Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1985
Krishna Nandan Prasad Singh of Independent won the Arwal Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1985 state assembly election, securing 65,621 votes (55.20% vote share). The runner-up was Ram Prasad Ojha (Indian National Congress) with 30,874 votes.
A total of 20 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 | Krishna Nandan Prasad Singh | 65621 | 55.20% | Independent |
| 2 | Ram Prasad Ojha | 30874 | 26.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Satya Na. Singh | 10429 | 8.80% | Communist Party Of India |
| 4 | Ramashish Singh | 4442 | 3.70% | Independent |
| 5 | Rang Bahadur Singh | 3122 | 2.60% | Independent |
| 6 | Arun Kumar Bharti | 1484 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Yogendra Kumar | 1123 | 0.90% | Lok Dal |
| 8 | Baneshwar Prasad Singh | 741 | 0.60% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 9 | Manoj Kumar | 274 | 0.20% | Janta Party |
| 10 | Ram Pukar Misar | 147 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Lakhan Ram | 132 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 12 | Upendra Narain Singh | 114 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 13 | Jagdish Chaudhary | 107 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Mahendra Singh | 80 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Phul Kumari Devi | 73 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Laxmi Singh | 56 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 17 | Jagdish Nath | 50 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 18 | Brinda Chaudhary | 41 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 19 | Satya Deo | 18 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 20 | Laleswar Singh | 11 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Arwal constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1985 Assembly election, 20 candidates contested for this seat. Krishna Nandan Prasad Singh (Independent) emerged as the winner securing 65,621 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.