | 40.0 | +1.26 | |
| JSP | Shravan Kumar | 8,638 | 4.31 | ||
| Independent | Shyam Singh | 3,831 | 1.91 | ||
| Independent | Ravi Prakash | 2,850 | 1.42 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,876 | 2.43 | −0.34 | |
| Majority | 15,436 | 7.7 | −8.81 | ||
| Turnout | 200,418 | 63.14 | +10.3 | ||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Kedar Nath Singh | 65,194 | 38.74 |  7.13 | |
| VIP | Virendra Kumar Ojha | 37,405 | 22.23 | ||
| LJP | Tarkeshwar Singh | 33,082 | 19.66 | ||
| Independent | Sumit Kumar Gupta | 12,485 | 7.42 | ||
| Independent | Pushpa Kumari | 2,395 | 1.42 | ||
| Independent | Sudhir Kumar | 2,157 | 1.28 | ||
| Independent | Dablu Kumar | 2,124 | 1.26 | ||
| Independent | Narayan Pd. Yadaw | 2,039 | 1.21 | ||
| Janta Dal Rashtravadi | Anil Kumar Ram | 1,882 | 1.12 | ||
| BSP | Nawal Kishor Kushwaha | 1,726 | 1.03 |  0.06 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,657 | 2.77 | 1.58 | |
| Majority | 27,789 | 16.51 | 6.04 | ||
| Turnout | 168,297 | 52.84 | 2.27 | ||
| RJD hold | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Kedar Nath Singh | 69,851 | 45.87 | ||
| BJP | Tarkeshwar Singh | 53,900 | 35.4 | ||
| Independent | Virendra Kumar Ojha | 13,545 | 8.9 | ||
| BSP | Bikrma Ram | 1,481 | 0.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,628 | 4.35 | ||
| Majority | 15,951 | 10.47 | |||
| Turnout | 152,266 | 50.57 | |||