Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Maheshwar Prasad Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Gaighat Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 67,313 votes (40.80% vote share). The runner-up was Veena Devi (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 63,812 votes.
A total of 21 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 | Maheshwar Prasad Yadav | 67313 | 40.80% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Veena Devi | 63812 | 38.70% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Ashok Kumar Singh | 7826 | 4.70% | Independent |
| 4 | Vishal Kumar | 2822 | 1.70% | Janta Dal Rashtravadi |
| 5 | Vakil Sahani | 2421 | 1.50% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 6 | Abdul- Wahab | 2324 | 1.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Rani Singh | 2262 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 8 | Md. Najul Ansari | 2112 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 9 | Raghunandan Pd Singh | 1885 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Jitendra Yadav | 1698 | 1.00% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 11 | Subhash Choudhary | 1445 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 12 | Amrita Singh | 1418 | 0.90% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 13 | Devendra Prasad Yadav | 1191 | 0.70% | Samajwadi Party |
| 14 | Prabhu Sahani | 931 | 0.60% | Bajjikanchal Vikas Party |
| 15 | Suraj Sahni | 891 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 16 | Suresh Kumar | 713 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 17 | Brajkishore Ray | 701 | 0.40% | Bharti Samudaya Party |
| 18 | Jivneshwar Jha | 619 | 0.40% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 19 | Kapildev Singh | 566 | 0.30% | Bahujan Kranti Party (Marxwad-Ambedkarwad) |
| 20 | Kameshwar Thakur | 489 | 0.30% | Bhartiya Janhit Dal |
| 21 | Kamaldev Ram | 456 | 0.30% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
The Gaighat constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 21 candidates contested for this seat. Maheshwar Prasad Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 67,313 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.