Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Amrendra Pratap Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Arrah Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 71,781 votes (45.90% vote share). The runner-up was Quyamuddin Ansari (Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)) with 68,779 votes.
A total of 15 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 | Amrendra Pratap Singh | 71781 | 45.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Quyamuddin Ansari | 68779 | 43.90% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 3 | Hakim Prasad | 4360 | 2.80% | Independent |
| 4 | Sheodas Singh | 2991 | 1.90% | Independent |
| 5 | Brajesh Kumar Singh | 1221 | 0.80% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 6 | Praveen Kumar Singh | 1160 | 0.70% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 7 | Gorakh Ram | 1125 | 0.70% | Voters Party International |
| 8 | Dilip Kumar Singh | 1003 | 0.60% | Rashtrawadi Janlok Party (Satya) |
| 9 | Anil Kumar Singh | 716 | 0.50% | Janata Party |
| 10 | Shabana | 698 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 11 | Kajal Kumari | 631 | 0.40% | Akhand Bhartiya Yuva Party |
| 12 | Chandra Bhanu Gupta | 631 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 13 | Sanjay Shekhar Shukla | 609 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 14 | Shobhnath Yadav | 457 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Kumar Ashutosh | 359 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Arrah constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Amrendra Pratap Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 71,781 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.