Danapur

About Danapur

Danapur

Danapur is part of the Pataliputra region and is considered important due to its proximity to the capital and urban-rural mix. Former Union Minister Ram Kripal Yadav will contest as the BJP contestant from Danapur in 2025. During the last election, Rit Lal Ray from RJD won the seat with 89,895 votes while BJP’s Asha Devi was the runner-up with 73,971 votes.

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Updated On: 02 Jul 2026 | 3:05 AM IST

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Updated On: 02 Jul 2026 | 12:35 AM IST

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Updated On: 02 Jul 2026 | 12:33 AM IST

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Updated On: 02 Jul 2026 | 12:23 AM IST

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Updated On: 02 Jul 2026 | 12:22 AM IST

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Updated On: 02 Jul 2026 | 12:15 AM IST

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Updated On: 02 Jul 2026 | 12:13 AM IST

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Updated On: 02 Jul 2026 | 12:13 AM IST

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Updated On: 02 Jul 2026 | 12:11 AM IST

NPCI partners HSBC India, JP Morgan Payments for real-time forex settlement

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Updated On: 02 Jul 2026 | 12:09 AM IST

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Updated On: 02 Jul 2026 | 12:06 AM IST

Datanomics: India's protein intake still comes largely from cereals

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Updated On: 02 Jul 2026 | 12:05 AM IST

Sebi bars 222 individuals, entities for'manipulation' in five companies

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Updated On: 02 Jul 2026 | 12:02 AM IST

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Updated On: 01 Jul 2026 | 11:51 PM IST

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Updated On: 01 Jul 2026 | 11:43 PM IST

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Updated On: 01 Jul 2026 | 11:41 PM IST

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Updated On: 01 Jul 2026 | 11:39 PM IST

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Updated On: 01 Jul 2026 | 11:39 PM IST

RBI appoints Ravi Shankar as executive director to head statistics dept

As executive director, Shankar will oversee the Department of Statistics and Information Management

Updated On: 01 Jul 2026 | 11:37 PM IST

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Updated On: 01 Jul 2026 | 11:35 PM IST