Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Krishna Kumar Rishi of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Banmankhi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 59,053 votes (35.80% vote share). The runner-up was Sanjiv Kumar Paswan (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 58,345 votes.
A total of 18 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 | Krishna Kumar Rishi | 59053 | 35.80% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Sanjiv Kumar Paswan | 58345 | 35.40% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Jai Kishor Paswan | 7458 | 4.50% | Independent |
| 4 | Hari Lal Das | 5803 | 3.50% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 5 | Umesh Paswan | 5672 | 3.40% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 6 | Dev Narayan Rajak | 5507 | 3.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Raj Kumar Raj | 3745 | 2.30% | Communist Party Of India |
| 8 | Ashok Kumar Bharti | 3387 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Savita Devi | 2857 | 1.70% | The National Road Map Party Of India |
| 10 | Satayanrayan Ram | 1933 | 1.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 11 | Ramdeo Rishideo | 1749 | 1.10% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 12 | Shashi Kala Devi | 1677 | 1.00% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 13 | Satyanarayan Prasad Bharti | 1517 | 0.90% | Maanavvaadi Janta Party |
| 14 | Pirthi Risi | 1037 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 15 | Birndra Rajak | 941 | 0.60% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 16 | Nepolian Ram | 934 | 0.60% | Rashtriya Jankranti Party |
| 17 | Rajesh Paswan | 764 | 0.50% | Bhartiya Jantantrik Janata Dal |
| 18 | Aravind Paswan | 612 | 0.40% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
The Banmankhi constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Krishna Kumar Rishi (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 59,053 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.