Danapur town is located on the banks of Sone river and this Assembly segment was once represented by RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav. Dinapur is a headquarter of Army contonment and is pilgrimage centre for Sikhs due to the presence of Gurdwara Handi Sahib.
But, RJD gradually lost grip over this prestigious constituency where it won by more than 50,000 votes 10 years back. Even Lalu Prasad Yadav failed to get lead over BJP candidate in this segment in 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Dinapur Assembly constituency profile:
Blocks: CD Block Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul
District: Patna Zilla Panchayat
Parliament segment: Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency
Politically dominant groups:
Famous personalities: Lalu Prasad Yadav & Satyanarayan Sinha
Danapur Assembly Election Results:
2010 Assembly elections results:
Election Result: BJP may retain Danapur assembly constituency.
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Candidate Name |
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Votes |
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Total Votes |
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Polled votes |
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BJP |
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RJD |
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Congress |
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BSP |
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2009 Lok Sabha elections: Danapur Assembly:
Election Result: JD (U) Parliament candidate Ranjan Prasad Yadav got 12,239 votes majority over RJD candidate Lalu Prasad Yadav.
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Political Party |
Percentage |
Votes |
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Total Votes: |
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Polled votes: |
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95,275 |
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Janata Dal (United) |
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47,044 |
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34,805 |
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Congress |
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5,508 |
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Bahujan Samaj Party |
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1,438 |
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CPI (ML) |
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762 |
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Sunil Kumar Singh |
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1,338 |
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2005 Dinapur Assembly elections results:
Election Result: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Asha Devi defeated Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Ramanand Yadav by a margin of 17,162 votes.
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Candidate Name |
Party |
Votes |
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Total Votes |
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Polled votes |
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Asha Devi |
BJP |
49,989 |
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Ramanand Yadav |
RJD |
32,827 |
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Suresh Rai |
LJP |
7,914 |
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Binay Chand |
BSP |
1,304 |
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Raj Nath Gupta |
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1,464 |
Danapur Assembly segment election history:
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Winner |
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Majority |
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2015 |
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2010 |
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2005 |
Asha Devi (BJP) |
Ramanand Yadav (RJD) |
17,162 |
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1980 |
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1977 |
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1972 |
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1969 |
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1967 |
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1962 |
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1951 |
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