Daltonganj Assembly Election Result 1995

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995

Inder Singh Namdhari of Janata Dal won the Daltonganj Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 41,372 votes (37.90% vote share). The runner-up was Surachmani Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 20,696 votes.

A total of 31 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: Daltonganj
  • Constituency Number: 421
  • Total Contestants: 31
  • Election Year: 1995
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Inder Singh Namdhari

Janata Dal

41,372
37.90%
#2
Surachmani Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party

20,696
19.00%
#3
Someshwar Prasad

Indian National Congress

13,687
12.50%
#4
Shatrughan Ojha

Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA)

9,281
8.50%
#5
Bachu Chaudhary

Jammu & Kashmir Panthers Party

3,660
3.40%
#6
Vishavnath Singh

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION)

3,527
3.20%
#7
Ramesh Prasad

Independent

3,232
3.00%
#8
Puran Chand

Samajwadi Party

2,199
2.00%
#9
Julfekar Afzal

Bahujan Samaj Party

2,088
1.90%
#10
Dinanath Tiwari

Independent

1,913
1.80%
#11
Santan Shukla

Samata Party

716
0.70%
#12
Nagender Nath Pandey

Independent

663
0.60%
#13
Anil Kumar Singh

Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party

649
0.60%
#14
Virbal Mochi

Doordarshi Party

576
0.50%
#15
Jagarnath Oraon

Jharkhand Party

529
0.50%
#16
Ramesh Ram

Independent

474
0.40%
#17
Phaneshwar Prasad Gupta

Independent

473
0.40%
#18
Budhi Narayan Tiwari

Independent

467
0.40%
#19
Chhuthu Ram

Independent

442
0.40%
#20
Sharda Prasad

Independent

420
0.40%
#21
Damodar Prasad Agarwal

Independent

352
0.30%
#22
Rajkumar

Independent

298
0.30%
#23
Yamudin

Independent

268
0.30%
#24
Arun Kumar Sahu

Chotanagapur Santhal Pargana Jan Seva Dal

264
0.20%
#25
Misir Kachchhap

Independent

241
0.20%
#26
Jasmati Devi

Independent

181
0.20%
#27
Madan Mohan Prasad

Independent

151
0.10%
#28
Harinarayan Ojha

Independent

127
0.10%
#29
Sunil Tirki

Independent

108
0.10%
#30
Jai Kumar Dube

Independent

81
0.10%
#31
Shambhu Sharan Prasad

Independent

62
0.10%
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Inder Singh Namdhari Janata Dal 41,372 37.90%
2 Surachmani Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 20,696 19.00%
3 Someshwar Prasad Indian National Congress 13,687 12.50%
4 Shatrughan Ojha Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) 9,281 8.50%
5 Bachu Chaudhary Jammu & Kashmir Panthers Party 3,660 3.40%
6 Vishavnath Singh Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) 3,527 3.20%
7 Ramesh Prasad Independent 3,232 3.00%
8 Puran Chand Samajwadi Party 2,199 2.00%
9 Julfekar Afzal Bahujan Samaj Party 2,088 1.90%
10 Dinanath Tiwari Independent 1,913 1.80%
11 Santan Shukla Samata Party 716 0.70%
12 Nagender Nath Pandey Independent 663 0.60%
13 Anil Kumar Singh Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party 649 0.60%
14 Virbal Mochi Doordarshi Party 576 0.50%
15 Jagarnath Oraon Jharkhand Party 529 0.50%
16 Ramesh Ram Independent 474 0.40%
17 Phaneshwar Prasad Gupta Independent 473 0.40%
18 Budhi Narayan Tiwari Independent 467 0.40%
19 Chhuthu Ram Independent 442 0.40%
20 Sharda Prasad Independent 420 0.40%
21 Damodar Prasad Agarwal Independent 352 0.30%
22 Rajkumar Independent 298 0.30%
23 Yamudin Independent 268 0.30%
24 Arun Kumar Sahu Chotanagapur Santhal Pargana Jan Seva Dal 264 0.20%
25 Misir Kachchhap Independent 241 0.20%
26 Jasmati Devi Independent 181 0.20%
27 Madan Mohan Prasad Independent 151 0.10%
28 Harinarayan Ojha Independent 127 0.10%
29 Sunil Tirki Independent 108 0.10%
30 Jai Kumar Dube Independent 81 0.10%
31 Shambhu Sharan Prasad Independent 62 0.10%

About Daltonganj Assembly Constituency

The Daltonganj constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 31 candidates contested for this seat. Inder Singh Namdhari (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 41,372 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.

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31 candidates contested from Daltonganj assembly constituency in the 1995 Vidhan Sabha election.

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

Inder Singh Namdhari (Janata Dal) won the Daltonganj assembly seat in the 1995 Vidhan Sabha election.