Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Prakash Veer of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Rajauli Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 69,984 votes (42.00% vote share). The runner-up was Kanhaiya Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 57,391 votes.
A total of 22 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 | Prakash Veer | 69984 | 42.00% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Kanhaiya Kumar | 57391 | 34.50% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Arjun Ram | 14394 | 8.60% | Independent |
| 4 | Prema Chaudhary | 5309 | 3.20% | Independent |
| 5 | Banwari Ram | 3506 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 6 | Prithaviraj Basant | 2296 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 7 | Ranjit Kumar | 2219 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 8 | Balmiki Ram | 1956 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 9 | Mithilesh Rajvanshi | 1529 | 0.90% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 10 | Chandan Kumar Chaudhary | 1072 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 11 | Rakesh Kumar | 926 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 12 | Deepak Kumar | 917 | 0.60% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 13 | Rabindra Rajbanshi | 816 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 14 | Shyam Sundar Kumar Ravi | 688 | 0.40% | Bhartiya Sablog Party |
| 15 | Shravan Kumar | 662 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 16 | Dilip Paswan | 570 | 0.30% | Rashtriya Samaj Paksha |
| 17 | Vishwanath Tanti | 542 | 0.30% | Loktantrik Janshakti Party |
| 18 | Mohan Chaudhary | 500 | 0.30% | Prabal Bharat Party |
| 19 | Naresh Ram | 365 | 0.20% | Shoshit Samaj Dal |
| 20 | Priyanka Devi | 334 | 0.20% | Moolniwasi Samaj Party |
| 21 | Dushyant Paswan | 291 | 0.20% | Jai Maha Bharath Party |
| 22 | Durga Rajbanshi | 280 | 0.20% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
The Rajauli constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 22 candidates contested for this seat. Prakash Veer (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 69,984 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.