Assembly constituency 202, reserved (SC), Bihar
Rajpur
Santosh Kumar Nirala (JD(U)) won the 2025 election by 9,136 votes, taking 38.20% of the vote to Vishwanath Ram (INC)'s 33.90%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerJD(U)Santosh Kumar Nirala, 2025
Winner's vote share, 202538.20%runner-up 33.90%
Winning margin, 20259,1364.38% of votes cast
Elections on record4JD(U) 3, INC 1
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Assembly | Rajpur Seat 202 | Santosh Kumar Nirala JD(U) | 80,701 38.2% | Vishwanath Ram INC | 71,565 33.9% | 9,136 votes 4.38% | 62.3% |
| 2020 | Assembly | Rajpur Seat 202 | Vishwanath Ram INC | 67,871 36.8% | Santosh Kumar Nirala JD(U) | 46,667 25.7% | 21,204 votes 11.49% | 57.0% |
| 2015 | Assembly | Rajpur (SC) Seat 202 | Santosh Kumar Nirala JD(U) | 84,184 48.0% | Bishawnath Ram BJP | 51,396 29.3% | 32,788 votes 18.68% | 57.3% |
| 2010 | Assembly | Rajpur Seat 202 | Santosh Kumar Nirala JD(U) | 54,802 39.8% | Chhedi Lal Ram LJP | 39,563 28.7% | 15,239 votes 11.06% | 54.2% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.