Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Ravindra Singh of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Arwal Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 55,295 votes (42.60% vote share). The runner-up was Chitranjan Kumar (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 37,485 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 | Ravindra Singh | 55295 | 42.60% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Chitranjan Kumar | 37485 | 28.90% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Mahanand Prasad | 21354 | 16.50% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 4 | Raunak | 3650 | 2.80% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 5 | Arjun Thakur | 2584 | 2.00% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Amrendra Kumar | 1702 | 1.30% | Samajwadi Party |
| 7 | Virendra Kumar | 1343 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 8 | Sikandar Kumar | 1312 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 9 | Manoj Kumar 'santosh' | 882 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 10 | Lalit Mohan Singh | 774 | 0.60% | Aarakshan Virodhi Party |
| 11 | Prabhat Kumar | 770 | 0.60% | Rashtriya Sarvodya Party |
The Arwal constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Ravindra Singh (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 55,295 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.