Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Vijay Kumar Khemka of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Purnia Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 97,757 votes (53.10% vote share). The runner-up was Indu Sinha (Indian National Congress) with 65,603 votes.
A total of 23 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 | Vijay Kumar Khemka | 97757 | 53.10% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Indu Sinha | 65603 | 35.60% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Vijay Oraon | 5493 | 3.00% | Social Democratic Party Of India |
| 4 | Sanjay Singh | 1924 | 1.00% | Apna Kisan Party |
| 5 | Neeraj Kumar Sinha | 1742 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 6 | Bidyanand Mehta | 1417 | 0.80% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 7 | Ashok Kumar Singh | 1379 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 8 | Nityanand Choudhary | 1291 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 9 | Ajay Swarn | 1078 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 10 | Md. Aslam Azad | 818 | 0.40% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 11 | Shaikh Akbar Ali | 720 | 0.40% | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 12 | Shyam Mohan Jha Alias S. M.Jha | 636 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 13 | Anisha Prity | 613 | 0.30% | The Plurals Party |
| 14 | Vinod Singh | 573 | 0.30% | Aam Janta Party Rashtriya |
| 15 | Chandra Bhanu Kumar | 527 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 16 | Rajesh Kumar Nirala | 519 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 17 | Manoj Thakur | 500 | 0.30% | Bhartiya Lokmat Rashtrwadi Party |
| 18 | Ravindra Kumar Singh | 324 | 0.20% | Jantantrik Vikas Party |
| 19 | Pradip Kumar | 289 | 0.20% | Angika Samaj Party |
| 20 | Abdul Subhan | 274 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Jantantrik Janata Dal |
| 21 | Sumit Singh | 274 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 22 | Rajesh Kumar Thakur | 260 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 23 | Mihir Anand | 239 | 0.10% | Janata Party |
The Purnia constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 23 candidates contested for this seat. Vijay Kumar Khemka (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 97,757 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.