Danapur Assembly constituency

Danapur
Constituency No. 186 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
DistrictPatna
Established1957
Total electors376,759
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP
AllianceNDA
Elected year2025
Danapur in Patna district

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]

Overview

Danapur comprises CD Block Danapur-Cum-Khagaul.[2] The diara (riverine) area is also part of Danapur assembly constituency.[3][4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearName[5]Party
1957Jagat Narayan LalIndian National Congress
1962Ram Sewak SinghSocialist Party
1967Samyukta Socialist Party
1969Budh Deo SinghIndian National Congress
1972
1977Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
1980Budh Deo SinghIndian National Congress (I)
1985Vijendra RaiIndependent
1990Janata Dal
1995Lalu Prasad Yadav
1996^Vijay Singh YadavBharatiya Janata Party
2000Lalu Prasad YadavRashtriya Janata Dal
2002^Rama Nand Yadav
2005Asha Devi SinhaBharatiya Janata Party
2005
2010
2015
2020Ritlal YadavRashtriya Janata Dal
2025Ram Kripal YadavBharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2025

Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2025: Danapur[6][7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPRam Kripal Yadav 119,877 54.41 Increase14.55
RJDRitlal Yadav90,74441.19Decrease7.25
IndependentShailesh Kr Dhiraj2,7861.26N/A
NOTANone of the above3,2421.47Increase0.22
Majority29,13313.22Increase4.64
Turnout220,30758.51Increase6.02
BJP gain from RJDSwing14.55

2020

Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2020: Danapur[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RJDRitlal Yadav 89,895 48.44 +8.33
BJPAsha Devi Sinha73,97139.86−3.37
RLSPDeepak Kumar7,7314.17
IndependentGanesh Ray2,2651.22
NOTANone of the above2,3151.25−0.71
Majority15,9248.58+5.46
Turnout185,56352.49+0.54
RJD gain from BJPSwing


2015

Bihar Assembly election, 2015: Danapur[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPAsha Devi Sinha 72,192 43.23
RJDRaj Kishor Yadav66,98340.11
IndependentTinku Yadav13,0027.79
BSPNarsingh Kumar3,2461.94
Bharatiya Momin FrontAkash Kumar1,5180.91
NOTANone of the above3,2671.96
Majority5,2093.12
Turnout166,98651.95
BJP holdSwing


2010

Bihar Assembly election, 2010: Danapur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPAsha Devi Sinha59,42547.52
IndependentRitlal Yadav41,50633.19
RJDSachchidanand Rai11,4959.19
INCVijay Singh Yadav3,6082.89
IndependentBinod Singh2,9692.37
Majority17,91914.33
Turnout1,25,05040.96
BJP holdSwing


2000

2002 bypoll


1977

  • Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav (INC): 33,989 votes[11]
  • Chhabila Singh (JNP): 29,292 votes


1972

  • Budh Deo Singh (INC): 23,150 votes[12]
  • 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

See also

References

  1. ^ Danapur Assembly Constituency 20 December 2013
  2. ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Yearning for 'vikas' in Danapur diara".
  4. ^ "Diara residents vote for growth".
  5. ^ "Danapur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  6. ^ "2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Danapur". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Danapur Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025". The Times of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. 13 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2015". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Bihar Election Results 2000". www.elections.in.
  11. ^ "Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977". Elections in India. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Danapur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  • "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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