Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Awadhesh Singh of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Hajipur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 86,773 votes (48.60% vote share). The runner-up was Jagannath Prasad Rai (Indian National Congress) with 74,578 votes.
A total of 16 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 | Awadhesh Singh | 86773 | 48.60% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Jagannath Prasad Rai | 74578 | 41.80% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Santosh Kanan | 3542 | 2.00% | Independent |
| 4 | Bijay Kumar Singh | 2596 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 5 | Sunita Devi | 2086 | 1.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Vasudev Prasad | 1125 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 7 | Nishant Gandhi | 959 | 0.50% | Gareeb Aadmi Party |
| 8 | Birendra Kumar Ray | 793 | 0.40% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 9 | Bisheshwar Prasad Yadav | 776 | 0.40% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 10 | Raj Kishor Ray | 569 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 11 | Ratenesh Kumar | 494 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 12 | Raj Kishore Prasad Rai | 458 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 13 | Ravindra Kumar | 425 | 0.20% | Rashtriya Jankranti Party |
| 14 | Jitendra Prasad Choudhary | 403 | 0.20% | Sathi Aur Aapka Faisala Party |
| 15 | Shantosh Kumar Singh | 331 | 0.20% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 16 | Prem Kumar Singh | 320 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Hajipur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 16 candidates contested for this seat. Awadhesh Singh (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 86,773 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.