Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Niranjan Kumar Mehta of Janata Dal (United) won the Bihariganj Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 81,531 votes (44.00% vote share). The runner-up was Subhashini Bundela Alias Subhashini Sharad Yadav (Indian National Congress) with 62,820 votes.
A total of 22 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 | Niranjan Kumar Mehta | 81531 | 44.00% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Subhashini Bundela Alias Subhashini Sharad Yadav | 62820 | 33.90% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Vijay Kumar Singh | 8764 | 4.70% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 4 | Prabhash Kumar | 5604 | 3.00% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 5 | Shakuntala Devi | 4883 | 2.60% | Sanyukt Vikas Party |
| 6 | Sumit Kumar Alias Sumitranandan Swami | 3309 | 1.80% | Rashtrawadi Janlok Party (Satya) |
| 7 | Vijay Prabhat | 2802 | 1.50% | Proutist Sarva Samaj |
| 8 | Anila Devi | 1769 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 9 | Shankar Kumar | 1637 | 0.90% | Lok Shakti Party (Loktantrik) |
| 10 | Pankaj Kumar Jayswal | 1585 | 0.90% | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST) |
| 11 | Dharmendra Kumar | 1404 | 0.80% | Janvadi Party(Socialist) |
| 12 | Rajeev Rangan Bharti | 1328 | 0.70% | Apna Kisan Party |
| 13 | Om Kumar | 1255 | 0.70% | Bhartiya Mahasangh Party |
| 14 | Arun Kumar Hembram | 1121 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 15 | Mohan Kumar | 976 | 0.50% | Rashtra Sewa Dal |
| 16 | Md Masum Raja | 950 | 0.50% | Bhartiya Rashtriya Dal |
| 17 | Aniruddh Mehta | 709 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 18 | Pramod Kumar Nirala | 627 | 0.30% | Jagrook Janta Party |
| 19 | Jayant Yadav | 590 | 0.30% | The Plurals Party |
| 20 | Kaushal Kumar | 581 | 0.30% | Bharatiya Jan Kranti Dal (Democratic) |
| 21 | Sadanand Paswan | 579 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 22 | Kamlashwari Das | 469 | 0.30% | Independent |
The Bihariganj constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 22 candidates contested for this seat. Niranjan Kumar Mehta (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 81,531 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.