Rajgir Assembly Election Result 1980

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1980

Satyadeo Narayan Arya of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Rajgir Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1980 state assembly election, securing 36,142 votes (46.20% vote share). The runner-up was Chandradeo Prasad Himanshu (Communist Party Of India) with 28,571 votes.

A total of 8 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.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Bihar
  • Constituency: Rajgir
  • Constituency Number: 173
  • District: Nalanda
  • Total Contestants: 8
  • Election Year: 1980
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Satyadeo Narayan Arya 36142 46.20% Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Chandradeo Prasad Himanshu 28571 36.60% Communist Party Of India
3 Ramchandra Prasad 11468 14.70% Indian National Congress (I)
4 Kalicharan Chaudhary 1326 1.70% Janata Party (SECULAR) - CH. CHARAN SINGH
5 Ramchandra Prasad 208 0.30% Independent
6 Gulab Das 182 0.20% Janata Party (JP)
7 Bindeshwar Das 143 0.20% Independent
8 Ramcharitra Paswan 136 0.20% Independent

About Rajgir Assembly Constituency

The Rajgir constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1980 Assembly election, 8 candidates contested for this seat. Satyadeo Narayan Arya (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 36,142 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

8 candidates contested from Rajgir assembly constituency in the 1980 Vidhan Sabha election.

Rajgir is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Bihar.

Satyadeo Narayan Arya (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Rajgir assembly seat in the 1980 Vidhan Sabha election.