Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Arun Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Sandesh Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 74,306 votes (49.80% vote share). The runner-up was Sanjay Singh (TIGER) (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 48,879 votes.
A total of 11 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 | Arun Kumar | 74306 | 49.80% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Sanjay Singh (TIGER) | 48879 | 32.80% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Raju Yadav | 15879 | 10.60% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 4 | Baban Kumar | 1350 | 0.90% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 5 | Ramdev Singh | 1207 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 6 | Santosh Kumar Singh | 844 | 0.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Ranjit Kumar | 689 | 0.50% | Samajwadi Party |
| 8 | Ramji Singh | 622 | 0.40% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 9 | Raj Kumar Chaudhari | 600 | 0.40% | Hindustan Vikas Dal |
| 10 | Mobarak Hussain | 588 | 0.40% | Janta Dal Rashtravadi |
| 11 | Mithilesh Kumar | 568 | 0.40% | Independent |
The Sandesh constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Arun Kumar (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 74,306 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.