Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Mohammad Nawaz Alam of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Arrah Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 70,004 votes (44.90% vote share). The runner-up was Amrendra Pratap Singh (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 69,338 votes.
A total of 11 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 | Mohammad Nawaz Alam | 70004 | 44.90% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Amrendra Pratap Singh | 69338 | 44.50% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Kyamuddin Ansari | 5035 | 3.20% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 4 | Jitendra Kumar | 1710 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 5 | Rajkishor Sharma | 1221 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 6 | Priya Ranjan Prasad Srivastava | 1175 | 0.80% | Samras Samaj Party |
| 7 | Ajay Kumar Pathak | 1015 | 0.70% | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh |
| 8 | Sidhnath Rai | 875 | 0.60% | Samajwadi Party |
| 9 | Krishna Mishra | 839 | 0.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 10 | Kameshwar Singh | 717 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 11 | Umeshwar Mishra | 655 | 0.40% | Bhartiya Jagran Party |
The Arrah constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Mohammad Nawaz Alam (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 70,004 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.