Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010
Subodh Rai of Janata Dal (United) won the Sultanganj Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 34,652 votes (28.10% vote share). The runner-up was Ramavatar Mandal (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 29,807 votes.
A total of 24 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 | Subodh Rai | 34652 | 28.10% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Ramavatar Mandal | 29807 | 24.10% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Omdutta Choudhary | 9020 | 7.30% | Loktantrik Samata Dal |
| 4 | Suresh Mohan Jha | 8045 | 6.50% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | 6198 | 5.00% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Binod Singh | 6153 | 5.00% | Independent |
| 7 | Md Maqusood Alam | 5016 | 4.10% | Independent |
| 8 | Ganesh Paswan | 2595 | 2.10% | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 9 | Pranaw Roy | 2558 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Gautam Yadav | 2543 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Haidar Ali | 2133 | 1.70% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 12 | Pragya Kumar | 2087 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 13 | Sanjay Panday | 1778 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 14 | Zafar Alam | 1451 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 15 | Rajesh Kumar | 1412 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Matiur Rahman | 1412 | 1.10% | Ambedkar National Congress |
| 17 | Shivnandan Sharma | 1233 | 1.00% | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST) |
| 18 | Dr. Birendra Singh | 1079 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 19 | Ashokyadav | 929 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 20 | Rizwan | 825 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 21 | Ram Rekha Singh | 749 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 22 | Chandan Sharma | 730 | 0.60% | Shiv Sena |
| 23 | Virendra Kumar Ravi | 598 | 0.50% | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 24 | Rahul | 549 | 0.40% | Samajwadi Party |
The Sultanganj constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 24 candidates contested for this seat. Subodh Rai (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 34,652 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.