Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Syed Abu Dojana of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Sursand Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 52,857 votes (33.70% vote share). The runner-up was Amit Kumar (Independent) with 29,623 votes.
A total of 18 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 | Syed Abu Dojana | 52857 | 33.70% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Amit Kumar | 29623 | 18.90% | Independent |
| 3 | Pappu Kumar Chaudhary | 15662 | 10.00% | Independent |
| 4 | Shahid Ali Khan | 13954 | 8.90% | Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) |
| 5 | Nawal Kishor Raut | 10342 | 6.60% | Communist Party Of India |
| 6 | Vijay Kumar | 6740 | 4.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Jai Nandan Prasad Yadav | 4301 | 2.70% | Independent |
| 8 | Uma Shankar Gupta | 4119 | 2.60% | Independent |
| 9 | Nawal Mandal | 3297 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 10 | Mahesh Kumar | 2310 | 1.50% | Independent |
| 11 | Gobind Thakur | 2131 | 1.40% | Independent |
| 12 | Satyanarayan Thakur | 1978 | 1.30% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 13 | Manoj Purwe | 1481 | 1.00% | Samajwadi Party |
| 14 | Vijay Kumar Hathi | 1473 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 15 | Bharat Bhushan Sahani | 1369 | 0.90% | Garib Janta Dal (Secular) |
| 16 | Santosh Kumar | 1099 | 0.70% | Bahujan Nyay Dal |
| 17 | Sachin Shekhar | 1068 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 18 | Mukesh Kumar Singh | 970 | 0.60% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
The Sursand constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Syed Abu Dojana (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 52,857 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.