Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010
Ashwini Kumar Choubey of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Bhagalpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 49,164 votes (42.00% vote share). The runner-up was Ajeet Sharma (Indian National Congress) with 38,104 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.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashwini Kumar Choubey | 49164 | 42.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Ajeet Sharma | 38104 | 32.60% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Dr. N. K. Yadav | 19479 | 16.70% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 4 | Shekhar Mehtar | 2535 | 2.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Jajweer Quasmi | 2007 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Bijai Kumar Mandal | 1466 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Jata Shankar Thakur | 791 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 8 | Arun Kumar Bajoria | 747 | 0.60% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 9 | Dayaram Mandal | 732 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 10 | Rajiv Mishra | 477 | 0.40% | Bharat Vikas Morcha |
| 11 | Mukesh Mukta Das | 407 | 0.40% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 12 | Anand Kumar Jain | 303 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 13 | Rajesh Mishra | 286 | 0.20% | Rashtra Sewa Dal |
| 14 | Tarkeshwar Pd. Mishra | 245 | 0.20% | Ambedkar National Congress |
| 15 | Syed Asad Iqbal | 244 | 0.20% | Samajwadi Party |
The Bhagalpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Ashwini Kumar Choubey (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 49,164 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.