Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1985
Raghunath Pandey of Indian National Congress won the Muzaffarpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1985 state assembly election, securing 83,495 votes (80.20% vote share). The runner-up was Rajeshwar Pd. Singh Bhikari (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 13,197 votes.
A total of 17 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 | Raghunath Pandey | 83495 | 80.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Rajeshwar Pd. Singh Bhikari | 13197 | 12.70% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Rajeshwar Prasad Sah | 2561 | 2.50% | Lok Dal |
| 4 | Thakur Pd. Singh | 2540 | 2.40% | Janta Party |
| 5 | Moh. Sahid | 617 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 6 | Ram Babu Patel | 450 | 0.40% | Indian Congress (SOCIALIST) |
| 7 | Gopal Prasad | 334 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 8 | Vishnu Dayal Sharma | 211 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 9 | Shambhu Rai | 129 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Jiterndra Pd. Harsh | 101 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Uma Shankar Pd. Choudhary | 97 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 12 | Digvijoy Pandey | 93 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 13 | Asif Hussain | 74 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Chandramani Bhushan | 73 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Vinda Singh | 57 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Harsh Kumar | 45 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 17 | Amitabh Kumar | 31 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Muzaffarpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1985 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Raghunath Pandey (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 83,495 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.