Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995
Giridhari Yadav of Janata Dal won the Katoria Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 33,994 votes (30.90% vote share). The runner-up was Vipin Shah (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) with 14,374 votes.
A total of 26 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 | Giridhari Yadav | 33994 | 30.90% | Janata Dal |
| 2 | Vipin Shah | 14374 | 13.10% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 3 | Upendra Prasad Choudhary | 13036 | 11.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Janardan Manjhi | 9257 | 8.40% | Samata Party |
| 5 | Suresh Prasad Yadav | 6340 | 5.80% | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Govind Prasad Singh | 6334 | 5.80% | Independent |
| 7 | Yamuna Prasad Yadav | 5681 | 5.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Jai Narayan Das | 4826 | 4.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Chandra Narayan Yadav | 2471 | 2.30% | Independent |
| 10 | Rajram Pathak | 2093 | 1.90% | Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) |
| 11 | Trivuwan Mandal | 1933 | 1.80% | Independent |
| 12 | Amrandra Kumar Alias Baccha Babu | 1790 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 13 | Hari Prasad Yadav | 1259 | 1.10% | Samajwadi Party |
| 14 | Khalil Ansari | 1035 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 15 | Praful Chandra Rai | 939 | 0.90% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 16 | Shiv Narayan Yadav | 834 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 17 | Umakant Yadav | 681 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 18 | Shambhu Nath Jha | 562 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 19 | Pramod Kumar Mandal | 477 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 20 | Lal Bihari Choudhary | 425 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 21 | Umesh Yadav | 382 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 22 | Uday Kumar Singh | 319 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 23 | Surendra Prasad Bhagat | 278 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 24 | Gouri Shankar Yadav | 231 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 25 | Denneal Beachman | 225 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 26 | Narad Bhat | 218 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Katoria constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 26 candidates contested for this seat. Giridhari Yadav (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 33,994 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.