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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 159 · 2025
Amarpur
Winner — 2025
JAYANT RAJ
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 53.5%INC 36.4%10 others 10.1%
Votes
1,03,944
53.5% share
Winning margin
33,221
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
65.0%
of 2,98,837
Amarpur is a safe seat — JAYANT RAJ won by 17.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYANT RAJ | NDA (NDA) | 1,03,944 | 53.5% |
| 2 | JITENDRA SINGH | 70,723 | 36.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,017 | 3.1% |
| 4 | SUJATA VAIDYA | JANSURAJ | 4,789 | 2.5% |
| 5 | RITESH KUMAR JHA | IND | 2,406 | 1.2% |
| 6 | MD ZAKIR HOSSAIN | 2,221 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | ROSHAN KUMAR SINGH | 1,515 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | MOHAMMAD FURKAN | IND | 830 | 0.4% |
| 9 | NAZRANA PRAWEEN | IND | 558 | 0.3% |
| 10 | NARESH CHANDRA YADVENDU | IND | 455 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ANIL KUMAR SINGH | 397 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | TRIPURANAND YADAV | IND | 392 | 0.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (163rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 26.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
163rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.1%
lowerhigher
18th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 53.5%INC 36.4%OTH 7.0%NOTA 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.