Who won Arwal in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Maha Nand Singh of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won the Arwal constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Dipak Kumar Sharma of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 19,950 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Arwal?

Maha Nand Singh won Arwal by 19,950 votes, which is 13.97% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Arwal in 2020?

Voter turnout in Arwal constituency was 56.10% in the 2020 election, with 1,45,123 votes cast out of 2,58,687 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 214

Arwal (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Maha Nand Singh

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

68,286

votes

Runner-Up

Dipak Kumar Sharma

Bharatiya Janata Party

48,336

votes

Won by 19,950 votes

Margin: 13.97%

Total Valid Votes: 1,42,368

Candidate-Wise Results

24 candidates contested this seat

A total of 24 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Arwal seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Maha Nand Singh (CPI(ML)(L)), Dipak Kumar Sharma (BJP), Subhash Chandra Yadav (RLSP), Mohan Kumar (JP), Ajay Kumar (IND), Anita Kumari (IND), Vimala Kumari (BHRTSBLP), Abhishek Ranjan (JAPL), Krishna Kishore (JD(S)), Anil Kumar Pandit (RSWD), Sikandar Kumar (JRJP), Shah Imran Ahmad (IND), Subhash Sharma (APKSP), Kameshwar Thakur (BMUP), Sanjay Kumar (AHFBK), Gorakh Rajwar (IND), Aunrag Kumar (PPID), Vimlesh Kumar (PMS), Bhim Paswan (IND), Md Shabbir Alam (BHULKD), Kumar Gaurav (IND), Vikash Kumar (IND), Shashi Bhushan Sinha (IND). 21 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Arwal 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	214	Arwal	Maha Nand Singh	CPI(ML)(L)	Flag with Three Stars	MALE	57	GENERAL	67,524	762	68,286	47.18%	0.00%	Won
2	214	Arwal	Dipak Kumar Sharma	BJP	Lotus	MALE	50	GENERAL	47,873	463	48,336	33.40%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	214	Arwal	Subhash Chandra Yadav	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	47	GENERAL	7,867	74	7,941	5.49%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	214	Arwal	Mohan Kumar	JP	Haldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)	MALE	37	GENERAL	2,588	6	2,594	1.79%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	214	Arwal	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	2,357	15	2,372	1.64%	0.00%
6	214	Arwal	Ajay Kumar	IND	Bat	MALE	32	GENERAL	2,339	3	2,342	1.62%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	214	Arwal	Anita Kumari	IND	Ludo	FEMALE	36	GENERAL	1,493	5	1,498	1.03%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	214	Arwal	Vimala Kumari	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	FEMALE	40	GENERAL	1,316	21	1,337	0.92%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	214	Arwal	Abhishek Ranjan	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	36	GENERAL	1,291	18	1,309	0.90%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	214	Arwal	Krishna Kishore	JD(S)	A lady farmer carrying paddy on her head	MALE	71	GENERAL	940	5	945	0.65%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	214	Arwal	Anil Kumar Pandit	RSWD	Winnower	MALE	30	GENERAL	909	2	911	0.63%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	214	Arwal	Sikandar Kumar	JRJP	Football	MALE	39	GENERAL	907	4	911	0.63%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	214	Arwal	Shah Imran Ahmad	IND	Bead Necklace	MALE	53	GENERAL	807	5	812	0.56%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	214	Arwal	Subhash Sharma	APKSP	Plate Containing Food	MALE	48	GENERAL	784	8	792	0.55%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	214	Arwal	Kameshwar Thakur	BMUP	Cot	MALE	61	GENERAL	641	11	652	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	214	Arwal	Sanjay Kumar	AHFBK	CHESS BOARD	MALE	32	SC	633	3	636	0.44%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	214	Arwal	Gorakh Rajwar	IND	Walking Stick	MALE	43	SC	530	0	530	0.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	214	Arwal	Aunrag Kumar	PPID	Table	MALE	40	SC	488	12	500	0.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	214	Arwal	Vimlesh Kumar	PMS	Battery torch	MALE	25	GENERAL	461	5	466	0.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	214	Arwal	Bhim Paswan	IND	Well	MALE	32	SC	441	3	444	0.31%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	214	Arwal	Md Shabbir Alam	BHULKD	Gas Cylinder	MALE	45	GENERAL	359	4	363	0.25%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	214	Arwal	Kumar Gaurav	IND	Key	MALE	32	GENERAL	262	1	263	0.18%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	214	Arwal	Vikash Kumar	IND	Dolli	MALE	27	GENERAL	260	0	260	0.18%	0.00%	Forfeited
24	214	Arwal	Shashi Bhushan Sinha	IND	Bricks	MALE	61	GENERAL	240	0	240	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Maha Nand Singh

CPI(ML)(L)

Won

Total Votes68,286

% of Valid + NOTA47.18%

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SymbolFlag with Three StarsGenderMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes67,524Postal Votes762% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Dipak Kumar Sharma

BJP

Runner-up

Total Votes48,336

% of Valid + NOTA33.40%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes47,873Postal Votes463% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Subhash Chandra Yadav

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes7,941

% of Valid + NOTA5.49%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes7,867Postal Votes74% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Mohan Kumar

Forfeited

Total Votes2,594

% of Valid + NOTA1.79%

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SymbolHaldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)GenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,588Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

NOTA

Total Votes2,372

% of Valid + NOTA1.64%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes2,357Postal Votes15% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Ajay Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,342

% of Valid + NOTA1.62%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,339Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Anita Kumari

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,498

% of Valid + NOTA1.03%

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SymbolLudoGenderFEMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,493Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Vimala Kumari

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,337

% of Valid + NOTA0.92%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderFEMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,316Postal Votes21% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Abhishek Ranjan

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes1,309

% of Valid + NOTA0.90%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,291Postal Votes18% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Krishna Kishore

JD(S)

Forfeited

Total Votes945

% of Valid + NOTA0.65%

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SymbolA lady farmer carrying paddy on her headGenderMALEAge71CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes940Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Anil Kumar Pandit

RSWD

Forfeited

Total Votes911

% of Valid + NOTA0.63%

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SymbolWinnowerGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes909Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Sikandar Kumar

JRJP

Forfeited

Total Votes911

% of Valid + NOTA0.63%

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SymbolFootballGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes907Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Shah Imran Ahmad

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes812

% of Valid + NOTA0.56%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes807Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Subhash Sharma

APKSP

Forfeited

Total Votes792

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolPlate Containing FoodGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes784Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Kameshwar Thakur

BMUP

Forfeited

Total Votes652

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge61CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes641Postal Votes11% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Sanjay Kumar

AHFBK

Forfeited

Total Votes636

% of Valid + NOTA0.44%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge32CategorySCGeneral Votes633Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Gorakh Rajwar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes530

% of Valid + NOTA0.37%

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SymbolWalking StickGenderMALEAge43CategorySCGeneral Votes530Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Aunrag Kumar

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes500

% of Valid + NOTA0.35%

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SymbolTableGenderMALEAge40CategorySCGeneral Votes488Postal Votes12% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Vimlesh Kumar

PMS

Forfeited

Total Votes466

% of Valid + NOTA0.32%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge25CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes461Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Bhim Paswan

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes444

% of Valid + NOTA0.31%

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SymbolWellGenderMALEAge32CategorySCGeneral Votes441Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Md Shabbir Alam

BHULKD

Forfeited

Total Votes363

% of Valid + NOTA0.25%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes359Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Kumar Gaurav

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes263

% of Valid + NOTA0.18%

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SymbolKeyGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes262Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Vikash Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes260

% of Valid + NOTA0.18%

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SymbolDolliGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes260Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 24 · Constituency No. 214 · Arwal

Shashi Bhushan Sinha

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes240

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolBricksGenderMALEAge61CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes240Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

CPI(ML)(L)47.18%

BJP33.40%

RLSP5.49%

JP1.79%

NOTA1.64%

IND1.62%

IND1.03%

BHRTSBLP0.92%

JAPL0.90%

JD(S)0.65%

RSWD0.63%

JRJP0.63%

IND0.56%

APKSP0.55%

BMUP0.45%

AHFBK0.44%

IND0.37%

PPID0.35%

PMS0.32%

IND0.31%

BHULKD0.25%

IND0.18%

IND0.17%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Maha Nand Singh of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won the Arwal seat by a margin of 19,950 votes (13.97% of total votes), defeating Dipak Kumar Sharma of Bharatiya Janata Party. Voter turnout was 56.10%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,58,687

Total Voters

1,45,123

Turnout

56.10%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,34,992 / 1,23,694 / 1

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

77,968 / 65,341 / 1

Postal Votes

1,813

Service Electors

1,788

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	23	2	25
Nomination Rejected	1	0	1
Withdrawn	1	0	1
Contested	21	2	23
Forfeited Deposit	19	2	21

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,42,368

NOTA:2,372

Rejected / Test:383

EVM Votes

1,43,310

Postal Votes

1,813

Valid Postal

1,415

NOTA % of Valid

1.67%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

372

Avg. Electors / Station

~695

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 Arwal in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Maha Nand Singh of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won the Arwal constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Dipak Kumar Sharma of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 19,950 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Arwal?: Maha Nand Singh won Arwal by 19,950 votes, which is 13.97% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Arwal in 2020?: Voter turnout in Arwal constituency was 56.10% in the 2020 election, with 1,45,123 votes cast out of 2,58,687 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Arwal in 2020?: A total of 24 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Arwal seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Maha Nand Singh (CPI(ML)(L)), Dipak Kumar Sharma (BJP), Subhash Chandra Yadav (RLSP), Mohan Kumar (JP), Ajay Kumar (IND), Anita Kumari (IND), Vimala Kumari (BHRTSBLP), Abhishek Ranjan (JAPL), Krishna Kishore (JD(S)), Anil Kumar Pandit (RSWD), Sikandar Kumar (JRJP), Shah Imran Ahmad (IND), Subhash Sharma (APKSP), Kameshwar Thakur (BMUP), Sanjay Kumar (AHFBK), Gorakh Rajwar (IND), Aunrag Kumar (PPID), Vimlesh Kumar (PMS), Bhim Paswan (IND), Md Shabbir Alam (BHULKD), Kumar Gaurav (IND), Vikash Kumar (IND), Shashi Bhushan Sinha (IND). 21 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Arwal?: Subhash Chandra Yadav (RLSP), Mohan Kumar (JP), Ajay Kumar (IND), Anita Kumari (IND), Vimala Kumari (BHRTSBLP), Abhishek Ranjan (JAPL), Krishna Kishore (JD(S)), Anil Kumar Pandit (RSWD), Sikandar Kumar (JRJP), Shah Imran Ahmad (IND), Subhash Sharma (APKSP), Kameshwar Thakur (BMUP), Sanjay Kumar (AHFBK), Gorakh Rajwar (IND), Aunrag Kumar (PPID), Vimlesh Kumar (PMS), Bhim Paswan (IND), Md Shabbir Alam (BHULKD), Kumar Gaurav (IND), Vikash Kumar (IND), Shashi Bhushan Sinha (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Arwal election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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