Tarapur Election Result 2025 Live: Samrat Choudhary Leads by 1,300 Votes

Samrat Choudhary, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister, is facing a tough fight in Tarapur assembly seat, the data made public by the Election Commission suggests. The

BJP leader has polled in 11,648 votes, and is ahead of his nearest rival Arun Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) by 1,300 votes.Nestled in the heart of Bihar, Tarapur has consistently drawn attention due to its political significance. A Janata Dal United (JD(U)) stronghold, this constituency has seen intense campaigning from major opposition parties like the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress (INC).The constituency has seen dominance of backward caste groups, particularly the Kushwaha community, which has shaped local electoral math for decades. Since its formation as an Assembly constituency in 1951, Tarapur has gone to the polls 19 times, including two bypolls.Key CandidatesBesides Samrat Choudhary and RJD’s Arun Kumar, Jan Suraaj Party’s (JSP) Santosh Kumar Singh and Janshakti Janta Dal’s (JJD) Sukhdev Yadav are also locking horns in the electoral battle. The BJP is in alliance with the Janata Dal United (JDU), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM). The Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance includes the RJD, Congress, Left parties and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP).Bihar Election Result 2025 Live UpdatesNotably, Samrat Choudhary's father Shakuni Choudhary had won the seat in 1985 as an Independent politician. Later, he joined the Congress party and won the same seat in 1990.Issues Raised in 2025 CampaignThe constituency has a mix of OBCs, Scheduled Castes, Muslims and other communities. Tarapur has a substantial youth voter presence and significant seasonal migration for work that ties local incomes to remittances as much as to farming. The key issues raised in the 2025 campaign are farm distress and irrigation needs, unemployment and job creation for youth.Demographic ProfileAs per the Election Commission, there were 317,340 registered voters in the Tarapur constituency during the 2020 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 171,393 were male and 145,939 were female voters. Eight voters identified as third gender.