Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Prahlad Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Surajgarha Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 62,306 votes (33.20% vote share). The runner-up was Ramanand Mandal (Janata Dal (United)) with 52,717 votes.
A total of 19 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 | Prahlad Yadav | 62306 | 33.20% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Ramanand Mandal | 52717 | 28.10% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3 | Ravishanker Prasad Singh | 44797 | 23.90% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 4 | Bipin Kumar | 4118 | 2.20% | Independent |
| 5 | Ganesh Kumar | 3714 | 2.00% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 6 | Gangadhar Pandey | 2954 | 1.60% | Independent |
| 7 | Ranjan Kumar | 2164 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Murari Singh | 2137 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 9 | Shankar Sharma Alias Shankar Das Ji Maharaj | 1849 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 10 | Sharvan Kumar Anand | 1672 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 11 | Shyam Kishore Singh | 1639 | 0.90% | Bhartiya Sablog Party |
| 12 | Rupesh Kumar Shrivastava | 1337 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 13 | Abhishek Ranjan | 1162 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 14 | Pappu Singh | 1090 | 0.60% | Rashtriya Jan Jan Party |
| 15 | Amarjit Patel | 990 | 0.50% | Independent |
| 16 | Sandip Kumar | 960 | 0.50% | Jantantrik Lokhit Party |
| 17 | Akhileshwar Bhagat | 800 | 0.40% | Bahujan Maha Party |
| 18 | Rana Amit Kumar Singh | 681 | 0.40% | Janata Party |
| 19 | Ajay Kumar | 581 | 0.30% | Aam Janta Party Rashtriya |
The Surajgarha constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 19 candidates contested for this seat. Prahlad Yadav (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 62,306 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.