Bakhtiarpur Assembly Election Result 1990

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1990

Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav of Indian National Congress won the Bakhtiarpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1990 state assembly election, securing 30,119 votes (23.60% vote share). The runner-up was Rajender Singh (Janata Dal) with 29,880 votes.

A total of 30 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.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Bihar
  • Constituency: Bakhtiarpur
  • Constituency Number: 180
  • District: Patna
  • Total Contestants: 30
  • Election Year: 1990
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav 30119 23.60% Indian National Congress
2 Rajender Singh 29880 23.40% Janata Dal
3 Keshari Kishor Singh 26116 20.50% Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Surender Prasad 9294 7.30% Independent
5 Madan Sharma 6115 4.80% Janata Party (JP)
6 Devender Prasad 5056 4.00% Independent
7 Raghuvansh Kumar 4454 3.50% Independent
8 Kameshwar Prasad Singh 4378 3.40% Communist Party Of India
9 Ram Swarath Singh 3433 2.70% Proutist Bloc Of India
10 Dinesh Prasad Yadav 3180 2.50% Independent
11 Ramji Singh 2690 2.10% Independent
12 Shiv Kumar Choudhary 746 0.60% Independent
13 Jawahar Paswan 580 0.50% Independent
14 Subrat Kumar 267 0.20% Indian Congress (SOCIALIST- SARAT CHANDRA SINHA)
15 Ramkirt Singh 230 0.20% Independent
16 Rameshwar Das 180 0.10% Independent
17 Chandeshwar Singh 154 0.10% Independent
18 Vindeshwari Prasad Singh 99 0.10% Independent
19 Lallu Mahto 90 0.10% Bahujan Samaj Party
20 Jagdish Thakur 69 0.10% Independent
21 Kapil Dev Singh 62 0.10% Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha
22 N. Kumar 60 0.10% Independent
23 Jai Kumar Nirala 42 0.00% All India Forward Bloc
24 Hardev Rai 40 0.00% Independent
25 Manoj Kumar 36 0.00% Independent
26 Ram Narain Sal 33 0.00% Independent
26 Pradeep Kumar Rai 33 0.00% Lok Dal (B)
28 Vishnu Rai 24 0.00% Independent
29 Baleshwar Singh 23 0.00% Independent
30 Jayanti Yadav 21 0.00% Independent

About Bakhtiarpur Assembly Constituency

The Bakhtiarpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1990 Assembly election, 30 candidates contested for this seat. Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 30,119 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

30 candidates contested from Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.

Bakhtiarpur is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Bihar.

Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav (Indian National Congress) won the Bakhtiarpur assembly seat in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.