Bhagalpur Assembly Election Result 1995

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995

Ashwini Choube of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Bhagalpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 44,944 votes (42.40% vote share). The runner-up was Kedar Nath Yadav (Janata Dal) with 40,018 votes.

A total of 45 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: 45
  • Election Year: 1995
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Ashwini Choube 44944 42.40% Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Kedar Nath Yadav 40018 37.80% Janata Dal
3 Dr. Joytindra Choudhary 5066 4.80% Indian National Congress
4 Arjun Prasad 3774 3.60% Samata Party
5 Salahuddin 2055 1.90% Independent
6 Deepak Kumar 1694 1.60% Independent
7 Kameshwar Prasad 1107 1.00% Independent
8 Ashok Ghosh 950 0.90% Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party
9 Gulam Kabir 850 0.80% Independent
10 Jitenadar Prasad Singh 640 0.60% Independent
11 Nandu Mandal 631 0.60% Bahujan Samaj Party
12 Kamleshwar Sah 471 0.40% Samajwadi Party
13 Binod Singh 408 0.40% Jharkhand Party
14 Ashok Kumar Sharma 377 0.40% Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA)
15 Satish Prasad Mishra 305 0.30% Independent
16 Ramwatar Chokhani 296 0.30% Independent
17 Dipendra Sinha 265 0.30% Doordarshi Party
18 Md. Badroo Khan 235 0.20% Independent
19 Vijay Anand 204 0.20% Independent
20 Babulal Mahaldar 201 0.20% Independent
21 Ishtyaq Alam 168 0.20% Independent
22 Krishna Kumar Jha 132 0.10% Independent
23 Chandrama Dube 113 0.10% Independent
24 Pramod Kumar Jha 108 0.10% Independent
25 Amarnath Mishar 98 0.10% Independent
26 Vijay Singh 81 0.10% Independent
27 Jai Prakash Azad 71 0.10% Independent
28 Indra Prakash Mandal 63 0.10% Independent
29 Muneshwar Tanti 60 0.10% Independent
30 Jaki Ahmad 59 0.10% Independent
31 Deokant Jha 58 0.10% Independent
32 Anand Kumar Jain 55 0.10% Independent
33 Ashlam Niyazi 49 0.10% Independent
34 Mrituyanjai Sinha 45 0.00% Independent
35 Sanjay Thakur 42 0.00% Independent
36 Mahakal Rekha Prof. Dr. 36 0.00% Independent
36 Sunil Kumar Singh 36 0.00% Independent
38 Atmaram Abazoriya 35 0.00% Independent
38 Naresh Prasad Yadav 35 0.00% Independent
38 Yogendra Prasad 35 0.00% Independent
38 Sunil Kumar Sinha 35 0.00% Independent
42 Ratan Kumar Mandal 29 0.00% Independent
43 Gopal Das 28 0.00% Independent
44 Imityaz Ahmad 27 0.00% Independent
45 Nagarmal Bazoriya 24 0.00% Independent

About Bhagalpur Assembly Constituency

The Bhagalpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 45 candidates contested for this seat. Ashwini Choube (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 44,944 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

45 candidates contested from Bhagalpur assembly constituency in the 1995 Vidhan Sabha election.

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

Ashwini Choube (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Bhagalpur assembly seat in the 1995 Vidhan Sabha election.