Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Yusuf Salahuddin of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Simri Bakhtiarpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 75,684 votes (38.80% vote share). The runner-up was Mukesh Sahani (Vikassheel Insaan Party ) with 73,925 votes.
A total of 22 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 | Yusuf Salahuddin | 75684 | 38.80% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Mukesh Sahani | 73925 | 37.90% | Vikassheel Insaan Party |
| 3 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | 6962 | 3.60% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 4 | Umesh Chandra Bharti | 5296 | 2.70% | Aadarsh Mithila Party |
| 5 | Khagesh Kumar Sah | 4752 | 2.40% | Independent |
| 6 | Zafar Alam | 4012 | 2.10% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 7 | Ritesh Ranjan | 2840 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 8 | Domi Sharma | 2635 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 9 | Sulendra Das | 2361 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 10 | Dhirendra Choudhary | 2260 | 1.20% | Aam Adhikar Morcha |
| 11 | Rajesh Kumar | 2159 | 1.10% | Lokpriya Samaj Party |
| 12 | Pintu Sharma | 2137 | 1.10% | Log Jan Party - Secular |
| 13 | Sundaram | 1704 | 0.90% | Republican Party Of India (Athawale) |
| 14 | Upendra Yadav | 1669 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 15 | Paras Paswan | 1545 | 0.80% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 16 | Hashim | 1244 | 0.60% | Samta Dal (Pragatisheel) |
| 17 | Vinay Kumar Mishra | 949 | 0.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 18 | Upendra Sahani | 912 | 0.50% | Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party |
| 19 | Sona Kumar | 781 | 0.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 20 | Tarun Kumar Jha | 546 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 21 | Bandan Kumar Singh | 479 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 22 | Yogavir Roy | 441 | 0.20% | Independent |
The Simri Bakhtiarpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 22 candidates contested for this seat. Yusuf Salahuddin (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 75,684 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.