Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Neeraj Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Barari Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 71,175 votes (43.10% vote share). The runner-up was Bibhash Chandra Choudhary (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 56,839 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 | Neeraj Kumar | 71175 | 43.10% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Bibhash Chandra Choudhary | 56839 | 34.50% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Muhammad Shakur | 11002 | 6.70% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 4 | Kailash Sahani | 8484 | 5.10% | Independent |
| 5 | Muhammad Israil | 3597 | 2.20% | Independent |
| 6 | Dinesh Prasad Yadav | 2406 | 1.50% | Communist Party Of India |
| 7 | Yugal Kishor Sah | 2078 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 8 | Subhash Singh | 1419 | 0.90% | Janta Dal Rashtravadi |
| 9 | Prem Nath Jaiswal | 1371 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 10 | Gokul Yadav | 1020 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 11 | Arun Kumar | 810 | 0.50% | Mithilanchal Vikas Morcha |
| 12 | Lakshmi Kant Mandal | 794 | 0.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 13 | Pradip K. Yadav | 606 | 0.40% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 14 | Ramchandra Singh Nishad | 550 | 0.30% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 15 | Jahangir | 503 | 0.30% | Indian Union Muslim League |
The Barari constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Neeraj Kumar (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 71,175 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.