Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1990
Raj Kumar Roy of Janata Dal won the Sonepur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1990 state assembly election, securing 46,208 votes (39.50% vote share). The runner-up was Birendra Narain Singh (Indian National Congress) with 42,564 votes.
A total of 35 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 | Raj Kumar Roy | 46208 | 39.50% | Janata Dal |
| 2 | Birendra Narain Singh | 42564 | 36.40% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Raj Jnrain Singh | 8934 | 7.60% | Independent |
| 4 | Laxmi Roy | 4577 | 3.90% | Independent |
| 5 | Sarkar Sharan | 3496 | 3.00% | Independent |
| 6 | Rameshwar Pd. Roy | 2554 | 2.20% | Independent |
| 7 | Ganesh Pandey | 1372 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Jawahar Lal Ram | 1066 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 9 | Aslam | 990 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 10 | Surendra Nath | 738 | 0.60% | Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 11 | Shodeyal Roy | 712 | 0.60% | Lok Dal (B) |
| 12 | Bijoy Roy | 597 | 0.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 13 | Ganesh Roy | 574 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 14 | Ashok Kumar Singh | 467 | 0.40% | Janata Party (JP) |
| 15 | Sudarshan Pd. Singh | 355 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 16 | Harihar Singh | 346 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 17 | Bindeshwar Pd. | 297 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 18 | Bishwa Nath Roy | 268 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 19 | Bachcha Pd. Roy | 167 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 20 | Anil Koo Singh | 108 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | Jangli Baitha | 95 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Parichhan Roy | 93 | 0.10% | Doordarshi Party |
| 23 | Chandra Mohan Pd. | 67 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 24 | Bishwa Nandan Ram | 57 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 25 | Jagdish Ray | 55 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Kamal Koo Singh | 46 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 27 | Jaishankar Ray | 43 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 28 | Birendra Kumar Singh | 39 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 29 | Bishwanath Singh | 31 | 0.00% | Bhatiya Krishi Udyog Sangh |
| 30 | Nageshwar Pd. Yadaw | 30 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 31 | Mahendra Ray | 18 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 32 | Satyendra Mishra | 17 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 33 | Chandra Bhushan Singh | 15 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 34 | Ram Lochan Singh | 10 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 35 | Bijoy Kumar Kamal | 9 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Sonepur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1990 Assembly election, 35 candidates contested for this seat. Raj Kumar Roy (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 46,208 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.