Santosh Kumar Nirala — MLA, Rajpur (Janata Dal (United))
Santosh Kumar Nirala
Santosh Kumar Nirala is the MLA from the Rajpur assembly constituency in Bihar, representing the Janata Dal (United) in the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly (elected in 2025).
Member identity and party: Bihar Legislative Assembly, member list. Sitting-member roster checked on 13 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified.
Rajpur constituency
Rajpur is seat number 202 of the 243 in the Bihar Legislative Assembly and lies in Buxar district. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. The seat had about 336,695 registered electors at the 2025 general election.
At a general election Rajpur votes as part of the Buxar Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Janata Dal (United) in the Bihar assembly
Janata Dal (United) holds 85 of the 243 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 122. Santosh Kumar Nirala was returned from Rajpur in 2025.
Other MLAs in Buxar district
Buxar district returns 4 members to the Bihar assembly. The others are:
- Shambhu Nath Yadav — Brahampur, Rashtriya Janata Dal
- Anand Mishra — Buxar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- Rahul Kumar Singh — Dumraon, Janata Dal (United)
The Bihar Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 243 seats and was last elected in 2025. The next election is due by December 2030.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Rajpur?
- Santosh Kumar Nirala of the Janata Dal (United) is the sitting MLA for Rajpur, elected in 2025.
- Which party does Santosh Kumar Nirala belong to?
- Santosh Kumar Nirala represents the Janata Dal (United), which holds 85 of the 243 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Rajpur constituency in?
- Rajpur is seat number 202 and lies in Buxar district of Bihar.
- Is Rajpur a reserved constituency?
- Rajpur is reserved for Scheduled Castes.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Rajpur fall under?
- Rajpur is one of the assembly segments of the Buxar Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Rajpur?
- Rajpur had about 336,695 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
Santosh Kumar Nirala, Bihar की Rajpur विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Janata Dal (United)। निर्वाचन: 2025 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Rajpur सीट Buxar ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 3,36,695 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Rajpur विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।