Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Mithilesh Tiwari of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Baikunthpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 56,162 votes (35.10% vote share). The runner-up was Manjeet Kumar Singh (Janata Dal (United)) with 42,047 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 | Mithilesh Tiwari | 56162 | 35.10% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Manjeet Kumar Singh | 42047 | 26.30% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3 | Manorma Devi | 36734 | 23.00% | Independent |
| 4 | Anup Kumar Tewari | 3735 | 2.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Gorakh Yadav | 3405 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 6 | Mohan Singh | 3055 | 1.90% | Independent |
| 7 | Dinesh Singh | 2236 | 1.40% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 8 | Z Rahman | 2103 | 1.30% | Bhartiya New Sanskar Krantikari Party |
| 9 | Krishna Vihari Prasad Yadav | 1866 | 1.20% | Communist Party Of India |
| 10 | Shaukat Ali | 1586 | 1.00% | Samajwadi Party |
| 11 | Ranjeet Singh | 937 | 0.60% | Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party |
| 12 | Mohan Mahto | 647 | 0.40% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 13 | Dipak Kumar Tiwari | 630 | 0.40% | Rajnaitik Vikalp Party |
The Baikunthpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Mithilesh Tiwari (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 56,162 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.