Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Prem Kumar of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Gaya Town Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 66,932 votes (50.50% vote share). The runner-up was Akhauri Onkar Nath (Indian National Congress) with 55,034 votes.
A total of 27 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 | Prem Kumar | 66932 | 50.50% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Akhauri Onkar Nath | 55034 | 41.50% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Alka Singh | 1153 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 4 | Rinku Kumar | 1099 | 0.80% | Log Jan Party - Secular |
| 5 | Randhir Kumar Keshri | 1054 | 0.80% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 6 | Shyamlesh Narayan | 868 | 0.70% | Loktantrik Janshakti Party |
| 7 | Manoj Kumar Tripathi | 855 | 0.60% | Rashtriya Jan Jan Party |
| 8 | Md. Perwez Mansuri | 677 | 0.50% | Rashtriya Ulama Council |
| 9 | Chaitanya Palit | 677 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 10 | Ramkumar Yadav | 529 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Sanjit Kumar | 441 | 0.30% | Bhartiya Lokmat Rashtrwadi Party |
| 12 | Beauty Sinha | 381 | 0.30% | Shiv Sena |
| 13 | Pramendra Kumar | 317 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Sablog Party |
| 14 | Nikil Kumar | 303 | 0.20% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 15 | Abul Faraha @ Md. Abul Farah | 300 | 0.20% | Bahujan Lok Dal |
| 16 | Gautam Kumar Babalu | 247 | 0.20% | Moolniwasi Samaj Party |
| 17 | Deepak Anand | 222 | 0.20% | Rashtrawadi Janlok Party (Satya) |
| 18 | Sunil Kumar | 221 | 0.20% | Mazdoor Ekta Party |
| 19 | Indra Kumar | 191 | 0.10% | Hindu Samaj Party |
| 20 | Anjani Kumar Vaidyasen | 188 | 0.10% | Bhartiya Lok Chetna Party |
| 21 | Raj Kishor Singh | 176 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Aditya Pradhan | 167 | 0.10% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
| 23 | Deepak Kumar | 159 | 0.10% | Rashtriya Samaj Paksha |
| 24 | Naresh Prasad | 137 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 25 | Mukesh Kumar Sinha | 127 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Anuj Kumar Sinha | 119 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Amit Kumar | 104 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Gaya Town constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 27 candidates contested for this seat. Prem Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 66,932 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.