Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Sandeep Saurav of Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won the Paliganj Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 67,917 votes (44.30% vote share). The runner-up was Jay Vardhan Yadav @ Bachcha Yadav (Janata Dal (United)) with 37,002 votes.
A total of 25 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 | Sandeep Saurav | 67917 | 44.30% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 2 | Jay Vardhan Yadav @ Bachcha Yadav | 37002 | 24.10% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3 | Dr. Usha Vidyarthi | 16102 | 10.50% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 4 | Madhu Manjari | 5467 | 3.60% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 5 | Sunil Kumar | 5261 | 3.40% | Independent |
| 6 | Gopal Chaudhari | 4444 | 2.90% | Independent |
| 7 | Dinanath Pandit | 1767 | 1.20% | Lokpriya Samaj Party |
| 8 | Dhananjay Kumar | 1543 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 9 | Ravish Kumar | 1497 | 1.00% | Bhartiya Sablog Party |
| 10 | Sant Kumar Singh | 1443 | 0.90% | Shoshit Samaj Dal |
| 11 | Jitendra Bind | 1274 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 12 | Hare Krisna Singh | 1177 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 13 | Anita Devi | 1086 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 14 | Fujalur Rahaman Asari | 1084 | 0.70% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 15 | Rakesh Ranjan | 886 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 16 | Nitu Devi | 794 | 0.50% | Nation First Democratic Party |
| 17 | Basant Kumar | 747 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 18 | Srinivas Kumar | 733 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 19 | Rajgir Prasad | 663 | 0.40% | Lok Sewa Dal |
| 20 | Sanjeet Kumar | 622 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 21 | Venkatesh Sharma | 419 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 22 | Manish Kumar | 407 | 0.30% | Shiv Sena |
| 23 | Ravindra Prasad | 371 | 0.20% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
| 24 | Mahesh Yadav | 364 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 25 | Manoj Kumar Upadhyay | 345 | 0.20% | Bharatiya Aam Awam Party |
The Paliganj constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 25 candidates contested for this seat. Sandeep Saurav (Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)) emerged as the winner securing 67,917 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.