Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Moti Lal Prasad of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Riga Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 95,226 votes (53.30% vote share). The runner-up was Amit Kumar (Indian National Congress) with 62,731 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 | Moti Lal Prasad | 95226 | 53.30% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Amit Kumar | 62731 | 35.10% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Munni Singh | 4255 | 2.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Girdhari Sah | 2617 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 5 | Samsuddin Ansari | 2343 | 1.30% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 6 | Devendra Kumar Sinha | 1583 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 7 | Chandrika Prasad | 1574 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 8 | Rambabu Sah S/o-Shri Nathuni Sah | 1410 | 0.80% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 9 | Mohan Singh | 704 | 0.40% | Rashtriya Janshakti Party (Secular) |
| 10 | Abhishek Raja | 667 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Ravi Kumar | 634 | 0.40% | The Plurals Party |
| 12 | Bindeshwar Mahto | 630 | 0.40% | Republican Party Of India (Athawale) |
| 13 | Ravi Shankar Prasad | 623 | 0.40% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 14 | Upendra Sahani | 618 | 0.40% | Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party |
| 15 | Ghufran Asad | 565 | 0.30% | Jan Sangharsh Dal |
| 16 | Akhilesh Kumar Suman | 455 | 0.30% | Samata Party |
| 17 | Moti Lal Raut | 449 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 18 | Brahmdev Nayak | 403 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 19 | Dilip Kumar Shrivastav | 358 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 20 | Bindeshwar Sah | 297 | 0.20% | Prabal Bharat Party |
| 21 | Bharat Patel | 246 | 0.10% | Jai Maha Bharath Party |
| 22 | Ram Babu Sah S/o- Newalal Sah | 224 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Riga constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 22 candidates contested for this seat. Moti Lal Prasad (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 95,226 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.