Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Birendra Kumar Sinha of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Obra Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 56,042 votes (34.90% vote share). The runner-up was Chandra Bhushan Verma (Rashtriya Lok Samta Party) with 44,646 votes.
A total of 18 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 | Birendra Kumar Sinha | 56042 | 34.90% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Chandra Bhushan Verma | 44646 | 27.80% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 3 | Raja Ram Singh | 22801 | 14.20% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 4 | Som Prakash | 10114 | 6.30% | Swaraj Party (Loktantrik) |
| 5 | Ram Autar Chaudhari | 6561 | 4.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Abhimanyu Sharma | 3720 | 2.30% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 7 | Richa Singh | 1868 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Brinda Singh | 1828 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Neelam Kumari | 1798 | 1.10% | Samajwadi Party |
| 10 | Shailesh Kumar Chandravanshi | 1691 | 1.10% | Akhil Hind Forward Block |
| 11 | Akhilesh Sharma | 1487 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 12 | Rajeev Kumar | 1004 | 0.60% | Samras Samaj Party |
| 13 | Binay Kumar | 942 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 14 | Anjani Kumar | 794 | 0.50% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 15 | Shiv Kumar | 719 | 0.50% | Rashtra Sewa Dal |
| 16 | Ramraj Yadav | 706 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 17 | Judagir Mistri | 622 | 0.40% | Pragatisheel Magahi Samaj |
| 18 | Niraj Kumar | 609 | 0.40% | Socialist Party (India) |
The Obra constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Birendra Kumar Sinha (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 56,042 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.