Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Lal Babu Prasad Gupta of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Chiraiya Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 62,831 votes (42.40% vote share). The runner-up was Laxmi Narayan Prasad Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 58,457 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 | Lal Babu Prasad Gupta | 62831 | 42.40% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Laxmi Narayan Prasad Yadav | 58457 | 39.50% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Avaneesh Kumar Singh | 12172 | 8.20% | Samajwadi Party |
| 4 | Om Prakash | 4531 | 3.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Hiralal Ray | 1754 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 6 | Arun Singh | 1559 | 1.10% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 7 | Satrudhan Singh | 1327 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 8 | Ranjit Sah | 805 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 9 | Harendra Prasad Yadav | 618 | 0.40% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 10 | Imtiyazul Haque | 608 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Dilip Kumar | 516 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 12 | Vishal Sinha | 486 | 0.30% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
The Chiraiya constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Lal Babu Prasad Gupta (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 62,831 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.