The Karakat constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2025 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 59.53% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Arun Singh of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won the seat by defeating Mahabali Singh of the Janata Dal (United) with a margin of 2836 votes.The Karakat Assembly constituency falls under the Karakat Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Communist Party Of India (marxist-leninist) (liberation) candidate Raja Ram Singh won the Karakat Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 105858 votes, defeating Pawan Singh of the Independent. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arun Singh
Winner
|
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
74,157
Lead:
2,836
|
37.51% |
| Mahabali Singh | Janata Dal (United) | 71,321 | 36.07% |
| Jyoti Singh | Independent | 23,469 | 11.87% |
| Yogendra Singh | Jan Suraaj Party | 7,503 | 3.79% |
| Bandana Raj | Bahujan Samaj Party | 7,377 | 3.73% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 5,765 | 2.92% |
| Banshidhar Singh | Independent | 3,019 | 1.53% |
| Mantu Choudhary | Independent | 1,206 | 0.61% |
| Md. Irshad Khan | Lohiya Janta Dal | 995 | 0.50% |
| Amit Kumar Mishra | Independent | 667 | 0.34% |
| Arun Singh (vill-kurur) | Independent | 600 | 0.30% |
| Ayodhya Ram | Independent | 587 | 0.30% |
| Nirmal Sharma | Jagrook Janta Party | 553 | 0.28% |
| Amit Upadhayay | Independent | 496 | 0.25% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arun Singh
Winner
|
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
82,700
Lead:
18,189
|
48.19% |
| Rajeshwar Raj | Bharatiya Janata Party | 64,511 | 37.59% |
| Amit Kumar Singh | Rashtrawadi Janlok Party (Satya) | 5,645 | 3.29% |
| Malti Singh | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party | 4,901 | 2.86% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 3,010 | 1.75% |
| Hare Ram Singh | Independent | 2,528 | 1.47% |
| Bansidhar Singh | Independent | 2,162 | 1.26% |
| Ashok Kumar Singh | Independent | 2,000 | 1.17% |
| Umesh Kumar | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 1,347 | 0.78% |
| Sweta Singh | Independent | 963 | 0.56% |
| Binay Kumar | Independent | 593 | 0.35% |
| Dharmendra Kumar Ram | Independent | 499 | 0.29% |
| Baban Singh | Independent | 407 | 0.24% |
| Lal Bahadur Yadav | SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST) | 361 | 0.21% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sanjay Kumar Singh
Winner
|
Rashtriya Janata Dal |
59,720
Lead:
12,119
|
39% |
| Rajeshwar Raj | Bharatiya Janta Party | 47,601 | 31% |
| Arun Singh | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 23,534 | 15% |
| Madan Prasad Vaishya | Independent | 3,905 | 3% |
| Akhlaque Ahmad | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 3,815 | 2% |
| Kashi Nath Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party | 3,195 | 2% |
| Vinay Kumar Singh | Sampoorna Kranti Dal | 2,381 | 2% |
| Rahul Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,906 | 1% |
| Bharat Singh | Independent | 1,300 | 1% |
| Bhagwan Singh | Independent | 1,230 | 1% |
| Banshidhar Singh | Independent | 583 | 0% |
| Surendra Pandey | National Janta Party (Indian) | 487 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rajeshwar Raj
Winner
|
Janata Dal (United) |
49,751
Lead:
11,415
|
39% |
| Munna Rai | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 38,336 | 30% |
| Arun Singh | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 23,179 | 18% |
| Ajay Rai | Bahujan Samaj Party | 3,711 | 3% |
| Dr. Surya Deo Singh | Independent | 2,232 | 2% |
| Pramila Singh | Indian National Congress | 2,206 | 2% |
| Surendra Pandey | Bharat Vikas Morcha | 2,051 | 2% |
| Shiv Kumar Ram | Republican Party Of India (A) | 1,282 | 1% |
| Sant Prasad Singh | Nationalist Congress Party | 1,034 | 1% |
| Dharam Kumar Singh | Independent | 943 | 1% |
| Ram Suresh Singh | Rashtriya Samanta Dal | 852 | 1% |
| Rishi Kesh Ram | Indian Justice Party | 822 | 1% |
| Ram Raj Thakur | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 737 | 1% |
| Binod Kumar Singh | Janata Dal (Secular) | 648 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mahabali Singh
Winner
|
Rashtriya Janata Dal |
34,655
Lead:
-3,107
|
31% |
| Brij Kishor Bind | Bharatiya Janta Party | 32,739 | 30% |
| Mohammad Zama Khan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 26,869 | 24% |
| Dr. Ajay Alok | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 9,683 | 9% |
| Musafir Rai | Samajwadi Party | 3,012 | 3% |
| Shyam Bihari Ahir | Independent | 1,104 | 1% |
| Ram Chandra Pandey | Independent | 745 | 1% |
| Fagu Ram | Independent | 642 | 1% |
| Ram Prakash Ram | Indian Justice Party | 614 | 1% |
| Shivmurat Bind | Pragtisheel Manav Samaj Party | 407 | 0% |
| Neeraj Kumar | Independent | 362 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dinanath Singh
Winner
|
Rashtriya Janata Dal |
64,376
Lead:
36,337
|
44% |
| Janardan Sharma | Bharatiya Janta Party | 28,039 | 19% |
| Dr. Ashok Kumar Verma | Samajwadi Party | 27,074 | 19% |
| Krishna-deo Yadav | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 15,937 | 11% |
| Irshad Hussain | Indian National Congress | 3,051 | 2% |
| Shyam Nandan Sharma | Independent | 2,138 | 1% |
| Satyendra Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,854 | 1% |
| Mundrika Pandit | Independent | 901 | 1% |
| Wirendra Kumar Singh | Independent | 277 | 0% |
| Ashok Singh | Nationalist Congress Party | 256 | 0% |
| Wimal Singh | Shiv Sena | 204 | 0% |
| Rabindra Ranjan | Ajeya Bharat Party | 152 | 0% |
| Brajesh Kumar Pd. | Independent | 96 | 0% |
| Bijeshwar Singh | Independent | 86 | 0% |
| Warti Devi | Bharatiya Jan Vikas Party | 82 | 0% |
| Sant Kumar Singh | Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Baharatiya) | 81 | 0% |
| Chun Mun Singh | Rashtriya Lok Dal | 72 | 0% |
| Doman Yadav | Independent | 52 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chandradeo Prasad Verma
Winner
|
Janata Dal |
47,481
Lead:
17,872
|
38% |
| Janardan Sharma | Bharatiya Janta Party | 29,609 | 24% |
| Nand Kumar Nandan | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 24,961 | 20% |
| Rajendra Singh | Indian National Congress | 14,038 | 11% |
| C.p. Sinha | Samata Party | 5,217 | 4% |
| Prafulli Chandra Bose | Independent | 552 | 0% |
| Ramesh Singh | Independent | 514 | 0% |
| Ranjeet Kumar | Independent | 390 | 0% |
| Ramadhar Yadava | Doordarshi Party | 361 | 0% |
| Anil Kumar Verma | Independent | 353 | 0% |
| Subh Narayan Singh | Independent | 279 | 0% |
| Uma Kant Pandit | Bahujan Kranti Dal | 255 | 0% |
| Surendra Paswan | Independent | 237 | 0% |
| Barti Devi | Independent | 200 | 0% |
| Anil Singh | Independent | 159 | 0% |
| Bharat Singh Bharti | Independent | 149 | 0% |
| Virendra Kumar | Independent | 146 | 0% |
| Tapeshwar Singh | Independent | 128 | 0% |
| Sindeshwar Tiwary | Independent | 123 | 0% |
| Vishwanath Prasad | Independent | 116 | 0% |
| Ajay Kumar | Independent | 95 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
55,744
Lead:
22,506
|
51% |
| Kripa Narain Singh | Indian Peoples Front | 33,238 | 30% |
| Chander Dev Verma | Janata Dal | 9,696 | 9% |
| Yogeshwar Prasad Singh | Independent | 5,474 | 5% |
| Ram Dhyan Singh | Indian Congress (Socialist- Sarat Chandra Sinha) | 2,895 | 3% |
| Mohd. Nissar Ansari | Bahujan Samaj Party | 633 | 1% |
| Ram Janam Rai | Independent | 525 | 0% |
| Ram Pravesh Singh | Independent | 199 | 0% |
| Bharat Singh Bharati | Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Baharatiya) | 197 | 0% |
| Mohd. Fahimuddin | Independent | 176 | 0% |
| Tek Narayan | Independent | 156 | 0% |
| Ram Bali Yadav | Independent | 155 | 0% |
| Ram Sakal Singh | Lok Dal (B) | 144 | 0% |
| Ram Nath Ram | Independent | 134 | 0% |
| Awadhesh Kumar Yadav | Independent | 102 | 0% |
| Laxman Sharma | Independent | 83 | 0% |
| Vijay Kumar Singh | Doordarshi Party | 78 | 0% |
| Raj Nath Paswan | Independent | 75 | 0% |
| Awdhesh Kumar Yadav | Communist Party Of India | 67 | 0% |
| Shyam Nandan Sharma | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) | 54 | 0% |
| Vindeshwar Tiwari | All India Forward Bloc | 52 | 0% |
| Akhilesh Kumar Tiwari | Independent | 51 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
55,126
Lead:
32,025
|
62% |
| Kanhai Singh | Bharatiya Janta Party | 23,101 | 26% |
| Jai Ram Prasad Singh | Independent | 2,548 | 3% |
| Ambika Prasad | Independent | 2,306 | 3% |
| Nathun Prasad Verma | Janta Party | 1,970 | 2% |
| Raghvendra Singh | Independent | 933 | 1% |
| Pandit Singh | Communist Party Of India | 617 | 1% |
| Awadhesh Kumar | Independent | 427 | 0% |
| Dina Nath Prasad | Independent | 401 | 0% |
| Krishna Kumar Sinha | Indian Congress (J) | 169 | 0% |
| Birendra Prasad Singh | Independent | 147 | 0% |
| Krishna Kumar | Independent | 145 | 0% |
| Rajnath Paswan | Independent | 119 | 0% |
| Tek N. Gupta | Independent | 118 | 0% |
| Santoshi Mehta | Lok Dal | 117 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
Winner
|
Indian National Congress (U) |
68,351
Lead:
29,302
|
57% |
| Kanhai Singh | Bharatiya Janta Party | 39,049 | 33% |
| Salimmuddin Ansari | Indian National Congress (I) | 3,877 | 3% |
| Shyam Nandan Sharma | Communist Party Of India | 3,097 | 3% |
| Jai Ram Pd. Singh | Independent | 1,970 | 2% |
| Md. Moti Laval Zafar | Independent | 1,676 | 1% |
| Ram Chandra Bind | Independent | 666 | 1% |
| Abhimanyu Sharma | Independent | 573 | 0% |
| Besh Lal Sao | Independent | 202 | 0% |
| Awadesh Kumar Yadav | Independent | 159 | 0% |
| Akhilesh Kumar Singh | Independent | 62 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kanhai Singh
Winner
|
Independent |
27,061
Lead:
3,322
|
34% |
| Akhileshwar Singh | Indian National Congress | 23,739 | 30% |
| Harinarain Prasad | Independent | 7,985 | 10% |
| Ram Pravesh Sharma | Janta Party | 7,737 | 10% |
| Sakil Ahmad | Independent | 7,013 | 9% |
| Arjun Sharma | Independent | 1,288 | 2% |
| Sidheshwar Yadav | Independent | 989 | 1% |
| Majruhal Hussain | Independent | 881 | 1% |
| Laldhari Prasad | Independent | 766 | 1% |
| Swayabar Pandit | Independent | 409 | 1% |
| Rajendra Sharma | Independent | 279 | 0% |
| Ram Lakhan Singh | Independent | 220 | 0% |
| Dinanath Pd. Singh | Independent | 173 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arun Singh | CPI(ML)(L) | 74,157 | 2,836 | 37.51% |
| 2020 | Arun Singh | CPI(ML)(L) | 82,700 | 18,189 | 48.19% |
| 2015 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | RJD | 59,720 | 12,119 | 39% |
| 2010 | Rajeshwar Raj | JD(U) | 49,751 | 11,415 | 39% |
| 2005 | Mahabali Singh | RJD | 34,655 | -3,107 | 31% |
| 2000 | Dinanath Singh | RJD | 64,376 | 36,337 | 44% |
| 1995 | Chandradeo Prasad Verma | JD | 47,481 | 17,872 | 38% |
| 1990 | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | INC | 55,744 | 22,506 | 51% |
| 1985 | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | INC | 55,126 | 32,025 | 62% |
| 1980 | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | INC(U) | 68,351 | 29,302 | 57% |
| 1977 | Kanhai Singh | IND | 27,061 | 3,322 | 34% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arun Singh | CPI(ML)(L) |
74,157
(Lead:
2,836)
|
37.51% |
| Mahabali Singh | JDU | 71,321 | 36.07% | |
| 2020 | Arun Singh | CPI(ML)(L) |
82,700
(Lead:
18,189)
|
48.19% |
| Rajeshwar Raj | BJP | 64,511 | 37.59% | |
| 2015 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | RJD |
59,720
(Lead:
12,119)
|
39% |
| Rajeshwar Raj | BJP | 47,601 | 31% | |
| 2010 | Rajeshwar Raj | JD(U) |
49,751
(Lead:
11,415)
|
39% |
| Munna Rai | RJD | 38,336 | 30% | |
| 2005 | Mahabali Singh | RJD |
34,655
(Lead:
-3,107)
|
31% |
| Brij Kishor Bind | BJP | 32,739 | 30% | |
| 2000 | Dinanath Singh | RJD |
64,376
(Lead:
36,337)
|
44% |
| Janardan Sharma | BJP | 28,039 | 19% | |
| 1995 | Chandradeo Prasad Verma | JD |
47,481
(Lead:
17,872)
|
38% |
| Janardan Sharma | BJP | 29,609 | 24% | |
| 1990 | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | INC |
55,744
(Lead:
22,506)
|
51% |
| Kripa Narain Singh | IPF | 33,238 | 30% | |
| 1985 | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | INC |
55,126
(Lead:
32,025)
|
62% |
| Kanhai Singh | BJP | 23,101 | 26% | |
| 1980 | Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav | INC(U) |
68,351
(Lead:
29,302)
|
57% |
| Kanhai Singh | BJP | 39,049 | 33% | |
| 1977 | Kanhai Singh | IND |
27,061
(Lead:
3,322)
|
34% |
| Akhileshwar Singh | INC | 23,739 | 30% |
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Arun Singh of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) (CPI(ML)(L)) won the Karakat Assembly seat in the 2025 elections, defeating Mahabali Singh of the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) by a margin of 2836 votes.
The strike rate in the Karakat constituency is 50% RJD and 50% INC, with RJD won 3 times and INC won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
Arun Singh (CPI(ML)(L)) received 37.51% vote share.
Mahabali Singh (JDU) received 36.07% vote share.
Arun Singh (CPI(ML)(L)) won the 2025 election with 74157 votes, leading by 2836 votes and securing a 37.51% vote share.
The Karakat Assembly constituency falls under the Karakat Lok Sabha constituency of Rohtas district.
Arun Singh (CPI(ML)(L)) won the Karakat Assembly seat in 2025 with a margin of 2836 votes over Mahabali Singh (JDU).
The Karakat Assembly constituency is part of the Karakat Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Nokha, Dehri, Goh, Obra, Nabinagar.
The top candidates in the Karakat Assembly Election 2025 were:
Arun Singh (CPI(ML)(L))
Mahabali Singh (JDU)
Jyoti Singh (IND)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Arun Singh (CPI(ML)(L)) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Karakat Assembly Election 2025 was 59.53%
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.