Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Mithilesh Kumar of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Sitamarhi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 90,236 votes (50.70% vote share). The runner-up was Sunil Kumar (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 78,761 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 | Mithilesh Kumar | 90236 | 50.70% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Sunil Kumar | 78761 | 44.30% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Rakesh Kumar Tunna | 2035 | 1.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Krishna Kishore | 1371 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 5 | Aftab Anjum | 965 | 0.50% | Swaraj India |
| 6 | Vinod Sah | 914 | 0.50% | Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party |
| 7 | Srinivas Kumar | 772 | 0.40% | Bhartiya Sablog Party |
| 8 | Raju Kumar | 703 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 9 | Manoj Kumar | 696 | 0.40% | Janta Dal Rashtravadi |
| 10 | Sitaram Singh | 577 | 0.30% | Proutist Bloc India |
| 11 | Kumar Abhimanyu Srivastava | 425 | 0.20% | Samata Party |
| 12 | Shailendra Prasad Yadav | 408 | 0.20% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
The Sitamarhi constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Mithilesh Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 90,236 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.