Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995
Ashok Singh of Janata Dal won the Samastipur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 60,706 votes (50.70% vote share). The runner-up was Shahid Hushan Khan (Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party) with 16,521 votes.
A total of 33 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 | 60706 | 50.70% | Janata Dal |
| 2 | Shahid Hushan Khan | 16521 | 13.80% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 3 | Bishwanath Sah | 14018 | 11.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Durgesh Kumar Rai | 7337 | 6.10% | Samata Party |
| 5 | Nandan Priyadarshi | 6304 | 5.30% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 6 | Sahbir Ahmad | 2823 | 2.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Brijesh Kumar Sahni | 2504 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 8 | Sambhu Lal Sah | 1857 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 9 | Ram Chandar Mahto | 1612 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 10 | Sukdeo Mahto | 1435 | 1.20% | Lok Tantrik Samajwadi Morcha |
| 11 | Ajay Kumar Sinha | 601 | 0.50% | Soshan Mukti Morcha |
| 12 | Barhama Nand Mishra | 483 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 13 | Krishna Kishore Sinha | 336 | 0.30% | Doordarshi Party |
| 14 | Surendra Pd. Yadav | 290 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 15 | Ram Chandra Rai | 277 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 16 | Maheshwar Singh | 263 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 17 | Ram Chandra Rai | 252 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 18 | Ram Bahadur Singh | 219 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 19 | Shiv Chadar Thakur | 201 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 20 | Bhubneshwar Sah | 176 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 21 | Kamla Kant Jha | 162 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Prabhat Kumar Singh | 161 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 23 | Raghubir Ram | 153 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Deo Narayan Rai | 145 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Ravi Shankar | 145 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Arun Kumar Singh | 143 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Mohsin Ahmad | 111 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 28 | Suresh Rai | 102 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 29 | Moti Lal Singh | 94 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 30 | Tek Narayan Mahto | 82 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 31 | Jai Kishore Pd. Singh | 78 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 32 | Md. Ajim Anshari | 74 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 33 | Yogendra Pd. Yadav | 70 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Samastipur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 33 candidates contested for this seat. Ashok Singh (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 60,706 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.