Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995
Ram Bahadur Rai of Janata Dal won the Baniapur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 32,479 votes (35.30% vote share). The runner-up was Uma Pandey (Indian National Congress) with 31,202 votes.
A total of 22 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 Bahadur Rai | 32479 | 35.30% | Janata Dal |
| 2 | Uma Pandey | 31202 | 33.90% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Rama Kant Pandey | 5212 | 5.70% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Jai Prakash Kushwaha | 4310 | 4.70% | Samata Party |
| 5 | Vinod Kumar Yadav | 3959 | 4.30% | Independent |
| 6 | Ram Vichar Manjhi | 2327 | 2.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Arjun Prasad | 2297 | 2.50% | Independent |
| 8 | Yogender Pandey | 1760 | 1.90% | Independent |
| 9 | Virender Singh | 1578 | 1.70% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 10 | Ramashish Yadav | 1254 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Vamdev Tripathi | 1108 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 12 | Dinesh Kumar Mandal | 1092 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 13 | Kalimudin Ansari | 841 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 14 | Chandeshwar Prasad Yadav | 544 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 15 | Arun Kumar Singh | 516 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 16 | Kashi Nath Mishra | 326 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 17 | Virender Kumar Singh | 271 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 18 | Shubh Narayan Singh | 265 | 0.30% | Shiv Sena |
| 19 | Baikunth Naran Rai | 229 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 20 | Naval Prasad | 166 | 0.20% | Communist Party Of India |
| 21 | Harender Dubey | 133 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Satya Narayan Yadav | 121 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Baniapur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 22 candidates contested for this seat. Ram Bahadur Rai (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 32,479 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.