Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Harishankar Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Raghunathpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 61,042 votes (42.00% vote share). The runner-up was Manoj Kumar Singh (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 50,420 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 | Harishankar Yadav | 61042 | 42.00% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Manoj Kumar Singh | 50420 | 34.70% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Amarnath Yadav | 16714 | 11.50% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 4 | Rajesh Kumar Tiwari | 2744 | 1.90% | Independent |
| 5 | Vishwakarma Bhagat | 2191 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 6 | Parwar Alam | 1881 | 1.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Prem Sagar Pandey | 1799 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Md. Chand | 1656 | 1.10% | Samajwadi Party |
| 9 | Arif Jamal | 820 | 0.60% | National Janta Party (Indian) |
| 10 | Pawan Singh | 743 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 11 | Mahesh Singh | 723 | 0.50% | Hind Congress Party |
| 12 | Aon Ali | 453 | 0.30% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
The Raghunathpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Harishankar Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 61,042 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.