Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Vinay Bihari of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Lauriya Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 57,351 votes (40.50% vote share). The runner-up was Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 39,778 votes.
A total of 11 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 | Vinay Bihari | 57351 | 40.50% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh | 39778 | 28.10% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Shambhu Tiwari | 20793 | 14.70% | Independent |
| 4 | Sunil Kumar | 8994 | 6.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Pradeep Singh | 3195 | 2.30% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 6 | Santosh Kumar Rai | 2280 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 7 | Navin Kumar | 1908 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 8 | Ram Babu Kumar Sankritya | 1729 | 1.20% | Communist Party Of India |
| 9 | Umesh Yadav | 1140 | 0.80% | Rashtriya Jankranti Party |
| 10 | Ajay Kumar Thakur | 1126 | 0.80% | Shiv Sena |
| 11 | Raju Ram | 953 | 0.70% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
The Lauriya constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Vinay Bihari (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 57,351 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.