Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Akhtarul Islam Shaheen of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Samastipur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 82,508 votes (54.60% vote share). The runner-up was Renu Kumari (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 51,428 votes.
A total of 17 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 | Akhtarul Islam Shaheen | 82508 | 54.60% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Renu Kumari | 51428 | 34.00% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Jitandar Chaudhary | 3054 | 2.00% | Independent |
| 4 | Surendra Prasad Singh | 2361 | 1.60% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 5 | Ranjan Kishore Sharma | 2131 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 6 | Subhash Prasad Singh | 1872 | 1.20% | Shiv Sena |
| 7 | Avadhesh Kumar | 1780 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Allama Shibli Nomani Halami | 1120 | 0.70% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Upendra Sinha | 870 | 0.60% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 10 | Md. Iqbal Firoz | 554 | 0.40% | Janta Dal Rashtravadi |
| 11 | Subodh Kumar Prasad | 542 | 0.40% | Rashtriya Pragati Party |
| 12 | Poonam Devi | 398 | 0.30% | Samajwadi Party |
| 13 | Shad Ahmed | 389 | 0.30% | Hind Congress Party |
| 14 | Premjeet Kumar | 381 | 0.30% | Akhil Bhartiya Mithila Party |
| 15 | Vicky Kumar | 272 | 0.20% | National Janta Party (Indian) |
| 16 | Ram Nath Prasad | 258 | 0.20% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 17 | Md. Tahir Arman | 230 | 0.20% | Naya Daur Party |
The Samastipur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Akhtarul Islam Shaheen (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 82,508 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.