Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010
Prem Ranjan Patel of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Surajgarha Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 49,511 votes (38.50% vote share). The runner-up was Prahlad Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 46,583 votes.
A total of 15 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 | Prem Ranjan Patel | 49511 | 38.50% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Prahlad Yadav | 46583 | 36.30% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Sitaram Singh | 5690 | 4.40% | Independent |
| 4 | Manoj Kumar | 5274 | 4.10% | Independent |
| 5 | Sunil Kumar | 5078 | 4.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Sireesh Kumar Shandilya | 2646 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 7 | Sujit Kumar | 2212 | 1.70% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 8 | Pankaj Kumar Singh | 2067 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 9 | Shyam Kishore Singh | 1943 | 1.50% | Bharat Vikas Morcha |
| 10 | Jitendra Kumar | 1930 | 1.50% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 11 | Manoj Kumar | 1423 | 1.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 12 | Janardan Singh | 1400 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 13 | Ram Naresh Panday | 1152 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 14 | Chandra Deo Yadav | 1054 | 0.80% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 15 | Arun Kumar Paswan | 521 | 0.40% | Independent |
The Surajgarha constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Prem Ranjan Patel (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 49,511 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.