Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Raj Kumar Sah of Lok Jan Shakti Party won the Lalganj Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 80,842 votes (45.90% vote share). The runner-up was Vijay Kumar Shukla (Janata Dal (United)) with 60,549 votes.
A total of 17 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 | Raj Kumar Sah | 80842 | 45.90% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 2 | Vijay Kumar Shukla | 60549 | 34.40% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3 | Shailendra Kumar Kaushik | 8236 | 4.70% | Independent |
| 4 | Ram Pravesh Pandit | 5264 | 3.00% | Independent |
| 5 | Sanjeev Ranjan | 3596 | 2.00% | Independent |
| 6 | Sudhir Kumar Singh | 2538 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 7 | Indu Bhushan Singh | 2382 | 1.40% | Communist Party Of India |
| 8 | Rajeev Kumar Choudhary | 1660 | 0.90% | Rashtravadi Janata Party |
| 9 | Anil Kumar | 1481 | 0.80% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 10 | Manoj Kumar | 1400 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 11 | Mahendra Ram | 1358 | 0.80% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 12 | Chandan Kumar Kushwaha | 1337 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 13 | Suraj Kumar Singh | 955 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 14 | Umesh Das Akantak | 912 | 0.50% | Sathi Aur Aapka Faisala Party |
| 15 | Ramashankar Sahni | 795 | 0.50% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 16 | Bikiya Devi | 782 | 0.40% | Garib Janshakti Party |
| 17 | Kedarnath Prasad | 480 | 0.30% | Samajwadi Party |
The Lalganj constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Raj Kumar Sah (Lok Jan Shakti Party) emerged as the winner securing 80,842 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.