Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010
Surendra Prasad Sinha of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Gurua Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 46,767 votes (38.80% vote share). The runner-up was Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 35,331 votes.
A total of 15 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 | Surendra Prasad Sinha | 46767 | 38.80% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav | 35331 | 29.30% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Anwar Khan | 8155 | 6.80% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 4 | Rajendra Singh | 8121 | 6.70% | Independent |
| 5 | Aniruddh Prasad | 4419 | 3.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Praveen Kumar | 3324 | 2.80% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Vijay Singh | 2469 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 8 | Prakash Yadav | 1965 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 9 | Viren Singh | 1948 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 10 | Krishna Singh | 1914 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 11 | Priya Ranjan Kumar | 1704 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 12 | Uday Kumarverma | 1458 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 13 | Paban Prasad | 1411 | 1.20% | Samajwadi Party |
| 14 | Sunil Paswan | 929 | 0.80% | Indian Justice Party |
| 15 | Waris Ali Khan | 757 | 0.60% | Janata Dal (Secular) |
The Gurua constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Surendra Prasad Sinha (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 46,767 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.