Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Niranjan Roy of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Gaighat Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 59,778 votes (33.30% vote share). The runner-up was Komal Singh (Lok Jan Shakti Party) with 36,851 votes.
A total of 31 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 | Niranjan Roy | 59778 | 33.30% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Komal Singh | 36851 | 20.60% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 3 | Maheshwar Pd Yadav | 52212 | 29.10% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 4 | Vijay Ranjan | 476 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 5 | Subodh Kumar Singh | 2260 | 1.30% | The Plurals Party |
| 6 | Kumar Alok | 1355 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 7 | Subhash Chaudhary | 2606 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 8 | Ayush Sahni Urf Mukesh Sahni | 843 | 0.50% | Lok Chetna Dal |
| 9 | Alok Kumar | 346 | 0.20% | Janhit Kisan Party |
| 10 | Chuliya Devi | 305 | 0.20% | Aapki Apni Adhikar Party |
| 11 | Pravhu Shani | 267 | 0.20% | Bajjikanchal Vikas Party |
| 12 | Bharat Paswan | 398 | 0.20% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 13 | Ranjan Kumar | 521 | 0.30% | Samata Party |
| 14 | Rajpal Das | 979 | 0.60% | Rashtriya Jan Vikas Party |
| 15 | Rizwanul Haque | 380 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Lokmat Rashtrwadi Party |
| 16 | Lalita Singh | 861 | 0.50% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 17 | Vikash Kumar | 1536 | 0.90% | Rashtriya Jan Jan Party |
| 18 | Vipalav Kumar Paswan | 2466 | 1.40% | Aam Janmat Party |
| 19 | Shubhankar Kumar Singh | 2015 | 1.10% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 20 | Sudhir Kumar Jha | 3019 | 1.70% | Janata Party |
| 21 | Ganesh Jha | 3142 | 1.80% | Independent |
| 22 | Ghulam Ahmad Raza | 554 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 23 | Thakur Dhananjay Singh | 236 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Deepak Ray Urf Bipat Ray | 185 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 25 | Md Naijul Ansari | 295 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 26 | Prince Kumar | 305 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 27 | Vinay Kumar | 680 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 28 | Binod Mahaseth | 272 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 29 | Vindeshwar Mahto | 1030 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 30 | Shiv Shankar Kumar Bharti | 1098 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 31 | Suresh Sahani | 2065 | 1.20% | Independent |
The Gaighat constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 31 candidates contested for this seat. Niranjan Roy (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 59,778 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.