Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010
Raj Kishore Keshari of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Purnia Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 54,605 votes (41.40% vote share). The runner-up was Ram Charitra Yadav (Indian National Congress) with 39,006 votes.
A total of 13 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 | Raj Kishore Keshari | 54605 | 41.40% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Ram Charitra Yadav | 39006 | 29.60% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Amit Kumar | 23061 | 17.50% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) |
| 4 | Syed Gulam Husain | 3555 | 2.70% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 5 | Sumita Nand Shankar | 2475 | 1.90% | Independent |
| 6 | Pappu Kumar | 1830 | 1.40% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 7 | Kailash Lahoti | 1552 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Shaikh Akbar Ali | 1515 | 1.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Bachchi Sharma | 1095 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 10 | Kumar Aditya | 946 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 11 | Krishna Kr. Jha | 936 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 12 | Anirudh Mehta | 651 | 0.50% | Bharatiya Jantantrik Janta Dal |
| 13 | Alok Kumar Sinha | 620 | 0.50% | All India Forward Bloc |
The Purnia constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Raj Kishore Keshari (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 54,605 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.