The Shahpur constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2025 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 57.11% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Rakesh Ojha of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat by defeating Rahul Tiwari of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with a margin of 15225 votes.The Shahpur Assembly constituency falls under the Arrah Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Communist Party Of India (marxist-leninist) (liberation) candidate Sudama Prasad won the Arrah Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 59808 votes, defeating R K Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party. For all breaking news, trends, and analysis, stay tuned.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rakesh Ojha
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
88,655
Lead: 15,225
|
49.69% |
| Rahul Tiwari | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 73,430 | 41.16% |
| Padma Ojha | Jan Suraaj Party | 3,948 | 2.21% |
| Dharmendra Kumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,923 | 1.64% |
| Manan Shah | Independent | 2,536 | 1.42% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 2,006 | 1.12% |
| Sahabudin Miya | Independent | 1,844 | 1.03% |
| Dablu Kumar Gond | Independent | 1,000 | 0.56% |
| Krishna Ram | Independent | 979 | 0.55% |
| Madan Yadav | Janshakti Janta Dal | 589 | 0.33% |
| Gouttam Ojha | Independent | 255 | 0.14% |
| Shankar Kumar Gond | Gondvana Gantantra Party | 235 | 0.13% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rahul Tiwary
Winner
|
Rashtriya Janata Dal |
64,393
Lead: 22,883
|
41.14% |
| Shobha Devi | Independent | 41,510 | 26.52% |
| Munni Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party | 21,355 | 13.64% |
| Gangadhar Pandey | Independent | 3,836 | 2.45% |
| Harendra Singh | Rashtriya Jan Jan Party | 3,571 | 2.28% |
| Bhuteshwar Yadav | Independent | 2,876 | 1.84% |
| Ved Prkash | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party | 2,689 | 1.72% |
| Santosh Kumar Srivastav | Janata Party | 2,522 | 1.61% |
| Kumar Avinash Chandra | Independent | 2,060 | 1.32% |
| Krishna Ram | Independent | 2,004 | 1.28% |
| Gudiya Devi | Nationalist Congress Party | 1,338 | 0.85% |
| Rakesh Kumar Mishra | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 1,326 | 0.85% |
| Khyalee Kuwor | Independent | 1,198 | 0.77% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 978 | 0.62% |
| Kalika Prasad Singh | Independent | 734 | 0.47% |
| Lakshman Kumar Ojha | Bhartiya Rashtriya Dal | 634 | 0.41% |
| Sanjeev Kumar Pandey | Independent | 596 | 0.38% |
| Munna Sharma | Moulik Adhikar Party | 507 | 0.32% |
| Gouttam Ojha | Independent | 473 | 0.30% |
| Nanhak Singh | Bahujan Mukti Party | 456 | 0.29% |
| Manoj Yadav | Independent | 440 | 0.28% |
| Mannan Saha | Independent | 387 | 0.25% |
| Yash Tripathi | Rashtra Sewa Dal | 328 | 0.21% |
| Shambhu Prasad Sharma | Hindustan Vikas Dal | 317 | 0.20% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rahul Tiwary
Winner
|
Rashtriya Janata Dal |
69,315
Lead: 14,570
|
48% |
| Visheshwar Ojha | Bharatiya Janta Party | 54,745 | 38% |
| Krishna Bihari Singh | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 3,680 | 3% |
| Sachin Kumar Gupta | Independent | 2,914 | 2% |
| Radha Bihari Ojha | Independent | 2,337 | 2% |
| Mithiles Choubey | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,129 | 1% |
| Binod Kumar Tiwary | Independent | 1,803 | 1% |
| Lal Bahadur Mahato | Samras Samaj Party | 1,310 | 1% |
| Brinda Nand Singh | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 1,138 | 1% |
| Manmohan Kumar Mishra | Independent | 902 | 1% |
| Ravindra Kumar Tiwary | Independent | 876 | 1% |
| Gauttam Ojha | Independent | 543 | 0% |
| Nanhak Singh | Bahujan Mukti Party | 429 | 0% |
| Subhash Chandra Yadav | Samajwadi Party | 382 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Munni Devi
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janta Party |
44,795
Lead: 8,211
|
40% |
| Dharmpal Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 36,584 | 33% |
| Krishna Bihari Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party | 11,274 | 10% |
| Srishivajeet Mishra | Janata Dal (Secular) | 10,166 | 9% |
| Md. Fazlur Rahaman | Independent | 3,100 | 3% |
| Malti Devi | Indian National Congress | 2,348 | 2% |
| Aruneshwar Kumar | Independent | 1,639 | 1% |
| Kalika Prasad Singh | Independent | 1,288 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Amrendra Pratap Singh
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janta Party |
53,489
Lead: 24,975
|
47% |
| Md.nwaj Alam | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 38,337 | 34% |
| Sudama Prasad | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 7,845 | 7% |
| Abdul Ahad | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 6,642 | 6% |
| Shushil Vikrant | Independent | 1,505 | 1% |
| Vinod Kumar Pandey | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,336 | 1% |
| Shiv Kumar Sahay | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 793 | 1% |
| Jairam Prasad | Jawan Kisan Morcha | 736 | 1% |
| Shambhu Pasad Sharma | Independent | 604 | 1% |
| Rakesh Kumar | Independent | 597 | 1% |
| Manoj Kumar | Independent | 534 | 0% |
| Rajendra Upadhyay | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | 493 | 0% |
| Faishion Ahmad | Independent | 434 | 0% |
| Bharat Bhusan Pandey | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | 535 | 0% |
| Balendu Shekhar Gupta | Independent | 340 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ramcharitra Prasad Singh
Winner
|
Samata Party |
55,218
Lead: 10,849
|
38% |
| Baiju Prasad | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 44,369 | 30% |
| Shashi Devi | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 28,287 | 19% |
| Valram Prasad | Independent | 8,317 | 6% |
| Ranjeet Kumar | Samajwadi Party | 6,675 | 5% |
| Krishnadeo Magadhi | Rashtriya Lok Dal | 1,167 | 1% |
| Mangal Manjhi | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,123 | 1% |
| Surendra Prasad Tarun | Indian National Congress | 880 | 1% |
| Om Prakash Prasad | Independent | 511 | 0% |
| Ramdeo Singh | Nationalist Congress Party | 454 | 0% |
| Sita Ram Singh | Kamjor Varg Sangh,Bihar | 137 | 0% |
| Nawal Prasad Sinha | Samajwadi Jan Parishad | 78 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vaiju Prasad
Winner
|
Janata Dal |
53,911
Lead: 4,900
|
42% |
| Ram Naresh Singh | Samata Party | 49,011 | 38% |
| Arvind Kumar | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-leninist) (Liberation) | 10,280 | 8% |
| Avinash Sharma | Bharatiya Janta Party | 6,998 | 5% |
| Nagina Prasad | Independent | 2,337 | 2% |
| Vrijnandan Vind | Independent | 1,441 | 1% |
| Gopal Prasad | Indian National Congress | 1,243 | 1% |
| Vashisth Kumar | Independent | 806 | 1% |
| Uday Shankar Prasad | Independent | 236 | 0% |
| Sabjeet Kumar | Independent | 223 | 0% |
| Bundi Ravidas | Independent | 212 | 0% |
| Dilip Mochi | Independent | 205 | 0% |
| Uma Shankar Prasad | Independent | 176 | 0% |
| Purusottam Sharma | Independent | 164 | 0% |
| Chandramani Kumar Mani | Independent | 141 | 0% |
| Pramod Kumar | Independent | 119 | 0% |
| Kumar Raj Manoranjan Singh | Independent | 118 | 0% |
| Bhagwat Singh | Independent | 117 | 0% |
| Usha Devi | Independent | 116 | 0% |
| Bhushan Prasad | Independent | 112 | 0% |
| Mohan Paswan | Independent | 109 | 0% |
| Shailendra Kumar | Independent | 99 | 0% |
| Sarandhar Prasad | Independent | 86 | 0% |
| Subhash Singh | Independent | 82 | 0% |
| Sunil Kumar Singh | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party | 71 | 0% |
| Ahsan Khan | Independent | 69 | 0% |
| Brahmdeo Patel | Independent | 67 | 0% |
| Surendra Singh | Independent | 63 | 0% |
| Usha Prasad | Bahujan Samaj Party | 54 | 0% |
| Budhan Ram | Independent | 33 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kishnadeo Singh Yadav
Winner
|
Indian Peoples Front |
29,902
Lead: 5,777
|
25% |
| Gopal Prasad | Janata Dal | 24,125 | 20% |
| Avinash Sharma | Bharatiya Janta Party | 19,316 | 16% |
| Surendra Prasad Tarun | Indian National Congress | 10,906 | 9% |
| Rabindra Prasad | Communist Party Of India | 9,519 | 8% |
| Jagdeo Dash | Janata Party (Jp) | 7,359 | 6% |
| Nagina Prasad | Indian Congress (Socialist- Sarat Chandra Sinha) | 6,110 | 5% |
| Govind Prasad | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) | 3,259 | 3% |
| Md. Ashique Hussain | Independent | 2,310 | 2% |
| Ramashish Paswan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1,964 | 2% |
| Matang Jamadar | Independent | 1,496 | 1% |
| Shailendra Kumar | Independent | 923 | 1% |
| Anil Prasad | Independent | 878 | 1% |
| Jagdish Prasad | Independent | 701 | 1% |
| Arun Kumar | Independent | 421 | 0% |
| Rajnish Gandhi | Independent | 407 | 0% |
| Suresh Chandra Yadav | Independent | 308 | 0% |
| Rajdeo Prasad | Independent | 250 | 0% |
| Mangal Dom | Independent | 241 | 0% |
| Bhushan Prasad | Independent | 219 | 0% |
| Amrendra Kumar | Independent | 194 | 0% |
| Kameshwar Singh | Independent | 153 | 0% |
| Shailendra Kumar Sinha | Independent | 106 | 0% |
| Sarangdhar Prasad | Independent | 92 | 0% |
| Arvind Kumar Yadev | Independent | 50 | 0% |
| Raghunandan Mahto | Independent | 45 | 0% |
| N. Kumar | Independent | 36 | 0% |
| Umashankar Prasad | Independent | 33 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Surendra Prasad Tarun
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
28,406
Lead: 7,792
|
29% |
| Mahendra Singh | Independent | 20,614 | 21% |
| Jagdish Prasad | Bharatiya Janta Party | 13,037 | 13% |
| Krishna Murari Sharan | Independent | 12,597 | 13% |
| Arjun Prasad Singh | Communist Party Of India | 11,496 | 12% |
| Sita Sharan Prasad Vind | Lok Dal | 2,495 | 3% |
| Gobind Prasad | Independent | 2,117 | 2% |
| Sadhu Sharan Singh | Independent | 1,909 | 2% |
| Md. Raffi Ahamad | Independent | 1,024 | 1% |
| Ramshish Paswan | Independent | 625 | 1% |
| Ram Pravesh Sharma | Independent | 609 | 1% |
| Rana Krishnadeo Narayan | Janta Party | 388 | 0% |
| Jawahar Sao | Independent | 309 | 0% |
| Shankar Prasad | Independent | 240 | 0% |
| Vidhya Sagar | Independent | 164 | 0% |
| Jagdish Prasad | Independent | 149 | 0% |
| Ram Krishna Prasad | Independent | 144 | 0% |
| Bhushan Prasad Singh | Independent | 140 | 0% |
| Bhushan Prasad | Independent | 129 | 0% |
| Baiju Prasad | Independent | 116 | 0% |
| Vijendra Singh | Indian Congress (J) | 112 | 0% |
| Uma Shankar Prasad | Independent | 110 | 0% |
| Brahmadeo Das | Independent | 80 | 0% |
| Manoj Singh | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Vijendra Prasad | Independent | 34 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jagdish Prasad
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janta Party |
30,056
Lead: 3,911
|
31% |
| Bhola Prasad Singh | Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain | 26,145 | 27% |
| Nawal Kishore Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | 14,430 | 15% |
| Ram Pervaish Sharma | Independent | 10,477 | 11% |
| Nagina Prasad | Indian National Congress (U) | 8,322 | 8% |
| Brajesh Prasad | Janata Party (Secular) - Ch. Charan Singh | 5,141 | 5% |
| Bindeshwar Mahto | Independent | 1,576 | 2% |
| Yugal Ram | Independent | 664 | 1% |
| Ramdhari Bind | Independent | 528 | 1% |
| Ganauri Prasad | Independent | 375 | 0% |
| Raj Kumar Paswan | Independent | 297 | 0% |
| Krishna Vallabh Prasad | Janata Party (Jp) | 70 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jagdish Prasad
Winner
|
Janta Party |
53,989
Lead: 40,276
|
60% |
| Ram Piyare Singh | Independent | 13,713 | 15% |
| Nawal Kishore Singh | Indian National Congress | 9,245 | 10% |
| Rajendra Prasad | Independent | 5,270 | 6% |
| Bindeshwar Prasad | Independent | 3,176 | 4% |
| Yugal Ram | Workers Party Of India | 2,354 | 3% |
| Brajesh Prasad | Independent | 1,565 | 2% |
| Lakhan Singh | Independent | 303 | 0% |
| Barhamdeo Singh | Independent | 266 | 0% |
| Sadhu Shanran Singh | Independent | 242 | 0% |
| Ramdeo Prasad | Independent | 200 | 0% |
| Ram Bilas Prasad | Independent | 157 | 0% |
| Ramdeo Singh | Shoshit Samaj Dal (Akhil Baharatiya) | 135 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rakesh Ojha | BJP | 88,655 | 15,225 | 49.69% |
| 2020 | Rahul Tiwary | RJD | 64,393 | 22,883 | 41.14% |
| 2015 | Rahul Tiwary | RJD | 69,315 | 14,570 | 48% |
| 2010 | Munni Devi | BJP | 44,795 | 8,211 | 40% |
| 2005 | Amrendra Pratap Singh | BJP | 53,489 | 24,975 | 47% |
| 2000 | Ramcharitra Prasad Singh | SAP | 55,218 | 10,849 | 38% |
| 1995 | Vaiju Prasad | JD | 53,911 | 4,900 | 42% |
| 1990 | Kishnadeo Singh Yadav | IPF | 29,902 | 5,777 | 25% |
| 1985 | Surendra Prasad Tarun | INC | 28,406 | 7,792 | 29% |
| 1980 | Jagdish Prasad | BJP | 30,056 | 3,911 | 31% |
| 1977 | Jagdish Prasad | JNP | 53,989 | 40,276 | 60% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rakesh Ojha | BJP |
88,655
(Lead: 15,225)
|
49.69% |
| Rahul Tiwari | RJD | 73,430 | 41.16% | |
| 2020 | Rahul Tiwary | RJD |
64,393
(Lead: 22,883)
|
41.14% |
| Shobha Devi | IND | 41,510 | 26.52% | |
| 2015 | Rahul Tiwary | RJD |
69,315
(Lead: 14,570)
|
48% |
| Visheshwar Ojha | BJP | 54,745 | 38% | |
| 2010 | Munni Devi | BJP |
44,795
(Lead: 8,211)
|
40% |
| Dharmpal Singh | RJD | 36,584 | 33% | |
| 2005 | Amrendra Pratap Singh | BJP |
53,489
(Lead: 24,975)
|
47% |
| Md.nwaj Alam | RJD | 38,337 | 34% | |
| 2000 | Ramcharitra Prasad Singh | SAP |
55,218
(Lead: 10,849)
|
38% |
| Baiju Prasad | RJD | 44,369 | 30% | |
| 1995 | Vaiju Prasad | JD |
53,911
(Lead: 4,900)
|
42% |
| Ram Naresh Singh | SAP | 49,011 | 38% | |
| 1990 | Kishnadeo Singh Yadav | IPF |
29,902
(Lead: 5,777)
|
25% |
| Gopal Prasad | JD | 24,125 | 20% | |
| 1985 | Surendra Prasad Tarun | INC |
28,406
(Lead: 7,792)
|
29% |
| Mahendra Singh | IND | 20,614 | 21% | |
| 1980 | Jagdish Prasad | BJP |
30,056
(Lead: 3,911)
|
31% |
| Bhola Prasad Singh | JNP(SR) | 26,145 | 27% | |
| 1977 | Jagdish Prasad | JNP |
53,989
(Lead: 40,276)
|
60% |
| Ram Piyare Singh | IND | 13,713 | 15% |
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Rakesh Ojha of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Shahpur Assembly seat in the 2025 elections, defeating Rahul Tiwari of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) by a margin of 15225 votes.
The strike rate in the Shahpur constituency is 67% BJP and 33% RJD, with BJP won 4 times and RJD won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
Rakesh Ojha (BJP) received 49.69% vote share.
Rahul Tiwari (RJD) received 41.16% vote share.
Rakesh Ojha (BJP) won the 2025 election with 88655 votes, leading by 15225 votes and securing a 49.69% vote share.
The Shahpur Assembly constituency falls under the Arrah Lok Sabha constituency of Bhojpur district.
Rakesh Ojha (BJP) won the Shahpur Assembly seat in 2025 with a margin of 15225 votes over Rahul Tiwari (RJD).
The Shahpur Assembly constituency is part of the Arrah Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Sandesh, Barhara, Arrah, Agiaon (sc), Tarari, Jagdishpur.
The top candidates in the Shahpur Assembly Election 2025 were:
Rakesh Ojha (BJP)
Rahul Tiwari (RJD)
Padma Ojha (JSP)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Rakesh Ojha (BJP) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Shahpur Assembly Election 2025 was 57.11%
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.