Sonbarsa Assembly Election Result 1995

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995

Ramjiwan Prasad of Janata Dal won the Sonbarsa Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 44,632 votes (38.30% vote share). The runner-up was Mo. Anvarul Haque (Indian National Congress) with 44,493 votes.

A total of 32 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.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Bihar
  • Constituency: Sonbarsa
  • Constituency Number: 340
  • Total Contestants: 32
  • Election Year: 1995
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Ramjiwan Prasad

Janata Dal

44,632
38.30%
#2
Mo. Anvarul Haque

Indian National Congress

44,493
38.20%
#3
Shashi Bhushan

Samata Party

14,220
12.20%
#4
Mahender Singh Yadav

Samajwadi Party

3,051
2.60%
#5
Ramnaresh Sah

Bharatiya Janata Party

2,016
1.70%
#6
Yogender Mukhiya

Independent

1,386
1.20%
#7
Kanti Devi

Independent

705
0.60%
#8
Vasdev Mehto

Independent

568
0.50%
#9
Bhushan Bhaskar

Independent

536
0.50%
#10
Ram Kripal Sah

Doordarshi Party

416
0.40%
#11
Ravinder Kumar Yadav

Independent

405
0.40%
#12
Mo. Abulaish Akhtar

Independent

380
0.30%
#13
Ram Ekwal Purve

Independent

366
0.30%
#14
Brahamdev Panjiyar

Socialist Party (LOHIYA)

365
0.30%
#15
Ramchander Paswan

Bahujan Samaj Party

328
0.30%
#16
Jivachh Mukhiya

Independent

304
0.30%
#17
Ganesh Mehto

Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party

262
0.20%
#18
Rajnandan Gandhi

Independent

241
0.20%
#19
Mahender Rai

Independent

226
0.20%
#20
Ram Vishwas Rai

Independent

210
0.20%
#21
Nagender Kumar

Independent

167
0.10%
#22
Ramchander Thakur

Independent

166
0.10%
#23
Rekha Kumari

Independent

164
0.10%
#24
Rambabu Rai

Independent

163
0.10%
#25
Harishchander Bhagat

Independent

133
0.10%
#26
Raghunath Prasad

Independent

127
0.10%
#27
Ramnarayan Mehto

Independent

114
0.10%
#28
Krishandev Singh Yadav

Independent

86
0.10%
#29
Ekramul Haque

Independent

80
0.10%
#30
Kedar Kumar

Independent

74
0.10%
#31
Chandeshwar Prasad Singh

Independent

59
0.10%
#32
Rambujhawan Singh Yadav

Independent

45
0.00%
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Ramjiwan Prasad Janata Dal 44,632 38.30%
2 Mo. Anvarul Haque Indian National Congress 44,493 38.20%
3 Shashi Bhushan Samata Party 14,220 12.20%
4 Mahender Singh Yadav Samajwadi Party 3,051 2.60%
5 Ramnaresh Sah Bharatiya Janata Party 2,016 1.70%
6 Yogender Mukhiya Independent 1,386 1.20%
7 Kanti Devi Independent 705 0.60%
8 Vasdev Mehto Independent 568 0.50%
9 Bhushan Bhaskar Independent 536 0.50%
10 Ram Kripal Sah Doordarshi Party 416 0.40%
11 Ravinder Kumar Yadav Independent 405 0.40%
12 Mo. Abulaish Akhtar Independent 380 0.30%
13 Ram Ekwal Purve Independent 366 0.30%
14 Brahamdev Panjiyar Socialist Party (LOHIYA) 365 0.30%
15 Ramchander Paswan Bahujan Samaj Party 328 0.30%
16 Jivachh Mukhiya Independent 304 0.30%
17 Ganesh Mehto Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party 262 0.20%
18 Rajnandan Gandhi Independent 241 0.20%
19 Mahender Rai Independent 226 0.20%
20 Ram Vishwas Rai Independent 210 0.20%
21 Nagender Kumar Independent 167 0.10%
22 Ramchander Thakur Independent 166 0.10%
23 Rekha Kumari Independent 164 0.10%
24 Rambabu Rai Independent 163 0.10%
25 Harishchander Bhagat Independent 133 0.10%
26 Raghunath Prasad Independent 127 0.10%
27 Ramnarayan Mehto Independent 114 0.10%
28 Krishandev Singh Yadav Independent 86 0.10%
29 Ekramul Haque Independent 80 0.10%
30 Kedar Kumar Independent 74 0.10%
31 Chandeshwar Prasad Singh Independent 59 0.10%
32 Rambujhawan Singh Yadav Independent 45 0.00%

About Sonbarsa Assembly Constituency

The Sonbarsa constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 32 candidates contested for this seat. Ramjiwan Prasad (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 44,632 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.

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32 candidates contested from Sonbarsa assembly constituency in the 1995 Vidhan Sabha election.

Sonbarsa is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Bihar.

Ramjiwan Prasad (Janata Dal) won the Sonbarsa assembly seat in the 1995 Vidhan Sabha election.