Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Maha Nand Singh of Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won the Arwal Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 68,286 votes (48.00% vote share). The runner-up was Dipak Kumar Sharma (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 48,336 votes.
A total of 23 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 | Maha Nand Singh | 68286 | 48.00% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 2 | Dipak Kumar Sharma | 48336 | 34.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Subhash Chandra Yadav | 7941 | 5.60% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 4 | Mohan Kumar | 2594 | 1.80% | Janata Party |
| 5 | Ajay Kumar | 2342 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Anita Kumari | 1498 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 7 | Vimala Kumari | 1337 | 0.90% | Bhartiya Sablog Party |
| 8 | Abhishek Ranjan | 1309 | 0.90% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 9 | Krishna Kishore | 945 | 0.70% | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 10 | Anil Kumar Pandit | 911 | 0.60% | Rashtra Sewa Dal |
| 11 | Sikandar Kumar | 911 | 0.60% | Jagrook Janta Party |
| 12 | Shah Imran Ahmad | 812 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 13 | Subhash Sharma | 792 | 0.60% | Apna Kisan Party |
| 14 | Kameshwar Thakur | 652 | 0.50% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 15 | Sanjay Kumar | 636 | 0.50% | Akhil Hind Forward Bloc (Krantikari) |
| 16 | Gorakh Rajwar | 530 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 17 | Aunrag Kumar | 500 | 0.40% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
| 18 | Vimlesh Kumar | 466 | 0.30% | Pragatisheel Magahi Samaj |
| 19 | Bhim Paswan | 444 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 20 | Md Shabbir Alam | 363 | 0.30% | Bahujan Lok Dal |
| 21 | Kumar Gaurav | 263 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 22 | Vikash Kumar | 260 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 23 | Shashi Bhushan Sinha | 240 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Arwal constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 23 candidates contested for this seat. Maha Nand Singh (Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)) emerged as the winner securing 68,286 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.