Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010
Janardan Manjhi of Janata Dal (United) won the Amarpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 47,300 votes (40.80% vote share). The runner-up was Surendra Prasad Singh (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 29,293 votes.
A total of 14 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.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janardan Manjhi | 47300 | 40.80% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Surendra Prasad Singh | 29293 | 25.30% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Rakesh Kumar Singh | 9583 | 8.30% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Anil Kumar Singh | 7898 | 6.80% | Loktantrik Samata Dal |
| 5 | Baby Devi | 5160 | 4.50% | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 6 | Manoj Ajad | 3776 | 3.30% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 7 | Syed Alamdar Hussain | 3667 | 3.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Vinod Kumar | 3049 | 2.60% | Loktantrik Sarvjan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Kedar Prasad Singh | 1785 | 1.50% | Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) |
| 10 | Rameshkumar Choudhary | 1143 | 1.00% | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 11 | Jawaharlal Paswan | 1033 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 12 | Suresh Paswan | 920 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 13 | Amit Kumar Jha | 840 | 0.70% | Indian Justice Party |
| 14 | Pankaj Kumar | 545 | 0.50% | Samajwadi Party |
The Amarpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Janardan Manjhi (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 47,300 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.