Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Rabindra Yadav of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Jhajha Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 65,537 votes (40.00% vote share). The runner-up was Damodar Rawat (Janata Dal (United)) with 43,451 votes.
A total of 14 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 | Rabindra Yadav | 65537 | 40.00% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Damodar Rawat | 43451 | 26.60% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3 | Binod Pd. Yadav | 20745 | 12.70% | Independent |
| 4 | Avid Kausar | 11444 | 7.00% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Sheo Shankar Singh | 5281 | 3.20% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) |
| 6 | Sanjay Kumar Sinha | 3522 | 2.20% | Independent |
| 7 | Surya Vats | 3017 | 1.80% | Independent |
| 8 | Amarjeet Kumar Singh | 1071 | 0.70% | National People's Party |
| 9 | Vijay Ram | 981 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 10 | Umashankar Bhagat | 959 | 0.60% | Vyabasayi Kisan Alpasankhyak Morcha |
| 11 | Md. Ziaul Haque Ansari | 921 | 0.60% | Janta Dal Rashtravadi |
| 12 | Murari Prasad | 880 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 13 | Kailash Gosai | 787 | 0.50% | Loksena |
| 14 | Makasud Ansari | 737 | 0.50% | Bharatiya Momin Front |
The Jhajha constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Rabindra Yadav (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 65,537 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.