Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Narayan Prasad of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Nautan Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 66,697 votes (44.40% vote share). The runner-up was Baidyanath Prasad Mahto (Janata Dal (United)) with 52,362 votes.
A total of 15 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 | Narayan Prasad | 66697 | 44.40% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 2 | Baidyanath Prasad Mahto | 52362 | 34.80% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3 | Raj Kumar Prasad | 4287 | 2.90% | Independent |
| 4 | Gallu Chaudhari | 4242 | 2.80% | Communist Party Of India |
| 5 | Santosh Chaudhary | 3995 | 2.70% | Independent |
| 6 | Shailesh Kushawaha | 3873 | 2.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Punyadev Prasad | 2949 | 2.00% | Independent |
| 8 | Nawal Kishor Pathak | 2231 | 1.50% | Shiv Sena |
| 9 | Ratan Kumar Sarkar | 1452 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 10 | Sanjay Kumar Kushwaha | 1384 | 0.90% | Samajwadi Party |
| 11 | Shankar Chaudhari | 1108 | 0.70% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 12 | Radhakrishna Prasad | 925 | 0.60% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 13 | Priya Ranjan | 906 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 14 | Islam | 870 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 15 | Hamid Ali | 660 | 0.40% | Rashtriya Jankranti Party |
The Nautan constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Narayan Prasad (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 66,697 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.