Danapur Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency in Bihar, India
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Danapur is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It comes under Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Masaurhi, Maner, Phulwari, Paliganj and Bikram.[1]
| Danapur | |
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| Constituency No. 186 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Patna |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 376,759 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Jagat Narayan Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ram Sewak Singh | Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Samyukta Socialist Party | ||
| 1969 | Budh Deo Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | ||
| 1980 | Budh Deo Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Vijendra Rai | Independent | |
| 1990 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1995 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | ||
| 1996^ | Vijay Singh Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2000 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2002^ | Rama Nand Yadav | ||
| 2005 | Asha Devi Sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | Ritlal Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2025 | Ram Kripal Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ram Kripal Yadav | 119,877 | 54.41 |  14.55 | |
| RJD | Ritlal Yadav | 90,744 | 41.19 |  7.25 | |
| Independent | Shailesh K.R Dhiraj | 2,786 | 1.26 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,242 | 1.47 | 0.22 | |
| Majority | 29,133 | 13.22 | 4.64 | ||
| Turnout | 220,307 | 58.47 | 5.98 | ||
| BJP gain from RJD | Swing | 14.55 | |||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Ritlal Yadav | 89,895 | 48.44 | +8.33 | |
| BJP | Asha Devi Sinha | 73,971 | 39.86 | −3.37 | |
| RLSP | Deepak Kumar | 7,731 | 4.17 | ||
| Independent | Ganesh Ray | 2,265 | 1.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,315 | 1.25 | −0.71 | |
| Majority | 15,924 | 8.58 | +5.46 | ||
| Turnout | 185,563 | 52.49 | +0.54 | ||
| RJD gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Asha Devi Sinha | 72,192 | 43.23 | ||
| RJD | Raj Kishor Yadav | 66,983 | 40.11 | ||
| Independent | Tinku Yadav | 13,002 | 7.79 | ||
| BSP | Narsingh Kumar | 3,246 | 1.94 | ||
| Bharatiya Momin Front | Akash Kumar | 1,518 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,267 | 1.96 | ||
| Majority | 5,209 | 3.12 | |||
| Turnout | 166,986 | 51.95 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Asha Devi Sinha | 59,425 | 47.52 | ||
| Independent | Ritlal Yadav | 41,506 | 33.19 | ||
| RJD | Sachchidanand Rai | 11,495 | 9.19 | ||
| INC | Vijay Singh Yadav | 3,608 | 2.89 | ||
| Independent | Binod Singh | 2,969 | 2.37 | ||
| Majority | 17,919 | 14.33 | |||
| Turnout | 1,25,050 | 40.96 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2000
- Lalu Prasad Yadav (RJD) : 64,085 votes[9]
- Rama Nand Yadav (BJP): 46,530 votes
2002 bypoll
- Rama Nand Yadav (RJD): 75,935 votes [citation needed]
- SatyanaranSinha (BJP): 17,928 votes
1977
- Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav (INC): 33,989 votes[10]
- Chhabila Singh (JNP): 29,292 votes
1972
- Budh Deo Singh (INC): 23,150 votes[11]
- Keshav Prasad (SOP): 15,843 votes
- Ram Swarath Singh (NCO): 9,550 votes
- Tej Narain Prasad (Bharatiya Jana Sangh): 5,456 votes
1957
- Jagat Narayan Lal (INC): 7,042 votes[citation needed]
- Radhey Shyam Singh (IND): 6,074 votes