Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Rampravesh Rai of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Barauli Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 81,956 votes (46.70% vote share). The runner-up was Reyazul Haque Urf Raju (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 67,801 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 | Rampravesh Rai | 81956 | 46.70% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Reyazul Haque Urf Raju | 67801 | 38.70% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Rudal Mahato | 5037 | 2.90% | Independent |
| 4 | Ramesh Kumar Prasad | 4927 | 2.80% | Independent |
| 5 | Shah Alam | 4856 | 2.80% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Wasim Akram | 1920 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 7 | Chit Lal Sah | 1790 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 8 | Abhishek Ranjan | 1332 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 9 | Ramesh Kumar Gupta | 1268 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 10 | Sunil Kumar Yadaw | 1056 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 11 | Sachin Kumar Singh | 753 | 0.40% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 12 | Poonam Prasad | 610 | 0.40% | Janata Party |
| 13 | Ajam Tara | 512 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 14 | Firoj Ali | 489 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Manju Kumari | 363 | 0.20% | Bharatiya Bahujan Congress |
| 16 | Satyendra Kumar Patel | 321 | 0.20% | Jantantrik Lokhit Party |
| 17 | Md. Samsad | 244 | 0.10% | Rashtriya Jan Jan Party |
| 18 | Pramendra Kumar Yadav | 155 | 0.10% | Subhashwadi Bhartiya Samajwadi Party (Subhas Party) |
The Barauli constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Rampravesh Rai (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 81,956 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.