Rajgir Assembly Election Result 2015

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015

Ravi Jyoti Kumar of Janata Dal (United) won the Rajgir Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 62,009 votes (41.80% vote share). The runner-up was Satydeo Narain Arya (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 56,619 votes.

A total of 17 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: 17
  • Election Year: 2015
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Ravi Jyoti Kumar 62009 41.80% Janata Dal (United)
2 Satydeo Narain Arya 56619 38.10% Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Amit Kumar Paswan 4668 3.10% Communist Party Of India
4 Parmeshwar Prasad 4574 3.10% Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)
5 Surendra Kumar Arya 3676 2.50% Maanavvaadi Janta Party
6 Sunil Ravidas 3099 2.10% Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
7 Geeta Devi 2901 2.00% Independent
8 Mosafir Das 1436 1.00% Bahujan Samaj Party
9 Shambhu Kumar 1342 0.90% Shiv Sena
10 Nandu Rajbanshi 1300 0.90% Akhil Hind Forward Block
11 Sabo Devi 1113 0.80% Independent
12 Kismat Ram 1107 0.80% Independent
13 Shivnath Kumar Nirala 893 0.60% Samajwadi Party
14 Uday Chaudhary 823 0.60% Independent
15 Mahesh Paswan 621 0.40% Bharat Bhrashtachar Mitao Party
16 Nehru Paswan 492 0.30% Bharatiya Inqalab Party
17 Mamta Kumari 445 0.30% Samras Samaj Party

About Rajgir Assembly Constituency

The Rajgir constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Ravi Jyoti Kumar (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 62,009 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

17 candidates contested from Rajgir assembly constituency in the 2015 Vidhan Sabha election.

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

Ravi Jyoti Kumar (Janata Dal (United)) won the Rajgir assembly seat in the 2015 Vidhan Sabha election.