Barh Assembly Election Result 2010

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010

Gyanendra Kumar Singh of Janata Dal (United) won the Barh Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 53,129 votes (47.00% vote share). The runner-up was Vijay Krishna (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 33,734 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.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Bihar
  • Constituency: Barh
  • Constituency Number: 179
  • District: Patna
  • Total Contestants: 15
  • Election Year: 2010
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Gyanendra Kumar Singh 53129 47.00% Janata Dal (United)
2 Vijay Krishna 33734 29.90% Rashtriya Janata Dal
3 Jitendra Prasad Singh 10114 9.00% Independent
4 Sushil Kumar 2989 2.60% Independent
5 Bijoy Kumar Singh 2570 2.30% Indian National Congress
6 Binay Kumar Bhagat 1539 1.40% Independent
7 Sunil Kumar Ambedkar 1525 1.40% Bahujan Samaj Party
8 Pushpa Devi 1517 1.30% Independent
9 Anvesh Kumar Chaudhary 1468 1.30% Independent
10 Babalu Singh 1164 1.00% Independent
11 Bhim Prasad 1146 1.00% Jai Maha Bharath Party
12 Rana Ranvir Singh 781 0.70% Nationalist Congress Party
13 Dularchand Yadav 598 0.50% Janata Dal (Secular)
14 Vijay Kumar Singh 418 0.40% Shiv Sena
15 Ajay Singh 319 0.30% Independent

About Barh Assembly Constituency

The Barh constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Gyanendra Kumar Singh (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 53,129 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

15 candidates contested from Barh assembly constituency in the 2010 Vidhan Sabha election.

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

Gyanendra Kumar Singh (Janata Dal (United)) won the Barh assembly seat in the 2010 Vidhan Sabha election.