Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010
Aniruddh Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Bakhtiarpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 52,782 votes (46.60% vote share). The runner-up was Vinode Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 38,037 votes.
A total of 9 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 | Aniruddh Kumar | 52782 | 46.60% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Vinode Yadav | 38037 | 33.60% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Subodh Kumar | 7834 | 6.90% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Shashi Yadav | 3384 | 3.00% | Independent |
| 5 | Brij Nandan Singh | 3250 | 2.90% | Communist Party Of India |
| 6 | Sujeet Kumar | 2692 | 2.40% | Independent |
| 7 | Ramayan Prasad | 2652 | 2.30% | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Ram Jatan Choudhary | 1354 | 1.20% | Bharatiya Jan Kranti Dal (Democratic) |
| 9 | Pushpa Devi | 1289 | 1.10% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
The Bakhtiarpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 9 candidates contested for this seat. Aniruddh Kumar (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 52,782 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.