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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 96 · 2025
Baruraj
Winner — 2025
ARUN KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 47.1%VSIP 33.0%11 others 19.9%
Votes
96,879
47.1% share
Winning margin
29,052
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
73.8%
of 2,78,389
A clear win with a 14.1% margin.
Seat history
5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.74 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUN KUMAR SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 96,879 | 47.1% |
| 2 | RAKESH KUMAR | VSIP | 67,827 | 33.0% |
| 3 | HIRALAL KHARIA | JANSURAJ | 19,935 | 9.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,926 | 2.4% |
| 5 | AWADHESH KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 4,857 | 2.4% |
| 6 | NASIMA KHATOON | 2,944 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | VIDHYALAL SAHANI | LCD | 2,035 | 1.0% |
| 8 | SANTOSH KUMAR | IND | 1,682 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SANJAY KUMAR PASWAN | RASLJP | 1,578 | 0.8% |
| 10 | RAJESH KUMAR SAH | IND | 997 | 0.5% |
| 11 | RAJESH KUMAR | IND | 704 | 0.3% |
| 12 | MADHAV BHAKTA | 633 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | MD. ANZAR | RUC | 512 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (31st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 3.1% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
31st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
52nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.1%VSIP 33.0%JANSURAJ 9.7%OTH 7.8%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.74 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
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.