Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1990
Nalini Ranjan Singh of Janata Dal won the Kanti Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1990 state assembly election, securing 20,149 votes (25.00% vote share). The runner-up was Shambhu Sharan Thakur (Indian National Congress) with 14,466 votes.
A total of 33 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 | Nalini Ranjan Singh | 20149 | 25.00% | Janata Dal |
| 2 | Shambhu Sharan Thakur | 14466 | 18.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Baleshwar Resulpuri | 13803 | 17.10% | Independent |
| 4 | Ratneshwar Pd. Singh | 6796 | 8.40% | Independent |
| 5 | Shamsul Hoda | 3975 | 4.90% | Lok Dal (B) |
| 6 | Bhuwneshwar Rai | 3660 | 4.50% | Independent |
| 7 | Vali Sa. | 3506 | 4.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 8 | Ramkripal Singh | 3367 | 4.20% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 9 | Lakshmi Na Sah | 1978 | 2.50% | Independent |
| 10 | Haroon Rashid | 1904 | 2.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Bhup Narain Singh | 1505 | 1.90% | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha |
| 12 | Dahaur Prasad Gupta | 1145 | 1.40% | Bharatiya Backward Party |
| 13 | Ghanshyam Jha | 924 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 14 | Chandeshwar Paswan | 634 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 15 | Satya Narain Sharma | 536 | 0.70% | Janata Party (JP) |
| 16 | Sudhakar Sharma | 436 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 17 | Nand Kishore Rai | 288 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 18 | Arvind Ku Sharma | 201 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 19 | Shyam Na. Singh | 185 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 20 | Simal Bihari Singh | 184 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 21 | Sikandar Mia | 151 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 22 | Shyam Chandra Rai | 116 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 23 | Sanjiv Ku Thakur | 109 | 0.10% | Doordarshi Party |
| 24 | Maheshwar Mishra | 98 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 25 | Umesh Thakur | 94 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Gyan Chandra Sah | 93 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Ajay Kumar | 91 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 28 | Garibnath Thakur | 33 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 29 | Shyam Nandan Thakur | 30 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 30 | Vinod Kumar Thakur | 29 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 31 | Laliteswar Pd. Yadav | 22 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 32 | Umashankar Singh | 21 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 33 | Sukdev Sah | 20 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Kanti constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1990 Assembly election, 33 candidates contested for this seat. Nalini Ranjan Singh (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 20,149 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.