Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Rajesh Kumar Gupta of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Sasaram Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 83,303 votes (46.80% vote share). The runner-up was Ashok Kumar (Janata Dal (United)) with 56,880 votes.
A total of 20 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 | Rajesh Kumar Gupta | 83303 | 46.80% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Ashok Kumar | 56880 | 32.00% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3 | Rameshwar Prasad | 21426 | 12.00% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 4 | Muneshwar Gupta | 2463 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 5 | Deen Dayal Singh | 2178 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 6 | Satyanand Kumar | 1691 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 7 | Amla Tripathi | 1476 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 8 | Uday Amar Singh | 1415 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 9 | Ashutosh Singh | 1095 | 0.60% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 10 | Rajiv Ranjan Tutul | 868 | 0.50% | Bhartiya Sablog Party |
| 11 | Ajay Kumar Singh | 700 | 0.40% | Sanyukt Vikas Party |
| 12 | Yamuna Choudhary | 634 | 0.40% | All India Minorities Front |
| 13 | Satyendra Kumar Satya | 616 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 14 | Badal Kumar | 575 | 0.30% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 15 | Ram Sagar Dwivedy | 490 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 16 | Lakshmi Devi | 460 | 0.30% | Proutist Sarva Samaj |
| 17 | Urmila Kuer | 430 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 18 | Jagtendu Kumar | 411 | 0.20% | Rashtra Sewa Dal |
| 19 | Arvind Singh | 408 | 0.20% | Rashtriya Samanta Dal |
| 20 | Arun Kumar | 381 | 0.20% | Hindu Samaj Party |
The Sasaram constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 20 candidates contested for this seat. Rajesh Kumar Gupta (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 83,303 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.