Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Devesh Kant Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Goriakothi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 87,368 votes (45.90% vote share). The runner-up was Nutan Devi (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 75,477 votes.
A total of 24 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 | Devesh Kant Singh | 87368 | 45.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Nutan Devi | 75477 | 39.70% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Aravind Kumar Singh | 5223 | 2.80% | Independent |
| 4 | Ashok Kumar Varma | 4104 | 2.20% | Independent |
| 5 | Kaunain Ahamad | 3136 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Anup Kumar Tewari | 2377 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Premchand Singh | 1767 | 0.90% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 8 | Satyadeo Prasad Singh | 1683 | 0.90% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 9 | Jawaher Sah | 1585 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 10 | Tribhuwan Ram | 1397 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 11 | Ravindra Pandey | 920 | 0.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 12 | Shekh Imam Hussain | 681 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 13 | Parmod Rai | 672 | 0.40% | Janata Party |
| 14 | Vinay Kumar Bhardwaj | 561 | 0.30% | Jawan Kisan Morcha |
| 15 | Dharambeer Singh | 544 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 16 | Sanjay Singh | 435 | 0.20% | Rashtrawadi Janlok Party (Satya) |
| 17 | Ramayan Singh | 377 | 0.20% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 18 | Jitesh Kumar Singh | 327 | 0.20% | The Plurals Party |
| 19 | Lalbabu Sharma | 320 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 20 | Ramayan Yadav | 300 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 21 | Manoj Kumar Singh | 293 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 22 | Akhileshwar Mishra | 277 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Sablog Party |
| 23 | Pramod Kumar Sahwal | 207 | 0.10% | Jagrook Janta Party |
| 24 | Emtaj Miyan | 189 | 0.10% | Bhartiya Insan Party |
The Goriakothi constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 24 candidates contested for this seat. Devesh Kant Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 87,368 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.