Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1990
Yougeshwar Gop of Indian Peoples Front won the Masaurhi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1990 state assembly election, securing 31,142 votes (22.70% vote share). The runner-up was Poonam Devi (Indian National Congress) with 30,176 votes.
A total of 30 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 | Yougeshwar Gop | 31142 | 22.70% | Indian Peoples Front |
| 2 | Poonam Devi | 30176 | 22.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Dharmender Prasad | 28672 | 20.90% | Independent |
| 4 | Lakhan Dev Prasad | 19696 | 14.30% | Independent |
| 5 | Dharmender Prasad Singh | 9758 | 7.10% | Janata Dal |
| 6 | Hari Shankar Sharma | 3841 | 2.80% | Communist Party Of India |
| 7 | Arun Kumar Yadav | 3489 | 2.50% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 8 | Sushil Kumar | 2848 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Suryadav Singh | 1659 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 10 | Arjun Ram | 1318 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 11 | Mundrika Choudhary | 763 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 12 | Moti Lal Prasad | 740 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 13 | Ram Nath Tiwari | 572 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 14 | Chander Ket Singh | 456 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Shyam Narain Prasad Singh | 443 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 16 | Jai Ram Sharma | 380 | 0.30% | Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 17 | Amar Nath Goswami | 360 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 18 | Mohd. Zafar | 157 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Ram Naresh Singh | 131 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Babu Nand Singh | 102 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | Dev Narain Das | 96 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Ram Varan Prasad | 79 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 23 | Ram Lakhan Yadav | 77 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Lal Babu Prasad | 69 | 0.10% | Lok Dal (B) |
| 25 | Ram Nandan Singh | 64 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Dev Nath Singh | 56 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 27 | Ram Jatan Prasad | 55 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 28 | Ram Shobhit Singh | 52 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 29 | Ashok Kumar | 44 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 30 | Akhileshwar Singh | 30 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Masaurhi constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1990 Assembly election, 30 candidates contested for this seat. Yougeshwar Gop (Indian Peoples Front) emerged as the winner securing 31,142 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.