Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1990
Ashok Singh of Janata Dal won the Samastipur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1990 state assembly election, securing 46,002 votes (43.00% vote share). The runner-up was Visheshwar Rai (Indian National Congress) with 23,504 votes.
A total of 35 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 | Ashok Singh | 46002 | 43.00% | Janata Dal |
| 2 | Visheshwar Rai | 23504 | 22.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Sahid Hussain | 12281 | 11.50% | Independent |
| 4 | Bindeshwar Ram | 7241 | 6.80% | Indian Peoples Front |
| 5 | Wakil Rai | 4194 | 3.90% | Independent |
| 6 | Satya Narain Mishra | 3735 | 3.50% | Independent |
| 7 | Ramesh Thakur | 1323 | 1.20% | Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 8 | Narayan Podar | 1192 | 1.10% | Lok Dal (B) |
| 9 | Ganesh Mishra | 942 | 0.90% | Indian Congress (SOCIALIST- SARAT CHANDRA SINHA) |
| 10 | Bhagwant Singh | 715 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 11 | Warik Khan | 686 | 0.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 12 | Anwar Ali | 560 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 13 | Nand Kishore Sah | 507 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 14 | Ashoke Kumar Singh | 502 | 0.50% | Bharatiya Backward Party |
| 15 | Ganga Ram Mahto | 442 | 0.40% | Bhatiya Krishi Udyog Sangh |
| 16 | Safiullah | 419 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 17 | Moti Lal Rai | 365 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 18 | Kiran Sinha | 321 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 18 | Ram Prawesh Dobey | 321 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 20 | Yaduwansh Prasad | 298 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 21 | Ashok Ranjan | 201 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 22 | Arbind Kumar | 168 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 23 | Rajendra Sah | 145 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Nand Lal Sah | 143 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 25 | Nand Gopal | 136 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Pramod Priyadarshi | 129 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Md. Hanan | 93 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Manoj Ku. Jha | 93 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Lalit Kumar Singh | 93 | 0.10% | Proutist Bloc Of India |
| 30 | Niraj Choudhary | 71 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 31 | Virendra Singh | 49 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 32 | Dineshwar Yadav | 37 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 33 | Virendra Kumar Singh | 35 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 34 | Janardan Singh | 31 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 35 | Hasina Ansari | 27 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Samastipur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1990 Assembly election, 35 candidates contested for this seat. Ashok Singh (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 46,002 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.