Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Alok Ranjan of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Saharsa Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 103,538 votes (46.70% vote share). The runner-up was Lovely Anand (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 83,859 votes.
A total of 14 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 | Alok Ranjan | 103538 | 46.70% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Lovely Anand | 83859 | 37.80% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Kishor Kumar | 12592 | 5.70% | Independent |
| 4 | Ranjit Kumar Rana | 9994 | 4.50% | Independent |
| 5 | Siyaram Paswan | 3276 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 6 | Birendra Kumar | 1545 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 7 | Ranjan Priyadarshi | 1505 | 0.70% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 8 | Bidhan Chandra Jha | 1199 | 0.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 9 | Amar Kant Vats Urf Sohan Jha | 907 | 0.40% | Jantantrik Vikas Party |
| 10 | Rajesh Kumar Jha | 845 | 0.40% | The Plurals Party |
| 11 | Kamal Deo Sharma | 738 | 0.30% | Log Jan Party - Secular |
| 12 | Amit Kumar | 658 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 13 | Krishna Shekhar | 613 | 0.30% | Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic |
| 14 | Vimlesh Kumar Singh | 530 | 0.20% | Nationalist Janshakti Party |
The Saharsa constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Alok Ranjan (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 103,538 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.