Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010
Jay Kumar Singh of Janata Dal (United) won the Dinara Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 47,176 votes (39.20% vote share). The runner-up was Sita Sundari Devi (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 30,566 votes.
A total of 17 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 | Jay Kumar Singh | 47176 | 39.20% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Sita Sundari Devi | 30566 | 25.40% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Sheela Singh | 10098 | 8.40% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Satyendra Narain Singh | 8387 | 7.00% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Ajit Kumar | 6214 | 5.20% | Independent |
| 6 | Rambachan Kesari | 3568 | 3.00% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 7 | Man Singh | 3349 | 2.80% | Independent |
| 8 | Raghunath Singh | 2700 | 2.20% | Communist Party Of India |
| 9 | Rama Shankar Panday | 1699 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 10 | Sarita Singh | 1495 | 1.20% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 11 | Manoj Kumar Ujala | 1116 | 0.90% | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi |
| 12 | Kamal Kishore Mehta | 875 | 0.70% | Janvadi Party (Socialist) |
| 13 | Pushpa Sinha | 813 | 0.70% | Vanchitsamaj Insaaf Party |
| 14 | Arvind Kumar Paswan | 712 | 0.60% | Republican Party Of India (A) |
| 15 | Om Prakash Chaudhari | 620 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 16 | Mahendra Singh | 466 | 0.40% | Rashtra Sewa Dal |
| 17 | Krishna Murari Rai | 419 | 0.40% | Proutist Sarva Samaj |
The Dinara constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Jay Kumar Singh (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 47,176 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.