Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Awadh Bihari Chaudhary of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Siwan Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 76,785 votes (45.70% vote share). The runner-up was Om Prakash Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 74,812 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 | Awadh Bihari Chaudhary | 76785 | 45.70% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Om Prakash Yadav | 74812 | 44.50% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Vinod Kumar Srivastava | 2582 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 4 | Rajan Kumar | 2346 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 5 | Abdul Rizwan Ansari | 2338 | 1.40% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 6 | Vyasdeo Prasad | 1871 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 7 | Nematullah Khan | 1582 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 8 | Rameshwar Kumar | 1552 | 0.90% | The Plurals Party |
| 9 | Devendra Gupta | 1436 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 10 | Anil Kumar Verma | 898 | 0.50% | Rashtriya Manav Sewa Party |
| 11 | Aquil Ahmad Rahi | 791 | 0.50% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 12 | Mohammad Mithu Sah | 652 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 13 | Kaushal Kishore Yadav | 230 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Abhishek Srivastva Alias Sonu | 228 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Siwan constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 14 candidates contested for this seat. Awadh Bihari Chaudhary (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 76,785 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.