Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Kapil Deo Kamat of Janata Dal (United) won the Babubarhi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 61,486 votes (37.70% vote share). The runner-up was Binod Kumar Singh (Lok Jan Shakti Party) with 41,219 votes.
A total of 13 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 | Kapil Deo Kamat | 61486 | 37.70% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Binod Kumar Singh | 41219 | 25.30% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 3 | Uma Kant Yadav | 27153 | 16.60% | Samajwadi Party |
| 4 | Shiv Sundar Kamat | 3920 | 2.40% | Independent |
| 5 | Surya Narayan Mahto | 3635 | 2.20% | Communist Party Of India |
| 6 | Vishwanath Roy | 3404 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 7 | Vijay Kumar Singh | 3332 | 2.00% | Independent |
| 8 | Dilip Kumar Sharma | 3328 | 2.00% | Independent |
| 9 | Rita Devi | 2105 | 1.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 10 | S.N. Jha | 1591 | 1.00% | Akhil Bhartiya Mithila Party |
| 11 | Meena Devi | 1335 | 0.80% | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha |
| 12 | Dilip Kumar Jha | 1328 | 0.80% | Rashtriya Jankranti Party |
| 13 | Brajendra Jha | 1264 | 0.80% | Hind Congress Party |
The Babubarhi constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Kapil Deo Kamat (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 61,486 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.