Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Naushad Alam (TATPAUWA) of Janata Dal (United) won the Thakurganj Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 74,239 votes (41.20% vote share). The runner-up was Gopal Kumar Agrawal (Lok Jan Shakti Party) with 66,152 votes.
A total of 11 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 | Naushad Alam (TATPAUWA) | 74239 | 41.20% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Gopal Kumar Agrawal | 66152 | 36.70% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 3 | Faiyaz Alam | 12136 | 6.70% | Samajwadi Party |
| 4 | Ahmad Hussain | 11176 | 6.20% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 5 | Chitranjan Singh | 3693 | 2.10% | Independent |
| 6 | Mustak Alam | 3137 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 7 | Punam Devi | 1562 | 0.90% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 8 | Md Isamail | 1161 | 0.60% | Janta Dal Rashtravadi |
| 9 | Naushad Alam (TELIBHITTA) | 1041 | 0.60% | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 10 | Hemant Roy | 998 | 0.60% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 11 | Pramod Ram | 696 | 0.40% | Loktantrik Janata Party (Secular) |
The Thakurganj constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Naushad Alam (TATPAUWA) (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 74,239 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.