Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995
Mayanand Thakur of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Forbesganj Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 20,163 votes (16.60% vote share). The runner-up was Laxmi Maheta (Independent) with 15,359 votes.
A total of 33 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 | Mayanand Thakur | 20163 | 16.60% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Laxmi Maheta | 15359 | 12.60% | Independent |
| 3 | Ahad Husain | 12984 | 10.70% | Samajwadi Party |
| 4 | Sital Prasad Gupta | 9952 | 8.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Sagiruddin | 9604 | 7.90% | Independent |
| 6 | Bhagwan Yadav | 8857 | 7.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Shambhu Nath Mishra | 7916 | 6.50% | Independent |
| 8 | Manoj Sada | 6740 | 5.50% | Independent |
| 9 | Tahir Ansari | 6350 | 5.20% | Independent |
| 10 | Punyanand Bhagat | 4774 | 3.90% | Communist Party Of India |
| 11 | Anant Kumar Rai | 3749 | 3.10% | Samata Party |
| 12 | Padam Parag Rai Renu Patel | 3213 | 2.60% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 13 | Shiv Shankar Thakur | 1849 | 1.50% | Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) |
| 14 | Ram Sagar Rai | 1292 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Amar Nath Vishwas | 1021 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 16 | Yoganand Jha | 1006 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 17 | Naresh Prasad | 819 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 18 | Arvind Yadav | 782 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 19 | Ram Kumar Bhagat | 674 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 20 | Arvind Kumar Mandal | 507 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 21 | Kiran Rishidev | 496 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 22 | Mukti Nath Bahardar | 417 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 23 | Sitaram Ram | 415 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 24 | Rajesh Kumar Ranjan | 380 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 25 | Ashok Kumar Mandal | 358 | 0.30% | Shiv Sena |
| 26 | Maheshwar Prasad Mandal | 357 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 27 | Bhagwan Chaudhary | 354 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 28 | Satya Narayan Writer | 348 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 29 | Latu Paswan | 303 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 30 | Kulanand Mehta | 251 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 31 | Lal Babu | 228 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 32 | Kundan Thakur | 150 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 33 | Kuvermal Bodhra | 135 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Forbesganj constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 33 candidates contested for this seat. Mayanand Thakur (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 20,163 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.