Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995
Hari Shankar Prasad of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Sitamarhi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 43,255 votes (36.10% vote share). The runner-up was Shahid Ali Khan (Janata Dal) with 41,722 votes.
A total of 51 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 | Hari Shankar Prasad | 43255 | 36.10% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Shahid Ali Khan | 41722 | 34.80% | Janata Dal |
| 3 | Ramdev Singh | 15134 | 12.60% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 4 | Mahesh Prasad Rai | 10355 | 8.60% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Shafikh Khan | 2626 | 2.20% | Samata Party |
| 6 | Shekh Abdullah | 905 | 0.80% | Jharkhand Party |
| 7 | Ramjinis Ram | 499 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 8 | Ramkumar Singh | 474 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 9 | Jiveshchander Dwivedi | 399 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 10 | Atikur Rahman | 396 | 0.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 11 | Ganesh Rai | 363 | 0.30% | Samajwadi Party |
| 12 | Nagender Singh Patel | 286 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 13 | Ramkripal Chaudhary | 219 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 14 | Mahender Prasad | 207 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 14 | Shashibhushan Sharan | 207 | 0.20% | Doordarshi Party |
| 16 | Izriel (MO.) | 189 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 17 | Majularani Saran | 178 | 0.20% | Proutist Sarva Samaj Samiti |
| 18 | Rampaksh Singh | 156 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 19 | Manoj Kumar Agarwal | 150 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Devi Mehto | 142 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | Suraj Paswan | 137 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Ram Padarath Mishra | 126 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 23 | Nirbhay Kumar Jawala | 110 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Rajdev Jha | 102 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 25 | Shankar Prasad Yadav | 99 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 25 | Ramlakhan Chaudhary | 99 | 0.10% | Shiv Sena |
| 27 | Shankar Prasad Srivastav | 94 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 28 | Kamaldev Shukal | 93 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 29 | Chandeshwar Kumar | 84 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 30 | Naga Paswan | 82 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 31 | Ajim Ali (MO.) | 77 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 32 | Ramvati Sinha | 71 | 0.10% | Socialist Party (LOHIYA) |
| 33 | Ram Kishore Prasad | 68 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 34 | Rakesh Kumar | 67 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 35 | Vindhvasni Kunwar | 64 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 36 | Muninder Kumar Verma | 63 | 0.10% | Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) |
| 37 | Akbar Ali (MO.) | 59 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 38 | Chhotelal Rai | 58 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 38 | Rakesh Kumar Singh | 58 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 40 | Subodh Kumar | 55 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 41 | Dilip Kumar | 53 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 42 | Ram Vinod Yadav | 50 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 43 | Ivrar Ansari | 49 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 43 | Krishannandan Thakur | 49 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 45 | Ajay Kumar Singh | 46 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 46 | Vishnudev Thakur | 44 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 47 | Awadh Kishore Thakur | 43 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 47 | Muslim Ali A. | 43 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 49 | Ajay Prasad Yadav | 37 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 50 | Vishwnath Paswan | 31 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 51 | Rakesh Kumar Verma | 19 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Sitamarhi constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 51 candidates contested for this seat. Hari Shankar Prasad (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 43,255 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.