Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Savitri Devi of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Chakai Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 47,064 votes (31.30% vote share). The runner-up was Sumit Kumar Singh (Independent) with 34,951 votes.
A total of 12 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 | Savitri Devi | 47064 | 31.30% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Sumit Kumar Singh | 34951 | 23.30% | Independent |
| 3 | Vijay Kumar Singh | 28535 | 19.00% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 4 | Jowana Hansda | 11068 | 7.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Virendra Kumar | 5470 | 3.60% | Independent |
| 6 | Nepali Singh | 4532 | 3.00% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 7 | Dharmendra Sinha | 2548 | 1.70% | Loktantrik Sarvjan Samaj Party |
| 8 | Manoj Kumar Pandey | 2309 | 1.50% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 9 | Bajrang Bihari Singh | 2233 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 10 | Abhinav Singh | 1782 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 11 | Nandu Yadav | 1343 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 12 | Rajendra Yadav | 1121 | 0.80% | Sarvhara Dal |
The Chakai constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Savitri Devi (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 47,064 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.