Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Shamim Ahmad of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Narkatia Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 75,118 votes (46.00% vote share). The runner-up was Sant Singh Kushwaha (Rashtriya Lok Samta Party) with 55,136 votes.
A total of 12 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 | Shamim Ahmad | 75118 | 46.00% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Sant Singh Kushwaha | 55136 | 33.70% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 3 | Sonu Kumar | 12890 | 7.90% | Independent |
| 4 | Sunil Kumar | 2750 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 5 | Dinesh Prasad | 2177 | 1.30% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 6 | Anwar Alam Ansari | 1991 | 1.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Reeta Devi | 969 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 8 | Madan Prasad Yadav | 968 | 0.60% | Samajwadi Party |
| 9 | Shambhu Sharan Prasad | 725 | 0.40% | Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party |
| 10 | Rahul Kumar | 659 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Deepak Kumar | 623 | 0.40% | Gareeb Aadmi Party |
| 12 | Ashok Gupta | 503 | 0.30% | Independent |
The Narkatia constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Shamim Ahmad (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 75,118 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.