The Kalyanpur assembly constituency in Bihar is witnessing a tight electoral race in the 2025 elections, with the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Sachindra Prasad Singh, Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Manoj Yadav, and Jan Suraaj Party's (JSP) Dr. Mantosh Sahni locked in a triangular contest. The constituency went to the polls on November 11, 2025, as part of the second phase of the Bihar Assembly Elections.
The counting of votes is currently underway, with early trends expected soon. This election is particularly significant, with a voter turnout of 57.3%, slightly higher than in 2020.
In the 2020 assembly elections, Manoj Kumar Yadav of the RJD secured victory with a margin of 1193 votes over Sachindra Prasad Singh of the BJP. Yadav received 62.52% of the total votes polled. Given the previous election results, this year's contest is being seen as a high-stakes rematch between Yadav and Singh.
Several other candidates are also contesting for the Kalyanpur seat, including Madhu Krishnaji Ram of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist), Ratneshwar Ram of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Arvind Kumar Pandey of the Lohiya Janta Dal, Ashok Kumar Yadav (Independent), Md Badiuzzaman (BSP), Mohit Kumar of Jagrook Janta Party, Nitesh Kumar Singh (Independent), Rakesh Kumar Pandit (Independent), Rambabu Das of the AAP and Subodh Kumar (Independent).
Kalyanpur (SC) assembly constituency falls under the Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Shambhavi of Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas) won the Samastipur Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 187251 votes, defeating Sunny Hazrai of the Indian National Congress.
The Kalyanpur constituency is known for its diverse electorate and its crucial role in shaping Bihar's governance. The outcome of this election will have repercussions beyond Samastipur.
