Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Ram Chandra Prasad of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Hayaghat Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 67,030 votes (48.00% vote share). The runner-up was Bhola Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 56,778 votes.
A total of 10 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 | Ram Chandra Prasad | 67030 | 48.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Bhola Yadav | 56778 | 40.70% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Abdus Salam Khan | 4898 | 3.50% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 4 | Ravindra Nath Singh | 4575 | 3.30% | Independent |
| 5 | Geeta Devi | 1729 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 6 | Paramajit Kumar | 1241 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 7 | Janki Nandan Chaudhary | 1124 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 8 | Rushan Nayak | 1093 | 0.80% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Om Prakash Mandal | 708 | 0.50% | Rashtriya Jan Vikas Party |
| 10 | Ganesh Kumar Choudhary | 341 | 0.20% | Yuva Krantikari Party |
The Hayaghat constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 10 candidates contested for this seat. Ram Chandra Prasad (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 67,030 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.