Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010
Veena Devi of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Gaighat Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 56,386 votes (43.50% vote share). The runner-up was Maheshwar Prasad Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 40,399 votes.
A total of 16 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 | Veena Devi | 56386 | 43.50% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Maheshwar Prasad Yadav | 40399 | 31.10% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Arti Devi | 6742 | 5.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Krishna Kumar Sahani | 4148 | 3.20% | Independent |
| 5 | Ghulam Ahmad Raza | 3434 | 2.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Jitendra Kumar Majhi | 2979 | 2.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Suraj Sahni | 2936 | 2.30% | Independent |
| 8 | Raghunandan Prasad Singh | 2740 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Suman Kumar Tiwary | 2403 | 1.90% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 10 | Jitendra Yadav | 2200 | 1.70% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 11 | Jagannath Sahani | 1105 | 0.90% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 12 | Umesh Prasad Singh | 983 | 0.80% | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 13 | Amresh Kumar | 955 | 0.70% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 14 | Kapildeo Singh | 919 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 15 | Ganni Haider | 759 | 0.60% | Indian National Green Party |
| 16 | Ramanand Sahni | 668 | 0.50% | Samajwadi Party |
The Gaighat constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 16 candidates contested for this seat. Veena Devi (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 56,386 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.