Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Janak Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Taraiya Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 53,430 votes (32.40% vote share). The runner-up was Sipahi Lal Mahto (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 42,123 votes.
A total of 17 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 | Janak Singh | 53430 | 32.40% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Sipahi Lal Mahto | 42123 | 25.50% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Sudhir Kumar Singh | 15425 | 9.40% | Independent |
| 4 | Shailendra Pratap | 13995 | 8.50% | Independent |
| 5 | Saroj Kumar Giri | 11550 | 7.00% | Independent |
| 6 | Mithilesh Kumar | 9039 | 5.50% | Independent |
| 7 | Mudrika Prasad Roy | 7289 | 4.40% | Independent |
| 8 | Satrudhan Singh | 4510 | 2.70% | Independent |
| 9 | Shaukat Ali | 1753 | 1.10% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 10 | Dhananjay Kumar Singh | 1470 | 0.90% | Independent |
| 11 | Ranjay Kumar Singh | 1068 | 0.70% | Shiv Sena |
| 12 | Raj Kishore Prasad | 766 | 0.50% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
| 13 | Braj Bihari Singh | 622 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 14 | Chandni Devi | 563 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 15 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | 515 | 0.30% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 16 | Aman Anand | 464 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 17 | Rana Partap Singh | 374 | 0.20% | All India Forward Bloc |
The Taraiya constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Janak Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 53,430 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.