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.

Overview

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearNameParty
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPRam Kripal Yadav119,87754.4114.55
RJDRitlal Yadav90,74441.197.25
IndependentShailesh K.R Dhiraj2,7861.26
NOTANone of the above3,2421.470.22
Majority29,13313.224.64
Turnout220,30758.475.98
BJP gain from RJDSwing14.55

2020

Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2020: Danapur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RJDRitlal Yadav89,89548.44+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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPAsha Devi Sinha72,19243.23
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

  • Rama Nand Yadav (RJD): 75,935 votes [citation needed]
  • SatyanaranSinha (BJP): 17,928 votes

1977

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

1972

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

External links

  • . eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.