Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Sanjiv Chaurasia of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Digha Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 97,044 votes (57.80% vote share). The runner-up was Shashi Yadav (Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)) with 50,971 votes.
A total of 18 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 | Sanjiv Chaurasia | 97044 | 57.80% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Shashi Yadav | 50971 | 30.40% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 3 | Sanjay Kumar Sinha | 5570 | 3.30% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 4 | Shambhavi | 4701 | 2.80% | The Plurals Party |
| 5 | Manoj Kumar | 1215 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Anil Kumar Paswan | 1132 | 0.70% | Log Jan Party - Secular |
| 7 | Jay Prakash Ray | 989 | 0.60% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 8 | Anil Kumar Shrivastava | 893 | 0.50% | Loktantrik Janshakti Party |
| 9 | Vikas Chandra | 852 | 0.50% | Bhartiya Party (Loktantrik) |
| 10 | Leena Priya | 615 | 0.40% | Rashtriya Sahyog Party |
| 11 | Maya Shrivastava | 602 | 0.40% | Bhartiya Sablog Party |
| 12 | Sanjay Yadav | 598 | 0.40% | National Jagaran Party |
| 13 | Dina Nath Paswan | 543 | 0.30% | Swabhiman Party |
| 14 | Rajani Kumari | 480 | 0.30% | Asli Deshi Party |
| 15 | Om Prakash | 445 | 0.30% | Apna Kisan Party |
| 16 | Chote Lal Ray | 431 | 0.30% | Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party |
| 17 | Varuni Poorva | 410 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 18 | Subham Kumar | 389 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Digha constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Sanjiv Chaurasia (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 97,044 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.