Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010
Jawahar Prasad of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Sasaram Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 50,856 votes (35.20% vote share). The runner-up was Dr. Ashok Kumar (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 45,445 votes.
A total of 31 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 | Jawahar Prasad | 50856 | 35.20% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Dr. Ashok Kumar | 45445 | 31.50% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Sarwar Ali Khan | 9990 | 6.90% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Salamat Ansari | 7412 | 5.10% | Independent |
| 5 | Satendra Sah | 6523 | 4.50% | All India Babu Jagjivan Ram Saheb National Congress |
| 6 | Raj Shekhar | 3937 | 2.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Atendra Kumar Singh | 2322 | 1.60% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 8 | Ram Adhin Bharti | 2039 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 9 | Sanjay Kumar(KARAN SARAI) | 1845 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 10 | Satyendra Kumar | 1570 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Bihari Kumar | 1004 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 12 | Babu Ram Singh | 989 | 0.70% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) |
| 13 | Gopal Prasad Alias Gopal Sah | 951 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 14 | Kedar Ram | 930 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 15 | Jyoti Rashmi | 870 | 0.60% | Rashtra Sewa Dal |
| 16 | Rajnath Mahto | 793 | 0.60% | Apna Dal |
| 17 | Sanjay Kumar(BRAHMANTOLI) | 791 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 18 | Raj Kishor Mishra | 765 | 0.50% | Jai Maha Bharath Party |
| 19 | Ajay Kumar | 724 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 20 | Parmanand Singh Kushwaha | 642 | 0.40% | Rashtriya Samanta Dal |
| 21 | Munshi Chandrabanshi | 549 | 0.40% | Smast Bhartiya Party |
| 22 | Deepak Kumar Srivastava | 520 | 0.40% | Alpjan Samaj Party |
| 23 | Sangram Singh | 513 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 24 | Shashi Bhushan Choudhary | 437 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 25 | Bhola Singh | 405 | 0.30% | Indian Justice Party |
| 26 | Nand Kishor Singh | 336 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 27 | Ful Man Singh | 316 | 0.20% | Jawan Kisan Morcha |
| 28 | Kalindra Singh | 309 | 0.20% | Samajwadi Party |
| 29 | Yamuna Chaudhary | 263 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 30 | Vinod Kumar Pandey | 249 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 31 | Bharat Ram | 217 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Sasaram constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 31 candidates contested for this seat. Jawahar Prasad (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 50,856 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.