Danapur legislative assembly constituency in the Patna district of Bihar belongs to the Patliputra Lok Sabha constituency of the state. As recommended by the Delimitation Commission of India in 2008, the Danapur segment consists of Khagaul and Danapur community development blocks.
Rit lal Ray of RJD defeated BJP’s Asha Devi in 2020 Bihar Assembly polls.
Asha Devi was also elected as the MLA for Danapur in the assembly elections held in November 2010. She accounted for 59,425 votes and defeated independent candidate Rit Lal Ray by a margin of 17,919 votes.
Here are a few details about the Danapur assembly seat
Name of the assembly constituency, district: Danapur, Patna
Lok Sabha constituency: Pataliputra
Polling date: October 28, 2020
2020 candidates: Deepak Kumar (RJD), Asha Devi (BJP)
2020 Winner: Rit lal Ray (RJD)
2020 Runner up: Asha Devi (BJP)
2015 candidates: Asha Devi of BJP, Raj Kishor Yadav of RJD, Tinku Yadav (Independent)
Sitting MLA, party: Asha Devi, BJP
Winning margin in 2015: 5,209
Runner up name, party: Raj Kishor Yadav, RJD
Number of voters in 2015: 167,076
Percentage of votes polled in 2015: 51.98 %
Number of women voters in 2015: 72,337
Number of polling booths in 2015: 300
