Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Sanjay Kumar Tiwari Alias Munna Tiwari of Indian National Congress won the Buxar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 66,527 votes (41.40% vote share). The runner-up was Pradeep Dubey (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 56,346 votes.
A total of 29 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 | Sanjay Kumar Tiwari Alias Munna Tiwari | 66527 | 41.40% | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Pradeep Dubey | 56346 | 35.10% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Saroj Kumar Rajbhar | 15298 | 9.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Bhagwati Prasad Srivastva | 2786 | 1.70% | Communist Party Of India |
| 5 | Ashok Kumar Singh | 2491 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 6 | Manoj Kumar Singh | 1738 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 7 | Aravind Kumar Pandey | 1512 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 8 | Ramesar Noniya | 1473 | 0.90% | Shiv Sena |
| 9 | Shivji Pandey | 1352 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 10 | Dhirendra Kumar Choudhary | 1316 | 0.80% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) |
| 11 | Dr. Shobh Nath Ram Anokha | 836 | 0.50% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 12 | Gorakh Nath Rajbhar | 668 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 13 | Ajay Kumar Mishra | 635 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 14 | Baban Singh | 598 | 0.40% | Samras Samaj Party |
| 15 | Seema Singh | 597 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 16 | Shivnath Gandhi | 554 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 17 | Ashwini Kumar Rai | 481 | 0.30% | Aarakshan Virodhi Party |
| 18 | Umashankar Pandey | 460 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 19 | Surya Kumar Yadav | 440 | 0.30% | Samajwadi Party |
| 20 | Sankat Mochchan Pandey | 398 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 21 | Usha Dubey | 378 | 0.20% | Hind Congress Party |
| 22 | Dhananjay Kumar Dubey | 371 | 0.20% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 23 | Deo Narayan Singh Yadav | 371 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 24 | Prabhu Nath Yadav | 358 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 25 | Tafir Husain | 335 | 0.20% | Hindustan Vikas Dal |
| 26 | Deo Narayan Ojha | 330 | 0.20% | Congress (Secular) |
| 27 | Nirmala Devi | 319 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 28 | Mahesh Chaubey | 317 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 29 | Govind Singh | 311 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Buxar constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 29 candidates contested for this seat. Sanjay Kumar Tiwari Alias Munna Tiwari (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 66,527 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.