Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Dinesh Chandra Yadav of Janata Dal (United) won the Simri Bakhtiarpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 78,514 votes (47.50% vote share). The runner-up was Yusuf Salahuddin (Lok Jan Shakti Party) with 40,708 votes.
A total of 14 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 | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | 78514 | 47.50% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Yusuf Salahuddin | 40708 | 24.60% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 3 | Ritesh Ranjan | 9847 | 6.00% | Independent |
| 4 | Ganesh Mukhiya Nishad | 6843 | 4.10% | Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party |
| 5 | Yaduvansh Roy | 3766 | 2.30% | Independent |
| 6 | Dinesh Kumar Choudhary | 3717 | 2.30% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 7 | Arbind Kumar Singh | 3705 | 2.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Upendra Yadav | 2290 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 9 | Dharamavir Yadav | 1825 | 1.10% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 10 | Binod Paswan | 1762 | 1.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 11 | Arvind Kumar | 1603 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 12 | Umesh Chandra Bharti | 1277 | 0.80% | Akhil Bhartiya Mithila Party |
| 13 | Sanjay Singh Chauhan | 937 | 0.60% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 14 | Sri Kant Poddar | 838 | 0.50% | Rashtravadi Janata Party |
The Simri Bakhtiarpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Dinesh Chandra Yadav (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 78,514 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.