Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Sunita Singh Chauhan of Janata Dal (United) won the Belsand Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 33,785 votes (27.60% vote share). The runner-up was Md. Nasir Ahamad (Lok Jan Shakti Party) with 28,210 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 | Sunita Singh Chauhan | 33785 | 27.60% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Md. Nasir Ahamad | 28210 | 23.00% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 3 | Baidyanath Prasad | 11366 | 9.30% | Independent |
| 4 | Angesh Kumar | 10614 | 8.70% | Independent |
| 5 | Akhilesh Kumar Singh | 6976 | 5.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Sanjay Kumar | 5480 | 4.50% | Independent |
| 7 | Shatrughan Sahani | 5063 | 4.10% | Communist Party Of India |
| 8 | Ram Sakal Sahani | 3343 | 2.70% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 9 | Bindeshwar Ram | 2571 | 2.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 10 | Sanjay Singh | 2481 | 2.00% | Independent |
| 11 | Khushanandan Ray | 2120 | 1.70% | Samajwadi Party |
| 12 | Ashok Kumar | 2005 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 13 | Chandeshwar Das Chanakya | 1425 | 1.20% | Bharatiya Yuva Party (Democratic) |
| 14 | Usha Devi | 1391 | 1.10% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 15 | Ramgyan Kumar | 1176 | 1.00% | Bharat Nirman Party |
| 16 | Md Noor Alam | 1140 | 0.90% | Vanchitsamaj Insaaf Party |
| 17 | Dilip Kumar Mishra | 944 | 0.80% | National Janta Party (Indian) |
| 18 | Sunita Singh | 729 | 0.60% | Independent |
The Belsand constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Sunita Singh Chauhan (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 33,785 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.