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{{Short description|Assembly constituency in Bihar, India}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
|name = Danapur <br />
|type= SLA<br />
| map_image = 186-Danapur constituency.svg<br />
| map_caption = <br />
| map_alt = <br />
|mla = [[Ram Kripal Yadav]]<br />
|party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]<br />
|region = <br />
|state = [[Bihar]]<br />
|district = [[Patna district|Patna]]<br />
|division = <br />
| loksabha_cons = <br />
|constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|186]]<br />
|established = 1957<br />
| electors = 376,759<br />
|abolished = <!-- year abolished --><br />
}}<br />
[[File:Patna district assembly.png|thumb|Danapur in Patna district]]<br />
'''Danapur''' is one of 243 constituencies of [[Bihar Legislative Assembly|legislative assembly of Bihar]]. It comes under [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pataliputra]] Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Masaurhi, Maner, Phulwari, Paliganj and Bikram.<ref name="election2013">[http://www.travelindia-guide.com/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-results/danapur.php Danapur Assembly Constituency] 20 December 2013</ref><br />
<br />
==Overview==<br />
Danapur comprises CD Block [[Danapur]]-Cum-[[Khagaul]].<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2013-12-20 }}</ref> The diara (riverine) area is also part of Danapur assembly constituency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/yearning-for-vikas-in-danapur-diara/articleshow/49530280.cms|title=Yearning for ‘vikas’ in Danapur diara}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/diara-residents-vote-for-growth/articleshow/69402923.cms|title=Diara residents vote for growth}}</ref><br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Name<ref name="election2018">{{Cite web|title=Danapur Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/danapur.html|access-date=|website=Elections in India}}</ref><br />
! colspan="2" |Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
|Jagat Narayan Lal<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |Ram Sewak Singh<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Socialist Party (India)}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1969 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1969]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |Budh Deo Singh<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|[[Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|Budh Deo Singh<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)|dab=yes}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |Vijendra Rai<br />
|{{party name with color|Independent politician}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]<br />
|[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]<br />
|-<br />
|1996^<br />
|[[Vijay Singh Yadav]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]<br />
|[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|2002^<br />
|[[Rama Nand Yadav]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<br />
| rowspan="4" |[[Asha Devi Sinha]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]<br />
|[[Ritlal Yadav]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]<br />
|[[Ram Kripal Yadav]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
=== 2025 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2025]]: [[Danapur]]<ref name="2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Danapur">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Danapur |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04186.htm |access-date=10 December 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210062548/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2025/candidateswise-S04186.htm |archive-date=10 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Ram Kripal Yadav<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:119877}}<br />
|percentage = 54.41<br />
|change = {{increase}}14.55<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Ritlal Yadav]]<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:90744}}<br />
|percentage = 41.19<br />
|change = {{decrease}}7.25<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Shailesh K.R Dhiraj<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2786}}<br />
|percentage = 1.26<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3242}}<br />
|percentage = 1.47<br />
|change = {{increase}}0.22<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:29133}}<br />
|percentage = 13.22<br />
|change = {{increase}}4.64<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:220307}}<br />
|percentage = 58.47<br />
|change = {{increase}}5.98<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|swing = 14.55<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2020 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2020]]: [[Danapur]]<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web |date=2021-01-13 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12787-bihar-legislative-election-2020/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Ritlal Yadav]]<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:89895}}<br />
|percentage = 48.44<br />
|change = +8.33<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Asha Devi Sinha]]<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:73971}}<br />
|percentage = 39.86<br />
|change = -3.37<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Deepak Kumar<br />
|party = Rashtriya Lok Samta Party<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:7731}}<br />
|percentage = 4.17<br />
|change = <br />
|2 = change<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Ganesh Ray<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2265}}<br />
|percentage = 1.22<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:2315}}<br />
|percentage = 1.25<br />
|change = -0.71<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:15924}}<br />
|percentage = 8.58<br />
|change = +5.46<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:185563}}<br />
|percentage = 52.49<br />
|change = +0.54<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
| <br />
|winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== 2015 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2015]]: [[Danapur]]<ref name="Danapur Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025">{{cite news |title=Danapur Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/danapur |access-date=10 December 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=14 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251210062704/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-show/danapur |archive-date=10 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = [[Asha Devi Sinha]]<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:72192}}<br />
|percentage = 43.23<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Raj Kishor Yadav<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:66983}}<br />
|percentage = 40.11<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent<br />
|candidate = Tinku Yadav<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:13002}}<br />
|percentage = 7.79<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|candidate = Narsingh Kumar<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3246}}<br />
|percentage = 1.94<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharatiya Momin Front<br />
|candidate = Akash Kumar<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:1518}}<br />
|percentage = 0.91<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:3267}}<br />
|percentage = 1.96<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:5209}}<br />
|percentage = 3.12<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
|votes = {{formatnum:166986}}<br />
|percentage = 51.95<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
| <br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
===2010===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Assembly election, 2010]]: [[Danapur]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|candidate = [[Asha Devi Sinha]]<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|votes = 59,425<br />
|percentage = 47.52<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|candidate = [[Ritlal Yadav]]<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|votes = 41,506<br />
|percentage = 33.19<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|candidate = [[Sachchidanand Rai]]<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal<br />
|votes = 11,495<br />
|percentage = 9.19<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|candidate = Vijay Singh Yadav<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|votes = 3,608<br />
|percentage = 2.89<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| <br />
|candidate = Binod Singh<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|votes = 2,969<br />
|percentage = 2.37<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
| <br />
|votes = 17,919<br />
|percentage = 14.33<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| <br />
|votes = 1,25,050<br />
|percentage = 40.96<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
| <br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
<br />
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===2000===<br />
* [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] (RJD) : 64,085 votes<ref name="danapur2000">{{cite web|title=Bihar Election Results 2000|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/2000-election-results.html|website=www.elections.in}}</ref><br />
* [[Rama Nand Yadav]] (BJP): 46,530 votes<br />
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====2002 bypoll====<br />
* [[Rama Nand Yadav]] (RJD): 75,935 votes {{fact|date=June 2025}}<br />
* SatyanaranSinha (BJP): 17,928 votes<br />
<br />
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===1977===<br />
* Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav (INC): 33,989 votes<ref name="election1977">{{Cite web|title=Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1977|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html/|access-date=2021-09-20|website=Elections in India}}</ref><br />
* Chhabila Singh (JNP): 29,292 votes<br />
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===1972===<br />
* Budh Deo Singh (INC): 23,150 votes<ref name="election2021">{{Cite web|title=Danapur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency|url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/danapur-bihar-assembly-constituency|access-date=2021-09-20|website=resultuniversity.com}}</ref><br />
* Keshav Prasad (SOP): 15,843 votes<br />
* Ram Swarath Singh (NCO): 9,550 votes<br />
* Tej Narain Prasad (Bharatiya Jana Sangh): 5,456 votes<br />
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===1957===<br />
* Jagat Narayan Lal (INC): 7,042 votes{{fact|date=June 2025}}<br />
* Radhey Shyam Singh (IND): 6,074 votes<br />
<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]<br />
* [[Danapur]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Patna district]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Patna district]]<br />
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]<br />
[[Category:1957 establishments in Bihar]]</div>
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