Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Jay Vardhan Yadav Alias Bachcha Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Paliganj Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 65,932 votes (45.10% vote share). The runner-up was Ram Janm Sharma (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 41,479 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 | Jay Vardhan Yadav Alias Bachcha Yadav | 65932 | 45.10% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Ram Janm Sharma | 41479 | 28.40% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Anwar Husain | 19438 | 13.30% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 4 | Chandan Kumar | 5145 | 3.50% | Independent |
| 5 | Alakh Niranjan Pal | 2424 | 1.70% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Hare Krishn Singh | 1947 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Pratibha Jha | 1806 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Lakshman Sharma | 1628 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Manish Kumar | 1272 | 0.90% | Shiv Sena |
| 10 | Dhananjay Kumar | 854 | 0.60% | Lok Awaz Dal |
| 11 | Ajay Kumar | 637 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 12 | Sunil Sanand | 446 | 0.30% | Hamara Sahara Party |
| 13 | Shambhu Kumar Shah | 404 | 0.30% | Rashtriya Pragati Party |
| 14 | Mejnarayan Das | 319 | 0.20% | Sankhyanupati Bhagidari Party |
The Paliganj constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Jay Vardhan Yadav Alias Bachcha Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 65,932 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.