Adapur Assembly Election Result 1990

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1990

Braj Bihari Prasad of Janata Dal won the Adapur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1990 state assembly election, securing 53,282 votes (50.40% vote share). The runner-up was Mukti Narayan Ray (Communist Party Of India(MARXIST-LENINIST)) with 24,054 votes.

A total of 13 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Bihar
  • Constituency: Adapur
  • Constituency Number: 295
  • Total Contestants: 13
  • Election Year: 1990
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Braj Bihari Prasad

Janata Dal

53,282
50.40%
#2
Mukti Narayan Ray

Communist Party Of India(MARXIST-LENINIST)

24,054
22.80%
#3
Hari Shankar P. Yadav

Indian National Congress

21,434
20.30%
#4
Mahemder Singh

Indian Peoples Front

4,133
3.90%
#5
Manju Srivastava

Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh

874
0.80%
#6
Surender Singh

Janata Party (JP)

692
0.70%
#7
Jamil Akhtar

Independent

249
0.20%
#8
Ramdeni Sah

Doordarshi Party

233
0.20%
#9
Madan Mohan Prasad

Bahujan Samaj Party

231
0.20%
#10
Ramdev Rai

Independent

207
0.20%
#11
Shiv Shanker Mishra

Independent

186
0.20%
#12
Ankar Nath Singh

Independent

83
0.10%
#13
Anil Kumar Singh

Independent

65
0.10%
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Braj Bihari Prasad Janata Dal 53,282 50.40%
2 Mukti Narayan Ray Communist Party Of India(MARXIST-LENINIST) 24,054 22.80%
3 Hari Shankar P. Yadav Indian National Congress 21,434 20.30%
4 Mahemder Singh Indian Peoples Front 4,133 3.90%
5 Manju Srivastava Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh 874 0.80%
6 Surender Singh Janata Party (JP) 692 0.70%
7 Jamil Akhtar Independent 249 0.20%
8 Ramdeni Sah Doordarshi Party 233 0.20%
9 Madan Mohan Prasad Bahujan Samaj Party 231 0.20%
10 Ramdev Rai Independent 207 0.20%
11 Shiv Shanker Mishra Independent 186 0.20%
12 Ankar Nath Singh Independent 83 0.10%
13 Anil Kumar Singh Independent 65 0.10%

About Adapur Assembly Constituency

The Adapur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1990 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Braj Bihari Prasad (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 53,282 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

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Frequently Asked Questions

13 candidates contested from Adapur assembly constituency in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.

Adapur is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Bihar.

Braj Bihari Prasad (Janata Dal) won the Adapur assembly seat in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.