Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Chandrasen Prasad of Janata Dal (United) won the Islampur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 66,587 votes (46.40% vote share). The runner-up was Birendra Gope (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 43,985 votes.
A total of 22 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 | Chandrasen Prasad | 66587 | 46.40% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Birendra Gope | 43985 | 30.70% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Dharmendra Kumar | 4898 | 3.40% | Samajwadi Party |
| 4 | Chandeshwar Prasad Verma | 4781 | 3.30% | Independent |
| 5 | Jayant Prabhakar | 3139 | 2.20% | Independent |
| 6 | Umesh Kumar | 3014 | 2.10% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 7 | Kunal Paswan | 2309 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 8 | Aslam Husain | 1981 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 9 | Sharda Sinha | 1964 | 1.40% | Communist Party Of India |
| 10 | Raj Kumar Mochi | 1819 | 1.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 11 | Rajmanti Devi | 1359 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 12 | Sunil Kumar | 1048 | 0.70% | Aam Janata Party |
| 13 | Dinkar Kumar | 957 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 14 | Sarvoday Brahamachari | 560 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 15 | Sudama Paswan | 552 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 16 | Sarita Devi | 533 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 17 | Ramjee Singh | 494 | 0.30% | Rastriya Sadabahar Party |
| 18 | Rana Digvijay Singh | 475 | 0.30% | Bharatiya Yuva Party (Democratic) |
| 19 | Madan Kumar | 428 | 0.30% | Pragatisheel Magahi Samaj |
| 20 | Abdul Raquib | 395 | 0.30% | Sabjan Party |
| 21 | Kumar Hari Charan Singh Yadav | 394 | 0.30% | Bharatiya Momin Front |
| 22 | Yogendra Prasad | 334 | 0.20% | Bharatiya Inqalab Party |
The Islampur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 22 candidates contested for this seat. Chandrasen Prasad (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 66,587 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.