The Rajpur (SC) constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2025 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 62.36% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Santosh Nirala of the Janata Dal (United) won the seat by defeating Vishwanath Ram of the Indian National Congress with a margin of 9136 votes.The Rajpur (SC) Assembly constituency falls under the Buxar Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Sudhakar Singh won the Buxar Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 30091 votes, defeating Mithilesh Tiwari of the Bharatiya Janata Party. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Santosh Nirala
WINNER
|
Janata Dal (United) |
80,701
Lead: 9,136
|
38.19% |
| Vishwanath Ram | Indian National Congress | 71,565 | 33.86% |
| Lal Jee Ram | Bahujan Samaj Party | 20,498 | 9.70% |
| Dhananjay Kumar | Jan Suraaj Party | 12,491 | 5.91% |
| Shiv Kumar Ram | Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party | 6,749 | 3.19% |
| Anil Kumar Ram | Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) | 4,557 | 2.16% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 2,778 | 1.31% |
| Suraj Prakash Ram | Sanyukt Kisan Vikas Party | 2,753 | 1.30% |
| Subhash Ram | Bhartiya Sarthak Party | 2,517 | 1.19% |
| Amar Paswan | Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party | 1,732 | 0.82% |
| Shivji Kumar | Janshakti Vikas Party (Democratic) | 1,609 | 0.76% |
| Ram Lal Ram | Independent | 1,387 | 0.66% |
| Baleshwar Ram | Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party | 1,017 | 0.48% |
| Bhim Ram | Sarvjan Sanatan Party | 971 | 0.46% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vishwanath Ram
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
67,871
Lead: 21,204
|
36.76% |
| Santosh Kumar Nirala | Janata Dal (United) | 46,667 | 25.28% |
| Sanjay Ram | Bahujan Samaj Party | 43,836 | 23.74% |
| Nirbhaya Kumar Nirala | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 7,449 | 4.03% |
| Ajad Paswan | Independent | 4,276 | 2.32% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 2,841 | 1.54% |
| Chhedi Lal Ram | Independent | 2,365 | 1.28% |
| Neelkamal Prasad | Independent | 1,873 | 1.01% |
| Nikunj Kumar Aryan | Independent | 1,481 | 0.80% |
| Hare Ram Prasad | Bhartiya Sablog Party | 1,441 | 0.78% |
| Ashok Kumar Ram | Bahujan Mukti Party | 1,327 | 0.72% |
| Savinay Kumar | Bharatiya Aam Awam Party | 969 | 0.52% |
| Suraj Prakash Ram | Sanyukt Kisan Vikas Party | 885 | 0.48% |
| Ashok Paswan | Rashtriya Jaihind Party | 748 | 0.41% |
| Mohan Ram Rajak | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | 587 | 0.32% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Santosh Kumar Nirala
WINNER
|
Janata Dal (United) |
84,184
Lead: 32,788
|
48% |
| Bishawnath Ram | Bharatiya Janta Party | 51,396 | 29% |
| Lalji Ram | Bahujan Samaj Party | 17,031 | 10% |
| Ajad Paswan | Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party | 5,540 | 3% |
| Raj Bali Ram | Independent | 3,495 | 2% |
| Surendra Paswan | Independent | 2,940 | 2% |
| Ramashanker Ram | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 2,143 | 1% |
| Anand Bardhan | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 1,376 | 1% |
| Manoj Kumar Ram | Independent | 1,302 | 1% |
| Jagdish Paswan Alias Jagdish Ram | Independent | 717 | 0% |
| Chhedi Lal Ram | Samajwadi Party | 614 | 0% |
| Virendra Kumar | Shiv Sena | 518 | 0% |
| Niwas Ram Dusadh | Bahujan Mukti Party | 500 | 0% |
| Manoj Kumar | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 424 | 0% |
| Tarkeshwar Paswan | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) | 415 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Santosh Kumar Nirala
WINNER
|
Janata Dal (United) |
54,802
Lead: 15,239
|
40% |
| Chhedi Lal Ram | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 39,563 | 29% |
| Pankaj Kumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 18,389 | 13% |
| Manju Kumari | Indian National Congress | 5,614 | 4% |
| Shiv Kumar Ram | Janvadi Party (Socialist) | 3,912 | 3% |
| Ramashanker Ram | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 3,715 | 3% |
| Binod Kumar Bikrant | Independent | 2,933 | 2% |
| Raj Kumar Ram | Independent | 2,546 | 2% |
| Rajendra Paswan | Janata Dal (Secular) | 1,741 | 1% |
| Madan Ram | Independent | 1,234 | 1% |
| Om Prakash Vidyarthy | Independent | 1,230 | 1% |
| Hiraman Prasad Paswan | Nationalist Congress Party | 921 | 1% |
| Sanjay Paswan | Rashtra Sewa Dal | 678 | 0% |
| Parsuram Prasad | Samajwadi Party | 567 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shyam Pyari Devi
WINNER
|
Janata Dal (United) |
21,843
Lead: -4,594
|
25% |
| Santosh Kumar Nirala | Bahujan Samaj Party | 20,288 | 23% |
| Chhedi Lal Ram | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 18,846 | 22% |
| Birbal Rajak | Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party | 9,069 | 10% |
| Madhavi Devi | Independent | 5,631 | 6% |
| Arjun Ram | Samajwadi Party | 4,664 | 5% |
| Amar Paswan | Independent | 2,168 | 2% |
| Rameswar Ram | Independent | 1,325 | 2% |
| Daroga Ram | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 1,156 | 1% |
| Arun Kumar Mushar | Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Baharatiya) | 1,022 | 1% |
| Yogendra Kumar Ram | Shiv Sena | 618 | 1% |
| Ram Pasad Ram | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | 365 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bhunewashwar Prasad Singh Alias Pappu Jee
WINNER
|
Samata Party |
73,404
Lead: 26,594
|
59% |
| Vijay Krishna | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 46,810 | 38% |
| Sunil Singh Dhatiraj | Indian National Congress | 1,498 | 1% |
| Shiv Kumar Prasad | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,278 | 1% |
| Sunil Kumar | Independent | 328 | 0% |
| Jawahar Saw | Independent | 250 | 0% |
| Shallendra Kumar | Independent | 246 | 0% |
| Rajendra Singh | Independent | 170 | 0% |
| Awadhesh Singh | Independent | 124 | 0% |
| Suresh Kumar Singh | Independent | 68 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vijay Krishna
WINNER
|
Janata Dal |
30,667
Lead: 3,816
|
28% |
| Bhuvneshwar Pd. Singh Alias Pappu Jee | Samata Party | 26,851 | 25% |
| Sachida Nand Singh | Independent | 26,417 | 24% |
| Rama Nand Singh | Indian National Congress | 6,435 | 6% |
| Bindeshwari Pd. Singh | Bharatiya Janta Party | 4,275 | 4% |
| Bipin Kumar Nirala | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party | 3,514 | 3% |
| Kalim Ahmad | Independent | 2,126 | 2% |
| Vivekanand Singh | Shiv Sena | 1,137 | 1% |
| Sashi Kant Singh | Independent | 595 | 1% |
| Baleshwar Paswan | Independent | 463 | 0% |
| Mukesh Kumar Singh | Proutist Sarva Samaj Samiti | 446 | 0% |
| Sitamochi | Independent | 400 | 0% |
| Gopal Pandey | Independent | 389 | 0% |
| Sachidanand Rai | Samajwadi Party | 372 | 0% |
| Lalan Pd. Singh | Independent | 343 | 0% |
| Ram Dass Rai | Doordarshi Party | 318 | 0% |
| Sankuntala Singh | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 292 | 0% |
| Vijaya Nand | Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha | 279 | 0% |
| Mundirka Pd. Singh | Independent | 265 | 0% |
| Satendra Kumar Singh | Independent | 195 | 0% |
| Rajiv Nayan | Independent | 187 | 0% |
| Bijendra Singh | Independent | 178 | 0% |
| Parmod Kumar | Independent | 175 | 0% |
| Chandrashekhar Parsad | Independent | 173 | 0% |
| Satendra Persann Singh | Independent | 164 | 0% |
| Naval Kishore Pandey | Independent | 162 | 0% |
| Vijay Kumar | Independent | 159 | 0% |
| Satendrakumar | Independent | 153 | 0% |
| Vijay Krishna Vidyarthi | Independent | 152 | 0% |
| Dinesh Singh | Independent | 147 | 0% |
| Shiv Kumar Singh | Independent | 142 | 0% |
| Rana Gajendrasingh | Independent | 128 | 0% |
| Anil Paswan | Independent | 121 | 0% |
| Ranveer Kumar | Independent | 115 | 0% |
| Ramaashary Yadav | Independent | 105 | 0% |
| Arjun Yadav | Independent | 100 | 0% |
| Ambika Yadav | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Sugendra Parsad | Independent | 51 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vijay Krishan Singh
WINNER
|
Janata Dal |
48,165
Lead: 5,813
|
36% |
| Bhuneshwar Singh | Independent | 42,352 | 31% |
| Vishav Mohan Choudhary | Independent | 23,398 | 17% |
| Krishan Nandan Singh Yadav | Independent | 7,922 | 6% |
| Thakur Dwarika Singh | Indian National Congress | 6,067 | 5% |
| Shanti Brahmchari | Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,502 | 2% |
| Satendra Kumar Singh | Independent | 1,416 | 1% |
| Dharamjai Prasad | Independent | 1,155 | 1% |
| Om Prakash Tiwari | Independent | 393 | 0% |
| Kashi Nath Yadav | Indian Peoples Front | 332 | 0% |
| Dinesh Azad | Independent | 276 | 0% |
| Nathomuni Sao | Independent | 145 | 0% |
| Munna Singh | Independent | 101 | 0% |
| Vir Mani Kumar | Independent | 98 | 0% |
| Raghuvansh Singh | Independent | 82 | 0% |
| Devender Prasad Singh | Independent | 73 | 0% |
| Umesh Prasad Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party | 40 | 0% |
| Yugalk Rai | Independent | 22 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bhuneshwar Singh
WINNER
|
Indian National Congress |
62,421
Lead: 21,356
|
56% |
| Vishwa Mohan Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janta Party | 41,065 | 37% |
| Rana Shivalakhpati Singh | Indian Congress (Socialist) | 4,288 | 4% |
| Wageshwer Prasad Singh | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) | 1,897 | 2% |
| Natho Muni Sao | Independent | 408 | 0% |
| Awadesh Kumar | Independent | 102 | 0% |
| Ram Lakhan Singh | Independent | 98 | 0% |
| Vijayanand Puri | Independent | 72 | 0% |
| Krishna Nandan Singh | Independent | 71 | 0% |
| Deena Nath Singh | Independent | 64 | 0% |
| Bharat Bhooshan Verma | Independent | 60 | 0% |
| Ram Kishun Singh | Independent | 27 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vishwa Mohan Choudhry
WINNER
|
Independent |
38,472
Lead: 1,586
|
39% |
| Bijay Krishna Singh | Janata Party (Secular) - Ch. Charan Singh | 36,886 | 37% |
| Gauri Shankar Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | 12,830 | 13% |
| Rana Sheo Lakh Pati Singh | Indian National Congress (U) | 4,957 | 5% |
| Jitendra Prasad Singh | Independent | 2,581 | 3% |
| Ram Naresh Singh | Bharatiya Janta Party | 1,160 | 1% |
| Amir Haider | Independent | 993 | 1% |
| Devendra Prasad Singh | Independent | 869 | 1% |
| Sathi Girish Nandan Singh | Independent | 230 | 0% |
| Manikant Azad | Independent | 140 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ranasheolakhapati Singh
WINNER
|
Janta Party |
34,850
Lead: 20,674
|
46% |
| Vishwamohan Choudhary | Independent | 14,176 | 19% |
| Thakur Dwarkanath Singh | Indian National Congress | 13,904 | 18% |
| Suraj Prasad Singh | Independent | 7,621 | 10% |
| Dilip Kumar Singh | Independent | 4,901 | 7% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Santosh Nirala | JDU | 80,701 | 9,136 | 38.19% |
| 2020 | Vishwanath Ram | INC | 67,871 | 21,204 | 36.76% |
| 2015 | Santosh Kumar Nirala | JD(U) | 84,184 | 32,788 | 48% |
| 2010 | Santosh Kumar Nirala | JD(U) | 54,802 | 15,239 | 40% |
| 2005 | Shyam Pyari Devi | JD(U) | 21,843 | -4,594 | 25% |
| 2000 | Bhunewashwar Prasad Singh Alias Pappu Jee | SAP | 73,404 | 26,594 | 59% |
| 1995 | Vijay Krishna | JD | 30,667 | 3,816 | 28% |
| 1990 | Vijay Krishan Singh | JD | 48,165 | 5,813 | 36% |
| 1985 | Bhuneshwar Singh | INC | 62,421 | 21,356 | 56% |
| 1980 | Vishwa Mohan Choudhry | IND | 38,472 | 1,586 | 39% |
| 1977 | Ranasheolakhapati Singh | JNP | 34,850 | 20,674 | 46% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Santosh Nirala | JDU |
80,701
(Lead: 9,136)
|
38.19% |
| Vishwanath Ram | INC | 71,565 | 33.86% | |
| 2020 | Vishwanath Ram | INC |
67,871
(Lead: 21,204)
|
36.76% |
| Santosh Kumar Nirala | JD(U) | 46,667 | 25.28% | |
| 2015 | Santosh Kumar Nirala | JD(U) |
84,184
(Lead: 32,788)
|
48% |
| Bishawnath Ram | BJP | 51,396 | 29% | |
| 2010 | Santosh Kumar Nirala | JD(U) |
54,802
(Lead: 15,239)
|
40% |
| Chhedi Lal Ram | LJP | 39,563 | 29% | |
| 2005 | Shyam Pyari Devi | JD(U) |
21,843
(Lead: -4,594)
|
25% |
| Santosh Kumar Nirala | BSP | 20,288 | 23% | |
| 2000 | Bhunewashwar Prasad Singh Alias Pappu Jee | SAP |
73,404
(Lead: 26,594)
|
59% |
| Vijay Krishna | RJD | 46,810 | 38% | |
| 1995 | Vijay Krishna | JD |
30,667
(Lead: 3,816)
|
28% |
| Bhuvneshwar Pd. Singh Alias Pappu Jee | SAP | 26,851 | 25% | |
| 1990 | Vijay Krishan Singh | JD |
48,165
(Lead: 5,813)
|
36% |
| Bhuneshwar Singh | IND | 42,352 | 31% | |
| 1985 | Bhuneshwar Singh | INC |
62,421
(Lead: 21,356)
|
56% |
| Vishwa Mohan Chaudhary | BJP | 41,065 | 37% | |
| 1980 | Vishwa Mohan Choudhry | IND |
38,472
(Lead: 1,586)
|
39% |
| Bijay Krishna Singh | JNP(SC) | 36,886 | 37% | |
| 1977 | Ranasheolakhapati Singh | JNP |
34,850
(Lead: 20,674)
|
46% |
| Vishwamohan Choudhary | IND | 14,176 | 19% |
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Santosh Nirala of the Janata Dal (United) (JDU) won the Rajpur (SC) Assembly seat in the 2025 elections, defeating Vishwanath Ram of the Indian National Congress (INC) by a margin of 9136 votes.
The strike rate in the Rajpur (SC) constituency is 71% JD and 29% INC, with JD won 5 times and INC won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
Santosh Nirala (JDU) received 38.19% vote share.
Vishwanath Ram (INC) received 33.86% vote share.
Santosh Nirala (JDU) won the 2025 election with 80701 votes, leading by 9136 votes and securing a 38.19% vote share.
The Rajpur (SC) Assembly constituency falls under the Buxar Lok Sabha constituency of Buxar * district.
Santosh Nirala (JDU) won the Rajpur (SC) Assembly seat in 2025 with a margin of 9136 votes over Vishwanath Ram (INC).
The Rajpur (SC) Assembly constituency is part of the Buxar Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Brahampur, Buxar, Dumraon, Ramgarh, Dinara.
The top candidates in the Rajpur (SC) Assembly Election 2025 were:
Santosh Nirala (JDU)
Vishwanath Ram (INC)
Lal Jee Ram (BSP)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Santosh Nirala (JDU) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Rajpur (SC) Assembly Election 2025 was 62.36%
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.