Who won Arrah in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Amrendra Pratap Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Arrah constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Quyamuddin Ansari of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) by a margin of 3,002 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Arrah?

Amrendra Pratap Singh won Arrah by 3,002 votes, which is 1.91% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Arrah in 2020?

Voter turnout in Arrah constituency was 48.44% in the 2020 election, with 1,59,640 votes cast out of 3,29,572 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 194

Arrah (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Amrendra Pratap Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party

71,781

votes

Runner-Up

Quyamuddin Ansari

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)

68,779

votes

Won by 3,002 votes

Margin: 1.91%

Total Valid Votes: 1,56,521

Candidate-Wise Results

16 candidates contested this seat

A total of 16 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Arrah seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Amrendra Pratap singh (BJP), Quyamuddin Ansari (CPI(ML)(L)), Hakim Prasad (IND), Sheodas Singh (IND), Brajesh Kumar Singh (JAPL), Praveen Kumar Singh (RLSP), Gorakh Ram (VPI), Dilip Kumar Singh (RSTJLKPS), Anil Kumar Singh (JP), Shabana (IND), Kajal Kumari (AKHDBRYVP), Chandra Bhanu Gupta (IND), Sanjay Shekhar Shukla (IND), Shobhnath Yadav (IND), Kumar Ashutosh (IND). 13 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Arrah constituency, 2020 Bihar Assembly Election
Rank	Constituency No.	Constituency Name	Candidate	Party	Symbol	Gender	Age	Category	General Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% Valid+NOTA	% Electors	Status
1	194	Arrah	Amrendra Pratap singh	BJP	Lotus	MALE	73	GENERAL	70,355	1,426	71,781	45.05%	0.00%	Won
2	194	Arrah	Quyamuddin Ansari	CPI(ML)(L)	Flag with Three Stars	MALE	48	GENERAL	67,250	1,529	68,779	43.17%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	194	Arrah	Hakim Prasad	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	45	GENERAL	4,280	80	4,360	2.74%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	194	Arrah	Sheodas Singh	IND	Football	MALE	82	GENERAL	2,983	8	2,991	1.88%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	194	Arrah	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	2,752	59	2,811	1.76%	0.00%
6	194	Arrah	Brajesh Kumar Singh	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	42	GENERAL	1,185	36	1,221	0.77%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	194	Arrah	Praveen Kumar Singh	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	52	GENERAL	1,126	34	1,160	0.73%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	194	Arrah	Gorakh Ram	VPI	Gas Cylinder	MALE	52	SC	1,113	12	1,125	0.71%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	194	Arrah	Dilip Kumar Singh	RSTJLKPS	Cot	MALE	49	GENERAL	992	11	1,003	0.63%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	194	Arrah	Anil Kumar Singh	JP	Haldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)	MALE	66	GENERAL	699	17	716	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	194	Arrah	Shabana	IND	Gas Stove	FEMALE	31	GENERAL	689	9	698	0.44%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	194	Arrah	Kajal Kumari	AKHDBRYVP	Wool and Needle	FEMALE	26	GENERAL	619	12	631	0.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	194	Arrah	Chandra Bhanu Gupta	IND	Cup & Saucer	MALE	49	GENERAL	621	10	631	0.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	194	Arrah	Sanjay Shekhar Shukla	IND	Apple	MALE	63	GENERAL	604	5	609	0.38%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	194	Arrah	Shobhnath Yadav	IND	Almirah	MALE	32	GENERAL	444	13	457	0.29%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	194	Arrah	Kumar Ashutosh	IND	Air Conditioner	MALE	26	GENERAL	352	7	359	0.23%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Amrendra Pratap singh

BJP

Won

Total Votes71,781

% of Valid + NOTA45.05%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge73CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes70,355Postal Votes1,426% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Quyamuddin Ansari

CPI(ML)(L)

Runner-up

Total Votes68,779

% of Valid + NOTA43.17%

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SymbolFlag with Three StarsGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes67,250Postal Votes1,529% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Hakim Prasad

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,360

% of Valid + NOTA2.74%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,280Postal Votes80% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Sheodas Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,991

% of Valid + NOTA1.88%

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SymbolFootballGenderMALEAge82CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,983Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

NOTA

Total Votes2,811

% of Valid + NOTA1.76%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes2,752Postal Votes59% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Brajesh Kumar Singh

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes1,221

% of Valid + NOTA0.77%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,185Postal Votes36% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Praveen Kumar Singh

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,160

% of Valid + NOTA0.73%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,126Postal Votes34% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Gorakh Ram

VPI

Forfeited

Total Votes1,125

% of Valid + NOTA0.71%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge52CategorySCGeneral Votes1,113Postal Votes12% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Dilip Kumar Singh

RSTJLKPS

Forfeited

Total Votes1,003

% of Valid + NOTA0.63%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes992Postal Votes11% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Anil Kumar Singh

Forfeited

Total Votes716

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolHaldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)GenderMALEAge66CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes699Postal Votes17% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Shabana

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes698

% of Valid + NOTA0.44%

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SymbolGas StoveGenderFEMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes689Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Kajal Kumari

AKHDBRYVP

Forfeited

Total Votes631

% of Valid + NOTA0.40%

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SymbolWool and NeedleGenderFEMALEAge26CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes619Postal Votes12% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Chandra Bhanu Gupta

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes631

% of Valid + NOTA0.40%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes621Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Sanjay Shekhar Shukla

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes609

% of Valid + NOTA0.38%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge63CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes604Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Shobhnath Yadav

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes457

% of Valid + NOTA0.29%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes444Postal Votes13% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 194 · Arrah

Kumar Ashutosh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes359

% of Valid + NOTA0.23%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge26CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes352Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

BJP45.05%

CPI(ML)(L)43.17%

IND2.74%

IND1.88%

NOTA1.76%

JAPL0.77%

RLSP0.73%

VPI0.71%

RSTJLKPS0.63%

JP0.45%

IND0.44%

AKHDBRYVP0.40%

IND0.40%

IND0.38%

IND0.29%

IND0.23%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Amrendra Pratap Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Arrah seat by a margin of 3,002 votes (1.91% of total votes), defeating Quyamuddin Ansari of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation). Voter turnout was 48.44%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,29,572

Total Voters

1,59,640

Turnout

48.44%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,79,477 / 1,50,089 / 6

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

89,796 / 66,268 / 0

Postal Votes

3,576

Service Electors

2,080

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	25	3	28
Nomination Rejected	12	1	13
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	13	2	15
Forfeited Deposit	11	2	13

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,56,521

NOTA:2,811

Rejected / Test:308

EVM Votes

1,56,064

Postal Votes

3,576

Valid Postal

3,209

NOTA % of Valid

1.80%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

467

Avg. Electors / Station

~706

Key Dates

Polling Date

28 Oct 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Arrah in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Amrendra Pratap Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Arrah constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Quyamuddin Ansari of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) by a margin of 3,002 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Arrah?: Amrendra Pratap Singh won Arrah by 3,002 votes, which is 1.91% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Arrah in 2020?: Voter turnout in Arrah constituency was 48.44% in the 2020 election, with 1,59,640 votes cast out of 3,29,572 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Arrah in 2020?: A total of 16 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Arrah seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Amrendra Pratap singh (BJP), Quyamuddin Ansari (CPI(ML)(L)), Hakim Prasad (IND), Sheodas Singh (IND), Brajesh Kumar Singh (JAPL), Praveen Kumar Singh (RLSP), Gorakh Ram (VPI), Dilip Kumar Singh (RSTJLKPS), Anil Kumar Singh (JP), Shabana (IND), Kajal Kumari (AKHDBRYVP), Chandra Bhanu Gupta (IND), Sanjay Shekhar Shukla (IND), Shobhnath Yadav (IND), Kumar Ashutosh (IND). 13 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Arrah?: Hakim Prasad (IND), Sheodas Singh (IND), Brajesh Kumar Singh (JAPL), Praveen Kumar Singh (RLSP), Gorakh Ram (VPI), Dilip Kumar Singh (RSTJLKPS), Anil Kumar Singh (JP), Shabana (IND), Kajal Kumari (AKHDBRYVP), Chandra Bhanu Gupta (IND), Sanjay Shekhar Shukla (IND), Shobhnath Yadav (IND), Kumar Ashutosh (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Arrah election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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