Barh Assembly Election Result 1995

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995

Vijay Krishna of Janata Dal won the Barh Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 30,667 votes (28.20% vote share). The runner-up was Bhuvneshwar Pd. Singh Alias Pappu Jee (Samata Party) with 26,851 votes.

A total of 40 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.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Bihar
  • Constituency: Barh
  • Constituency Number: 179
  • District: Patna
  • Total Contestants: 40
  • Election Year: 1995
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Vijay Krishna 30667 28.20% Janata Dal
2 Bhuvneshwar Pd. Singh Alias Pappu Jee 26851 24.70% Samata Party
3 Sachida Nand Singh 26417 24.30% Independent
4 Rama Nand Singh 6435 5.90% Indian National Congress
5 Bindeshwari Pd. Singh 4275 3.90% Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Bipin Kumar Nirala 3514 3.20% Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party
7 Kalim Ahmad 2126 2.00% Independent
8 Vivekanand Singh 1137 1.10% Shiv Sena
9 Sashi Kant Singh 595 0.60% Independent
10 Baleshwar Paswan 463 0.40% Independent
11 Mukesh Kumar Singh 446 0.40% Proutist Sarva Samaj Samiti
12 Sitamochi 400 0.40% Independent
13 Gopal Pandey 389 0.40% Independent
14 Sachidanand Rai 372 0.30% Samajwadi Party
15 Lalan Pd. Singh 343 0.30% Independent
16 Ram Dass Rai 318 0.30% Doordarshi Party
17 Jabahar Sao 292 0.30% Independent
17 Sankuntala Singh 292 0.30% Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA)
19 Vijaya Nand 279 0.30% Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha
20 Mundirka Pd. Singh 265 0.20% Independent
21 Satendra Kumar Singh 195 0.20% Independent
22 Rajiv Nayan 187 0.20% Independent
23 Bijendra Singh 178 0.20% Independent
24 Parmod Kumar 175 0.20% Independent
25 Chandrashekhar Parsad 173 0.20% Independent
26 Satendra Persann Singh 164 0.20% Independent
27 Naval Kishore Pandey 162 0.20% Independent
28 Vijay Kumar 159 0.20% Independent
29 Satendrakumar 153 0.10% Independent
30 Vijay Krishna Vidyarthi 152 0.10% Independent
31 Dinesh Singh 147 0.10% Independent
32 Shiv Kumar Singh 142 0.10% Independent
33 Rana Gajendrasingh 128 0.10% Independent
34 Anil Paswan 121 0.10% Independent
35 Ranveer Kumar 115 0.10% Independent
36 Dularchand Yadav 105 0.10% Independent
36 Ramaashary Yadav 105 0.10% Independent
38 Arjun Yadav 100 0.10% Independent
39 Ambika Yadav 74 0.10% Independent
40 Sugendra Parsad 51 0.10% Independent

About Barh Assembly Constituency

The Barh constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 40 candidates contested for this seat. Vijay Krishna (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 30,667 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

40 candidates contested from Barh assembly constituency in the 1995 Vidhan Sabha election.

Barh is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Bihar.

Vijay Krishna (Janata Dal) won the Barh assembly seat in the 1995 Vidhan Sabha election.