Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995
Jawahir Prasad of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Sasaram Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 48,811 votes (39.80% vote share). The runner-up was Ashok Kumar (Janata Dal) with 41,217 votes.
A total of 34 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 | Jawahir Prasad | 48811 | 39.80% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Ashok Kumar | 41217 | 33.60% | Janata Dal |
| 3 | Bipin Bihari Sinha | 6698 | 5.50% | Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) |
| 4 | Muneshwar Ram | 5369 | 4.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Sanjay Kumar Gupta | 3932 | 3.20% | Independent |
| 6 | Chandrika Mahto | 3791 | 3.10% | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Binda Chandrbansi | 2538 | 2.10% | Samata Party |
| 8 | Ram Sewak Singh | 1803 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 9 | Krishnakant Sharma | 1336 | 1.10% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 10 | Rajendra Prasad Singh | 900 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 11 | Ramnath Singh | 796 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 12 | S.N. Azad | 576 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 13 | Md. Ibrahim Hashmi | 561 | 0.50% | Samajwadi Party |
| 14 | Janardan Ram | 415 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Ramgovind Dhar Dubey | 403 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 16 | Shivshankar Ram | 373 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 17 | Ravindra Prasad Singh | 366 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 18 | Dayashankar Pandey | 360 | 0.30% | Communist Party Of India |
| 19 | Jagdish Singh | 290 | 0.20% | Shoshit Samaj Dal (AKHIL BAHARATIYA) |
| 20 | Jai Singh | 271 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 21 | Ram Awadhesh Choudhary | 242 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 22 | Kishori Lal Sah | 214 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 23 | Indrajeet Singh | 182 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 24 | Islam Miyan | 181 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 25 | Bitu Malhotra | 155 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Ramashankar Singh | 151 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Ganga Singh | 117 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 28 | Jagarnath Singh | 110 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 29 | Dinesh Singh | 105 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 30 | Ramayan Pandey | 99 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 31 | Mahewhwar Choubey | 86 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 32 | Lalbahadur Singh | 83 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 33 | Krishna Kumar Singh | 80 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 34 | Bankey Lal Patwa | 53 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Sasaram constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 34 candidates contested for this seat. Jawahir Prasad (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 48,811 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.