Bhagalpur Assembly Election Result 1990

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1990

Bijay Kumar Mitra of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Bhagalpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1990 state assembly election, securing 41,000 votes (42.80% vote share). The runner-up was Ishmail Khan (Indian National Congress) with 18,863 votes.

A total of 32 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: Bhagalpur
  • Constituency Number: 156
  • District: Bhagalpur
  • Total Contestants: 32
  • Election Year: 1990
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Bijay Kumar Mitra 41000 42.80% Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Ishmail Khan 18863 19.70% Indian National Congress
3 Bansarshi Gupta 16278 17.00% Janata Dal
4 Arun Ku. Mishra 5313 5.60% Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)
5 Om Prakash Sah 2228 2.30% Lok Dal (B)
6 Amar Kumar Singh 2084 2.20% Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh
7 Aslam 1671 1.70% Indian Union Muslim League
8 Rajendra Pra. Pandey 1521 1.60% Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
9 Ratan Kumar 1360 1.40% Independent
10 Gulsam Hussain 1176 1.20% Indian Congress (SOCIALIST- SARAT CHANDRA SINHA)
11 Vindeshwari Pra. Singh 1124 1.20% Independent
12 Arjun Prasad 576 0.60% Indian Peoples Front
13 Vinoda Singh 357 0.40% Janata Party (JP)
14 Girdhari Sharma 336 0.40% Independent
15 Hasupati Nath 235 0.30% Independent
16 Nagarma Bajoria 204 0.20% Doordarshi Party
17 Anand Kumar Jain 197 0.20% Independent
17 Navedit Verma 197 0.20% Independent
19 Pradeep Kumar Lal 169 0.20% Independent
20 Kumar Rajesh 167 0.20% Independent
21 Pradeep Kumar Jain 153 0.20% Independent
22 Ram Chander Pandey 92 0.10% Independent
23 Veer Chand Jain 74 0.10% Independent
24 Vijay Choudhary 65 0.10% Independent
25 Abid 62 0.10% Independent
26 Hem Kanth Jha 60 0.10% Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha
27 Rakesh Singh 53 0.10% Independent
28 Deo Narayan Mandal 44 0.10% Independent
29 Ram Chandra Jha 43 0.00% Independent
30 Ikbal Prarookh 30 0.00% Independent
31 Naresh Prasad Sah 25 0.00% Independent
32 Ram Sekha Singh 23 0.00% Independent

About Bhagalpur Assembly Constituency

The Bhagalpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1990 Assembly election, 32 candidates contested for this seat. Bijay Kumar Mitra (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 41,000 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

32 candidates contested from Bhagalpur assembly constituency in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.

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

Bijay Kumar Mitra (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Bhagalpur assembly seat in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.