Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Jitendra Kumar of Janata Dal (United) won the Asthawan Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 58,908 votes (44.30% vote share). The runner-up was Chhote Lal Yadav (Lok Jan Shakti Party) with 48,464 votes.
A total of 12 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 | Jitendra Kumar | 58908 | 44.30% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Chhote Lal Yadav | 48464 | 36.40% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 3 | Yugeshwar Manjhi | 4259 | 3.20% | Independent |
| 4 | Sanjay Paswan | 3494 | 2.60% | Independent |
| 5 | Kumar Jayakant | 2280 | 1.70% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 6 | Pramod Narayan Sinha | 2104 | 1.60% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 7 | Satyendra Krishnam | 2005 | 1.50% | Communist Party Of India |
| 8 | Deoki Paswan | 1956 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 9 | Rajkumar | 1854 | 1.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 10 | Md.Kashif Yunus | 968 | 0.70% | Rastriya Insaaf Party |
| 11 | Murari Kumar | 785 | 0.60% | Dalit Samaj Party |
| 12 | Kiran Devi | 532 | 0.40% | Samajwadi Party |
The Asthawan constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Jitendra Kumar (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 58,908 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.