Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Akhtarul Islam Shahin of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Samastipur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 68,507 votes (41.70% vote share). The runner-up was Ashwamedh Devi (Janata Dal (United)) with 63,793 votes.
A total of 26 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 Shahin | 68507 | 41.70% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Ashwamedh Devi | 63793 | 38.80% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3 | Mahendra Pradhan | 12074 | 7.30% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 4 | Avinash Kumar | 4053 | 2.50% | Independent |
| 5 | Haroon Gauhar | 2673 | 1.60% | Janata Party |
| 6 | Nitesh Kumar Sinha | 2120 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Subodh Kumar Prasad Alias Subodh Prasad Sah | 1370 | 0.80% | Yug Kranti Dal |
| 8 | Mahindra Ray | 1368 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 9 | Shyam Nandan Prasad | 881 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 10 | Mahendra Mahto | 859 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 11 | Sirovan Kumar | 730 | 0.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 12 | Vinay Kumar Parsad | 665 | 0.40% | The Plurals Party |
| 13 | Arvind Kumar | 587 | 0.40% | Rashtriya Jan Vikas Party |
| 14 | Ramnath Prasad | 540 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Premjit Kumar | 530 | 0.30% | Aadarsh Mithila Party |
| 16 | Shiv Kishor Jha | 457 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 17 | Saroj Kumar Jha | 448 | 0.30% | Bhartiya Garibmazdoor Party |
| 18 | Ranjan Kishore Sharma | 423 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 19 | Rajeev Ranjan | 367 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 20 | Murari Kumar Singh | 352 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 21 | Rishikesh Kumar | 342 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Sablog Party |
| 22 | Kanhaiya Kumar | 331 | 0.20% | Wazib Adhikar Party |
| 23 | Rajesh Kumar | 261 | 0.20% | Bhartiya Lokmat Rashtrwadi Party |
| 24 | Ranju Devi | 246 | 0.20% | Yuva Krantikari Party |
| 25 | Kundan Kumar | 230 | 0.10% | Shiv Sena |
| 26 | Bishnudev Ram | 196 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Samastipur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 26 candidates contested for this seat. Akhtarul Islam Shahin (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 68,507 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.