Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Satyadeo Prasad Singh of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Goriakothi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 70,965 votes (42.80% vote share). The runner-up was Devesh Kant Singh (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 63,314 votes.
A total of 17 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 | Satyadeo Prasad Singh | 70965 | 42.80% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Devesh Kant Singh | 63314 | 38.10% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Tribhuwan Ram | 5230 | 3.20% | Independent |
| 4 | Renu Yadav | 4016 | 2.40% | Independent |
| 5 | Ashok Kumar Singh | 3060 | 1.80% | Independent |
| 6 | Tarkeshwar Yadav | 2921 | 1.80% | Communist Party Of India |
| 7 | Lal Babu Sharma | 2890 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 8 | Raj Kapur Prasad Yadav | 2010 | 1.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Chandrama Sah | 1581 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 10 | Ramayan Singh | 1575 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 11 | Uma Shankar Tiwari | 1530 | 0.90% | Bhartiya New Sanskar Krantikari Party |
| 12 | Vijay Kumar Singh | 1236 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 13 | Surendra Singh Yadav | 1047 | 0.60% | Samajwadi Party |
| 14 | Akhileshwar Mishra | 844 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 15 | Sandhir Kumar Singh | 539 | 0.30% | Aarakshan Virodhi Party |
| 16 | Nayan Prasad | 487 | 0.30% | Bharat Ka Kisan Majdoor Party |
| 17 | Fazale Ali | 469 | 0.30% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
The Goriakothi constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Satyadeo Prasad Singh (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 70,965 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.