Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Suryakant Paswan of Communist Party Of India won the Bakhri Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 72,177 votes (44.80% vote share). The runner-up was Ramshankar Paswan (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 71,400 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 | Suryakant Paswan | 72177 | 44.80% | Communist Party Of India |
| 2 | Ramshankar Paswan | 71400 | 44.30% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Vijay Paswan | 3857 | 2.40% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 4 | Rajesh Kumar Rajak | 2454 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 5 | Satya Prakash | 2395 | 1.50% | Rashtriya Jan Vikas Party |
| 6 | Tulsi Tanti | 2094 | 1.30% | Shoshit Samaj Dal |
| 7 | Ramanand Ram | 1946 | 1.20% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 8 | Sanjay Kumar | 1278 | 0.80% | The Plurals Party |
| 9 | Amit Kumar | 1261 | 0.80% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 10 | Anita Devi | 1016 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 11 | Manoj Das | 588 | 0.40% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 12 | Lal Bahadur Paswan | 382 | 0.20% | Aapki Apni Adhikar Party |
| 13 | Maheshwar Ram | 346 | 0.20% | Janata Dal (Secular) |
The Bakhri constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Suryakant Paswan (Communist Party Of India) emerged as the winner securing 72,177 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.