Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Faraz Fatmi of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Keoti Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 68,601 votes (47.10% vote share). The runner-up was Ashok Kumar Yadav (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 60,771 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 | Faraz Fatmi | 68601 | 47.10% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Ashok Kumar Yadav | 60771 | 41.80% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Ram Chandra Sah | 2176 | 1.50% | Communist Party Of India |
| 4 | Md. Faiyaz Khan | 2001 | 1.40% | The National Road Map Party Of India |
| 5 | Chand Babu Rehman | 1649 | 1.10% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 6 | Vijay Kumar | 1587 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 7 | Prasoon Pankaj | 1281 | 0.90% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 8 | Ram Vriksh Paswan | 1028 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 9 | Meera Kumari Jha | 890 | 0.60% | Rashtriya Jankranti Party |
| 10 | Abdesh Kamti | 602 | 0.40% | Akhil Bhartiya Mithila Party |
| 11 | Dinesh Kumar Das | 529 | 0.40% | National Janta Party (Indian) |
| 12 | Ashok Kumar Jha | 463 | 0.30% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 13 | Kusheshwar Mahto | 436 | 0.30% | Samajwadi Party |
The Keoti constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Faraz Fatmi (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 68,601 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.