Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Kavita Singh of Janata Dal (United) won the Daraundha Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 66,255 votes (43.70% vote share). The runner-up was Jitendra Swami (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 53,033 votes.
A total of 14 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 | Kavita Singh | 66255 | 43.70% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Jitendra Swami | 53033 | 35.00% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Shailendra Kumar Yadav | 6712 | 4.40% | Independent |
| 4 | Ganesh Ram | 4001 | 2.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Deepak Kumar Mishra | 2958 | 2.00% | Independent |
| 6 | Jayshankar Pandit | 2681 | 1.80% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 7 | Kavita Devi (PAKWALIYA) | 1536 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 8 | Jay Prakash Yadav | 1484 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 9 | Ashwatthama Yadav | 1117 | 0.70% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 10 | Kavita Devi (SAWAN BIGRAH) | 822 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 11 | Shailendr Kumar Tiwari | 575 | 0.40% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 12 | Sanjiv Kumar | 573 | 0.40% | Bhartiya New Sanskar Krantikari Party |
| 13 | Kalawati Devi | 546 | 0.40% | Shiv Sena |
| 14 | Syed Iqbal Hussain | 446 | 0.30% | Rashtriya Samanta Dal |
The Daraundha constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Kavita Singh (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 66,255 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.