Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995
Nitish Kumar of Samata Party won the Harnaut Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 40,079 votes (38.60% vote share). The runner-up was Vishwa Mohan Chaudhary (Janata Dal) with 27,837 votes.
A total of 46 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 | Nitish Kumar | 40079 | 38.60% | Samata Party |
| 2 | Vishwa Mohan Chaudhary | 27837 | 26.80% | Janata Dal |
| 3 | Arun Kumar Singh | 7874 | 7.60% | Independent |
| 4 | Veer Chand Patel | 6349 | 6.10% | Independent |
| 5 | Kanhaiya Jamadar | 4820 | 4.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Damodar Prasad | 3215 | 3.10% | Independent |
| 7 | Arvind Kumar | 2660 | 2.60% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 8 | Ashok Kumar Sinha | 1981 | 1.90% | Indian National Congress |
| 9 | Surendra Kumar Singh | 1489 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 10 | Chandeshwar Sharma | 763 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 11 | Samir Kumar Singh | 598 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 12 | Meena Devi | 587 | 0.60% | Samajwadi Party |
| 13 | Satya Prakash Purusharthy | 551 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 14 | Amar Kant Paswan | 512 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 15 | Jitendra Singh | 412 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 16 | Sanyu Pandey | 361 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 17 | Ashok Kumar | 323 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 18 | Deoki Yadav | 272 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 19 | Dr. Ranvijay Prasad | 256 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 20 | Dowti Devi | 213 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 21 | Sujit Kumar Sinha | 202 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 22 | Vinod Prasad | 192 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 23 | Dharvir Prasad | 171 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 24 | Jagat Singh | 167 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 25 | Mahindra Mohan Kumar Singh | 145 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Upendra Yadav | 144 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Manjusha Devi | 129 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Sanjay Singh | 129 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 29 | Manejar Yadav | 128 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 30 | Jamindra Bind | 124 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 31 | Kaushalendra Kumar Sinha | 122 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 32 | Prabhat Kishor | 101 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 33 | Kunti Devi | 100 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 34 | Lal Baboo | 92 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 35 | Surendra Prasad | 91 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 36 | Thakur Ajay Kant Singh | 90 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 37 | Randhir Singh | 89 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 38 | Birendra Kumar | 76 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 39 | Lalan Prasad | 73 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 40 | Umesh Singh | 63 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 41 | Amir Lal | 62 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 42 | Brij Nandan Yadav | 55 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 43 | Bhushan Prasad | 53 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 44 | Anant Kumar | 52 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 45 | Ram Uchit Singh | 48 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 46 | Ram Prawesh Prasad | 44 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Harnaut constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 46 candidates contested for this seat. Nitish Kumar (Samata Party) emerged as the winner securing 40,079 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.