Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
M.D. Tauseef Alam of Indian National Congress won the Bahadurganj Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 53,533 votes (33.60% vote share). The runner-up was Awadh Bihari Singh (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 39,591 votes.
A total of 18 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 | M.D. Tauseef Alam | 53533 | 33.60% | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Awadh Bihari Singh | 39591 | 24.80% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Md. Maswar Alam | 33638 | 21.10% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 4 | Hasnain Mirza | 8230 | 5.20% | Samajwadi Party |
| 5 | Barun Kumar Singh | 4901 | 3.10% | Independent |
| 6 | Hasan Javed | 2435 | 1.50% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 7 | Parmeshwar Prasad Sinha | 2428 | 1.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 8 | Md Mansoor Alam | 2422 | 1.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 9 | Hari Mohan Singh | 1816 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Suresh Prasad Mandal | 1684 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Raj Kumar Sah | 1674 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 12 | Md. Manjar Hasnain | 1387 | 0.90% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 13 | Sakil Akhter | 1378 | 0.90% | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 14 | Azimuddin | 1022 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 15 | Hira Nand Mandal | 826 | 0.50% | Rashtriya Jankranti Party |
| 16 | Md. Nasim Akhtar | 610 | 0.40% | Janta Dal Rashtravadi |
| 17 | Afsar | 493 | 0.30% | Bahujan Nyay Dal |
| 18 | Gotam Giri | 419 | 0.30% | Shiv Sena |
The Bahadurganj constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. M.D. Tauseef Alam (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 53,533 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.