Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995
Lakhan Thakur of Janata Dal won the Raghopur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 29,725 votes (25.60% vote share). The runner-up was Laloo Prasad (Janata Dal) with 74,958 votes.
A total of 48 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 | Lakhan Thakur | 29725 | 25.60% | Janata Dal |
| 1 | Laloo Prasad | 74958 | 64.00% | Janata Dal |
| 2 | Vishundeo Rai | 20355 | 17.40% | Independent |
| 2 | Amrendra Mishra | 28168 | 24.30% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Udai Prakash Goet | 18655 | 16.10% | Independent |
| 3 | Harihar Pd. Singh | 10900 | 9.30% | Samata Party |
| 4 | Kundan Kumar Singh | 3038 | 2.60% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 4 | Suresh Prasad Mehta | 7531 | 6.50% | Samata Party |
| 5 | Vijayanand | 935 | 0.80% | Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha |
| 5 | Lekha Nand Mishra | 5759 | 5.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 6 | Ram Prasad Sah | 809 | 0.70% | Proutist Sarva Samaj Samiti |
| 6 | Sheo Narayan Sharma | 4491 | 3.90% | Independent |
| 7 | Rakesh Kumar Singh | 707 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 7 | Nurullah Ansari | 4075 | 3.50% | Independent |
| 8 | Raj Kishore Singh | 703 | 0.60% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 8 | Rajendra Choudhary | 3864 | 3.30% | Independent |
| 9 | Raghuvansh Singh | 627 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 9 | Ramendra Prasad Gupta | 1923 | 1.70% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 10 | Chandeshwar Narayan Singh | 610 | 0.50% | Indian National Congress |
| 10 | Ramesh Prasad Yadav | 1151 | 1.00% | Samajwadi Party |
| 11 | Shailesh Kumar Azad | 588 | 0.50% | Jharkhand Party |
| 11 | Parmeshwar Singh Yadav | 1076 | 0.90% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 12 | Ashok Das | 1069 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 12 | Nagendra Sah | 579 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 13 | Chandeshwar Pd. Yadav | 531 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 13 | Rajendra Sada | 1035 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 14 | Zakir Hussain | 1024 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 14 | Vidya Sinha | 295 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Bhubneshwar Das | 289 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Shambhu Yadav | 1011 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 16 | Teran Sutihar | 1003 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 16 | Pramod Singh | 250 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 17 | Prabhas Singh | 248 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 17 | Bishwa Nath Deo | 977 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 18 | Shashi Bhushan Singh | 190 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 18 | Khushi Lal Sada | 759 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 19 | Indrakant Mishra | 577 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 19 | Ram Ratan Rai | 159 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Ebrahim | 525 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 20 | Awadhesh Singh | 95 | 0.10% | Doordarshi Party |
| 21 | Dipak Kumar | 489 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 21 | Harendra Pd. Singh | 80 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Satendra Sada | 413 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 22 | Amir Lal Singh | 72 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 23 | Amit Rajan | 48 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 23 | Musharu Yadav | 257 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 24 | Surend Choudhary | 228 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 25 | Rajesh Kumar Gupta | 203 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Raghopur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 48 candidates contested for this seat. Lakhan Thakur (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 29,725 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.