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.
| 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 |
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.