Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010
Pramod Kumar of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Motihari Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 51,888 votes (42.50% vote share). The runner-up was Rajesh Gupta Alias Bablu Gupta (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 27,358 votes.
A total of 19 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 | Pramod Kumar | 51888 | 42.50% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Rajesh Gupta Alias Bablu Gupta | 27358 | 22.40% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Suresh Sahni | 9764 | 8.00% | Independent |
| 4 | Arvind Kumar Gupta | 7723 | 6.30% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Arvind Kumar | 6222 | 5.10% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) |
| 6 | Bikramaditya Singh | 5138 | 4.20% | Independent |
| 7 | Amrendra Singh | 2165 | 1.80% | Independent |
| 8 | Mahendra Prasad Singh | 1509 | 1.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Sikandar Chaudhary | 1320 | 1.10% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 10 | Rakesh Bhushan | 1315 | 1.10% | Krantikari Samyavadi Party |
| 11 | Mahamad Hamid Ekbal | 1171 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 12 | Capt. Pushkar Jha | 1035 | 0.90% | Garib Vikas Party |
| 13 | Gauri Shankar Prasad | 1009 | 0.80% | Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) |
| 14 | Manish Kumar Shekhar | 969 | 0.80% | Indian National Green Party |
| 15 | Md. Murtuja Ansari Alias Dr. Lal | 950 | 0.80% | Samajwadi Party |
| 16 | Dhurav Narayan Chaudhary | 775 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 17 | Lal Babu Ram | 702 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 18 | Anurag Raj | 634 | 0.50% | Smast Bhartiya Party |
| 19 | Durga Sah | 452 | 0.40% | Janvadi Party (Socialist) |
The Motihari constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 19 candidates contested for this seat. Pramod Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 51,888 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.