Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Raghaw Sharan Pandey of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Bagaha Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 74,476 votes (44.50% vote share). The runner-up was Bhishm Sahani (Janata Dal (United)) with 66,293 votes.
A total of 15 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 | Raghaw Sharan Pandey | 74476 | 44.50% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Bhishm Sahani | 66293 | 39.60% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3 | Md. Kamran Aziz | 8292 | 5.00% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Saket Kumar Pathak | 2507 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 5 | Shesh Nath Chaudhary | 2463 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 6 | Md. Akbar Khan | 2355 | 1.40% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 7 | Pashupatinath Gupta | 1874 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 8 | Binod Yadav | 1493 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 9 | Arun Kumar Pathak | 1031 | 0.60% | Shiv Sena |
| 10 | Bhole Nath Yadav | 879 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 11 | Bhikhari Prasad | 774 | 0.50% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 12 | Atul Kumar Shukla | 743 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 13 | Radheshyam Yadav | 660 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 14 | Majister Yadav | 486 | 0.30% | Samajwadi Party |
| 15 | Amar Chaudhary | 482 | 0.30% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
The Bagaha constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Raghaw Sharan Pandey (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 74,476 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.