Motihari Assembly Election Result 1985

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1985

Triveni Tiwari of Communist Party Of India won the Motihari Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1985 state assembly election, securing 32,408 votes (40.80% vote share). The runner-up was Rajendra Prasad (Indian National Congress) with 12,711 votes.

A total of 16 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.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Bihar
  • Constituency: Motihari
  • Constituency Number: 19
  • District: Purba Champaran
  • Total Contestants: 16
  • Election Year: 1985
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Triveni Tiwari 32408 40.80% Communist Party Of India
2 Rajendra Prasad 12711 16.00% Indian National Congress
3 A. Wahid Shah 6531 8.20% Independent
4 Bindeshwari Prasad 5487 6.90% Independent
5 Sheo Kumar Srivastab 4844 6.10% Independent
6 Bajrangi Narain Thakur 4477 5.60% Janta Party
7 Jai Ram Singh 4275 5.40% Lok Dal
8 Vishwanath Prasad 4158 5.20% Independent
9 Bhikhari Prasad Yadav 3381 4.30% Bharatiya Janata Party
10 Sudhir Prasad Singh 357 0.50% Independent
11 Binod Singh 238 0.30% Independent
12 Balram Prasad 231 0.30% Independent
13 Ajai Kumar 175 0.20% Independent
14 Urmila Devi 71 0.10% Independent
15 Sudha Rani Jaiswai 45 0.10% Independent
16 Bhudeo Bajpeyee 43 0.10% Indian Congress (SOCIALIST)

About Motihari Assembly Constituency

The Motihari constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1985 Assembly election, 16 candidates contested for this seat. Triveni Tiwari (Communist Party Of India) emerged as the winner securing 32,408 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

16 candidates contested from Motihari assembly constituency in the 1985 Vidhan Sabha election.

Motihari is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Bihar.

Triveni Tiwari (Communist Party Of India) won the Motihari assembly seat in the 1985 Vidhan Sabha election.