Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995
Dharampal Singh of Janata Dal won the Shahpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 37,139 votes (41.00% vote share). The runner-up was Shewanand Tiwari (Samata Party) with 20,444 votes.
A total of 32 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 | Dharampal Singh | 37139 | 41.00% | Janata Dal |
| 2 | Shewanand Tiwari | 20444 | 22.50% | Samata Party |
| 3 | Shambhu Saran Mishra | 9871 | 10.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Ganesh Ojha | 8374 | 9.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Kedar Nath Singh | 3286 | 3.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Narendra Tiwari | 2761 | 3.00% | Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) |
| 7 | Shahdeo Singh | 2505 | 2.80% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 8 | Lallan Pandey | 1639 | 1.80% | Independent |
| 9 | Shewa Kant Tiwari | 781 | 0.90% | Jharkhand Party |
| 10 | Umashankar Singh | 502 | 0.60% | Samajwadi Party |
| 11 | Bajrang Yadaw | 465 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 12 | Iliyas | 424 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 13 | Hardwar Pandey | 411 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 14 | Shushil Kumar Singh | 230 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Manoj Kumar Mishra | 229 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 16 | Ramayan Singh | 221 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 17 | Satya Narayan Yadaw | 154 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 18 | Lakshman Tiwari | 147 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 19 | Kalika Singh | 143 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 20 | Mahesh Singh | 119 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | Suleman Khan | 105 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Surendra Tiwari | 103 | 0.10% | Bhatiya Krishi Udyog Sangh |
| 23 | Banshidhar Yadaw | 102 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Rajendra Prasad | 98 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 25 | Tribhua Ojha | 94 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Chandrama Prasad | 86 | 0.10% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 27 | Awadhesh Tiwari | 74 | 0.10% | Shiv Sena |
| 28 | Sudarshan Chaudhary | 44 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 29 | Harihar Singh | 42 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 30 | Somaru Yadaw | 40 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 31 | Arvind Pandey | 30 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 32 | Kashinath Roy | 26 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Shahpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 32 candidates contested for this seat. Dharampal Singh (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 37,139 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.