Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Nand Kishore Yadav of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Patna Sahib Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 97,692 votes (52.80% vote share). The runner-up was Pravin Singh (Indian National Congress) with 79,392 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 | Nand Kishore Yadav | 97692 | 52.80% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Pravin Singh | 79392 | 42.90% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Mithilesh Kumar Roy | 1264 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 4 | Jagdeep Prasad Verma | 1192 | 0.60% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 5 | Ram Nath Mahto | 1148 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 6 | Daya Singh | 1031 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 7 | Md. Mahamud Kuraishi | 984 | 0.50% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 8 | Chandra Shekhar Das | 804 | 0.40% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 9 | Shiva Nandan Tiwari | 464 | 0.30% | Prabal Bharat Party |
| 10 | Amit Kumar Albela | 447 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 11 | Yogesh Kumar Shukla | 284 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Sablog Party |
| 12 | Vikash Kumar Choudhary | 253 | 0.10% | Aapki Apni Adhikar Party |
The Patna Sahib constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Nand Kishore Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 97,692 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.