Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Bashisht Singh of Janata Dal (United) won the Kargahar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 57,018 votes (32.10% vote share). The runner-up was Birendra Kumar Singh (Rashtriya Lok Samta Party) with 44,111 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 | Bashisht Singh | 57018 | 32.10% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Birendra Kumar Singh | 44111 | 24.80% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 3 | Alok Kumar Singh | 27454 | 15.50% | Independent |
| 4 | Md. Shamim Shah | 23677 | 13.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Ram Dhani Singh | 6121 | 3.40% | Samajwadi Party |
| 6 | Shashikant Tiwari | 2996 | 1.70% | Shiv Sena |
| 7 | Neeraj Shukla | 2765 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 8 | Shiv Shankar Singh | 2422 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 9 | Pankaj Kumar Singh | 1740 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 10 | Mahendra Prasad Gupta | 1587 | 0.90% | Communist Party Of India |
| 11 | Deenanath Prasad | 1387 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 12 | Ruby Devi | 1254 | 0.70% | Rashtra Sewa Dal |
| 13 | Janaki Bhagat | 1194 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 14 | Ram Avtar Gupta | 686 | 0.40% | Janvadi Party(Socialist) |
| 15 | Akhilesh Rai | 602 | 0.30% | Manavadhikar Janshakti Party |
| 16 | Md. Dilbas Ansari | 565 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 17 | Rama Prsad Singh | 453 | 0.30% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 18 | Dev Brat Arya | 227 | 0.10% | Apna Dal |
The Kargahar constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Bashisht Singh (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 57,018 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.