Assembly constituency 159, Bihar

Amarpur

Jayant Raj (JD(U)) won the 2025 election by 33,221 votes, taking 53.50% of the vote to Jitendra Singh (INC)'s 36.40%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerJD(U)Jayant Raj, 2025
Winner's vote share, 202553.50%runner-up 36.40%
Winning margin, 202533,22117.65% of votes cast
Elections on record4JD(U) 4

Result by result

2010 JD(U) 47,300 40.8% vs 25.3%2015 JD(U) 73,707 47.9% vs 40.2%2020 JD(U) 54,308 33.1% vs 31.9%2025 JD(U) 1,03,944 53.5% vs 36.4%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2025AssemblyAmarpur
Seat 159
Jayant Raj
JD(U)
1,03,944
53.5%
Jitendra Singh
INC
70,723
36.4%
33,221 votes
17.65%
63.3%
2020AssemblyAmarpur
Seat 159
Jayant Raj
JD(U)
54,308
33.1%
Jitendra Singh
INC
51,194
31.9%
3,114 votes
1.90%
55.5%
2015AssemblyAmarpur
Seat 159
Janardan Manjhi
JD(U)
73,707
47.9%
Mrinal Shekhar
BJP
61,934
40.2%
11,773 votes
7.65%
55.6%
2010AssemblyAmarpur
Seat 159
Janardan Manjhi
JD(U)
47,300
40.8%
Surendra Prasad Singh
RJD
29,293
25.3%
18,007 votes
15.52%
49.7%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.