Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Sadanand Singh of Indian National Congress won the Kahalgaon Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 64,981 votes (36.70% vote share). The runner-up was Niraj Kumar Mandal (Lok Jan Shakti Party) with 43,752 votes.
A total of 13 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 | Sadanand Singh | 64981 | 36.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Niraj Kumar Mandal | 43752 | 24.70% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 3 | Pawan Kumar Yadav | 26510 | 15.00% | Independent |
| 4 | Najani Naj | 9093 | 5.10% | Independent |
| 5 | Sanjit Suman | 7339 | 4.10% | Communist Party Of India |
| 6 | Deepak Kumar | 3409 | 1.90% | Independent |
| 7 | Sanjiv Kumar | 3282 | 1.90% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) |
| 8 | Pradeep Kumar | 3266 | 1.80% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 9 | Suman Kumar Singh | 2757 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 10 | Binod Pandey | 2748 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 11 | Vindishwri Sharma | 1853 | 1.10% | National Tiger Party |
| 12 | Manoj Kumar Yadav | 1726 | 1.00% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 13 | Shobha Kant Mandal | 1067 | 0.60% | Samajwadi Party |
The Kahalgaon constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Sadanand Singh (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 64,981 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.