Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010
Nitin Nabin of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Bankipur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 78,771 votes (72.10% vote share). The runner-up was Binod Kumar Srivastava (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 17,931 votes.
A total of 15 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 | Nitin Nabin | 78771 | 72.10% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Binod Kumar Srivastava | 17931 | 16.40% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Durga Prasad | 6018 | 5.50% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Jakir Hussain | 1259 | 1.20% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 5 | Sunita Preetam | 940 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 6 | Vijay Kumar | 847 | 0.80% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 7 | Shiv Shankar Kumar Bully | 534 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 8 | Leela Singh | 495 | 0.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Binoy Kumar Sinha | 485 | 0.40% | Ambedkar National Congress |
| 10 | Vishal Swaroop | 461 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Rekha Modi | 438 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 12 | Amar Kant Sah | 390 | 0.40% | Rashtriya Pragati Party |
| 13 | Mohammad Siraj Ahmad | 294 | 0.30% | Bharatiya Momin Front |
| 14 | Raju Kumar Vidyarthi | 241 | 0.20% | Samajwadi Party |
| 15 | Ashok Prasad | 205 | 0.20% | All India Forward Bloc |
The Bankipur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Nitin Nabin (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 78,771 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.