Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Vijay Kumar 'vijay' of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Munger Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 77,216 votes (45.60% vote share). The runner-up was Pranav Kumar (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 72,851 votes.
A total of 14 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 | Vijay Kumar 'vijay' | 77216 | 45.60% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Pranav Kumar | 72851 | 43.10% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Subodh Verma | 4008 | 2.40% | Independent |
| 4 | Basudeb Sharma | 3562 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 5 | Arvind Kumar | 3121 | 1.80% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 6 | Kamleshwari Mandal | 1364 | 0.80% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Syed Mohammed Jawed | 1115 | 0.70% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 8 | Nachiketa | 891 | 0.50% | Samata Party |
| 9 | Jamuna Lal Shrivastava | 870 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 10 | Chandra Shekhar Singh Chand | 637 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Dinanath Choudhry | 622 | 0.40% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 12 | Kapil Deo Yadav | 404 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 13 | Birendra Bharti | 370 | 0.20% | Vyabasayi Kisan Alpasankhyak Morcha |
| 14 | Devendra Pd Sharma | 299 | 0.20% | All India Forward Bloc |
The Munger constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Vijay Kumar 'vijay' (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 77,216 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.