Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Khurshid Urf Firoj Ahmad of Janata Dal (United) won the Sikta Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 69,870 votes (43.50% vote share). The runner-up was Dilip Varma (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 67,035 votes.
A total of 12 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 | Khurshid Urf Firoj Ahmad | 69870 | 43.50% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Dilip Varma | 67035 | 41.70% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Birendra Prasad Gupta | 5639 | 3.50% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 4 | Dhanesh Patel | 4043 | 2.50% | Independent |
| 5 | Ajeet Kumar Urf Munna Singh | 2551 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 6 | Vikram Bhaiya | 1414 | 0.90% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 7 | Lalgurad Miyan | 1347 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 8 | Aasma Khatoon | 822 | 0.50% | Janta Dal Rashtravadi |
| 9 | Pramod Sah | 804 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 10 | Dharmesh Prasad Varma | 693 | 0.40% | Samajwadi Party |
| 11 | Gopal Dutta Jha | 592 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 12 | Irshad Shekh | 320 | 0.20% | Rashtriya Samanta Dal |
The Sikta constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Khurshid Urf Firoj Ahmad (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 69,870 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.