Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Shakeel Ahmad Khan of Indian National Congress won the Kadwa Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 56,141 votes (35.50% vote share). The runner-up was Chander Bhushan Thakur (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 50,342 votes.
A total of 18 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 | Shakeel Ahmad Khan | 56141 | 35.50% | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Chander Bhushan Thakur | 50342 | 31.80% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Himraj Singh | 23665 | 14.90% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 4 | Ashok Kumar Mehta | 8670 | 5.50% | Independent |
| 5 | Firoz Alam | 2672 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Dinesh Insan | 2439 | 1.50% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 7 | Ram Prasad Mahli | 2056 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 8 | Ashish Kumar Singh | 1700 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Vidhanand Mandal | 1369 | 0.90% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 10 | Md Shahid Hussain | 1171 | 0.70% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 11 | Tensar Roy | 1096 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 12 | Md Meraj Alam | 993 | 0.60% | Ittehad-E-Millait Council |
| 13 | Anwar Alam | 989 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 14 | Ram Vilas Roy | 953 | 0.60% | Kisan Shakti Jantantrik Party |
| 15 | Manoranjan Prasad Das | 703 | 0.40% | Shiv Sena |
| 16 | Shankar Ray | 580 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 17 | Murli Kumar Mandal | 502 | 0.30% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 18 | Madan Lal Ray | 395 | 0.30% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
The Kadwa constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Shakeel Ahmad Khan (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 56,141 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.