Bhagalpur Assembly Election Result 2015

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015

Ajeet Sharma of Indian National Congress won the Bhagalpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 70,514 votes (46.20% vote share). The runner-up was Arjit Shashwat Choubey (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 59,856 votes.

A total of 11 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: 11
  • Election Year: 2015
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Ajeet Sharma 70514 46.20% Indian National Congress
2 Arjit Shashwat Choubey 59856 39.30% Bharatiya Janta Party
3 Bijay Pd. Sah 15212 10.00% Independent
4 Md Shahab Alam 954 0.60% Bahujan Samaj Party
5 Ravishankar Singh 810 0.50% Proutist Bloc India
6 Syed Bashar Ali 612 0.40% Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)
7 Om Bhasker 579 0.40% Independent
8 Aruna Devi 492 0.30% National Tiger Party
9 Munshi Das 479 0.30% Independent
10 Dayaram Mandal 268 0.20% Bahujan Mukti Party
11 Gopal Bharti 235 0.20% Samajwadi Party

About Bhagalpur Assembly Constituency

The Bhagalpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Ajeet Sharma (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 70,514 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

11 candidates contested from Bhagalpur assembly constituency in the 2015 Vidhan Sabha election.

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

Ajeet Sharma (Indian National Congress) won the Bhagalpur assembly seat in the 2015 Vidhan Sabha election.