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.
| 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 |
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.