Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Krishnanandan Paswan of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Harsidhi (S.C) Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 84,615 votes (50.60% vote share). The runner-up was Kumar Nagendra Bihari (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 68,930 votes.
A total of 7 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 | Krishnanandan Paswan | 84615 | 50.60% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Kumar Nagendra Bihari | 68930 | 41.20% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Ramesh Kumar | 10523 | 6.30% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 4 | Dinesh Kumar Chaudhary | 1674 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 5 | Jagdish Ram | 617 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 6 | Sunil Kumar | 533 | 0.30% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 7 | Satya Prakash | 375 | 0.20% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
The Harsidhi (S.C) constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 7 candidates contested for this seat. Krishnanandan Paswan (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 84,615 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.