 In the 2010 state assembly elections, Ramsewak Hazari Paswan of JD(U) won the Kalyanpur assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Bishwanathan Paswan of LJP.In the 2009 bye-elections Ashokprasad Verma Kushwaha of RJD won from Kushwaha caste.Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned.