Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995
Ram Vichar Rai of Janata Dal won the Sahebganj Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 55,807 votes (54.80% vote share). The runner-up was Mahachander Prasad Singh (Indian National Congress) with 26,529 votes.
A total of 39 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 | Ram Vichar Rai | 55807 | 54.80% | Janata Dal |
| 2 | Mahachander Prasad Singh | 26529 | 26.10% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Dinesh Pd. Singh | 4512 | 4.40% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 4 | Raj Kumar Chaudhary | 3918 | 3.90% | Samata Party |
| 5 | Vinod Ojha | 2509 | 2.50% | Jharkhand Party |
| 6 | Md. Yunus Mansoori | 1461 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 7 | Moti Lal Mishra | 1273 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 8 | Ram Shakal Singh | 841 | 0.80% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 9 | Bhoop Narayan Singh | 546 | 0.50% | Marxist Communist Partyof India (SRIVASTAVA) |
| 10 | Yadav Lal Patel | 511 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 11 | Bhagya Narayan Rai | 380 | 0.40% | Samajwadi Party |
| 12 | Vishwnath Bhagat | 358 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 13 | Vijay Kumar Singh | 332 | 0.30% | Shiv Sena |
| 14 | Raj Kishore Tiwari | 266 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Shiv Lal Ram | 215 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 16 | Balram Prasad Sahu | 194 | 0.20% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 17 | Birender Kumar | 167 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 18 | Ramadhar Singh | 153 | 0.20% | Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) |
| 19 | Manash Chaudhary | 135 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Shankar Prasad | 134 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | Suresh Pd. Singh | 122 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Sanjay Kumar | 119 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Jagdish Prasad Singh | 119 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Pradeep Rai | 113 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Shatrughan Pd. Singh | 113 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Hari Shankar Das | 113 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Deni Paswan | 102 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 28 | Manoj Kumar Singh | 99 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 29 | Loha Singh Yadav | 76 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 30 | Dhaneshwar Sahni | 75 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 31 | Shaman Parveen | 74 | 0.10% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 32 | Sunil Kumar Singh | 73 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 33 | Gunakar Prasad | 72 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 34 | Sudama Singh | 70 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 35 | Subodh Kumar | 64 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 36 | Suresh Pd. Singh | 62 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 37 | Badrinath Paswan | 56 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 38 | Sahwan Khan | 36 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 39 | Ashok Kumar Singh | 28 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Sahebganj constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 39 candidates contested for this seat. Ram Vichar Rai (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 55,807 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.