Who won Asthawan in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Jitendra Kumar of Janata Dal (United) won the Asthawan constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Anil Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 11,600 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Asthawan?

Jitendra Kumar won Asthawan by 11,600 votes, which is 8.11% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Asthawan in 2020?

Voter turnout in Asthawan constituency was 49.51% in the 2020 election, with 1,44,203 votes cast out of 2,91,267 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 171

Asthawan (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Jitendra Kumar

Janata Dal (United)

51,525

votes

Runner-Up

Anil Kumar

Rashtriya Janata Dal

39,925

votes

Won by 11,600 votes

Margin: 8.11%

Total Valid Votes: 1,43,006

Candidate-Wise Results

20 candidates contested this seat

A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Asthawan seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: JITENDRA KUMAR (JD(U)), ANIL KUMAR (RJD), RAMESH KUMAR (LJP), BIPIN KUMAR (IND), GAURI KUMAR (IND), AJEET KUMAR (IND), UDAY SHANKAR KUMAR (IND), SUSHIL PRASAD (JD(S)), CHANDRA MAULI PRASAD (IND), PUNAM KUMARI (TPLRSP), ANIL KUMAR (BMF), BALMUKUND PASWAN (IND), RAGHUNATH RAM (RTJPS), GENORI MOCHI (BMUP), DEOKI PASWAN (BRRTD), RAJEEV RANJAN (BHRTSBLP), SACHINDRA KUMAR (BPL), SUJAY KUMAR (RSSCMJP), VINITA KUMARI (SHS). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Asthawan 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	171	Asthawan	JITENDRA KUMAR	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	47	GENERAL	51,125	400	51,525	35.75%	0.00%	Won
2	171	Asthawan	ANIL KUMAR	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	59	GENERAL	39,595	330	39,925	27.70%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	171	Asthawan	RAMESH KUMAR	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	45	GENERAL	21,768	76	21,844	15.16%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	171	Asthawan	BIPIN KUMAR	IND	Pressure Cooker	MALE	62	GENERAL	9,101	33	9,134	6.34%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	171	Asthawan	GAURI KUMAR	IND	BOX	MALE	31	GENERAL	3,605	3	3,608	2.50%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	171	Asthawan	AJEET KUMAR	IND	Helicopter	MALE	29	GENERAL	2,444	2	2,446	1.70%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	171	Asthawan	UDAY SHANKAR KUMAR	IND	Black Board	MALE	33	GENERAL	2,390	1	2,391	1.66%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	171	Asthawan	SUSHIL PRASAD	JD(S)	A lady farmer carrying paddy on her head	MALE	40	GENERAL	1,749	9	1,758	1.22%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	171	Asthawan	CHANDRA MAULI PRASAD	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	61	GENERAL	1,431	1	1,432	0.99%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	171	Asthawan	PUNAM KUMARI	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	FEMALE	27	GENERAL	1,306	5	1,311	0.91%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	171	Asthawan	ANIL KUMAR	BMF	Bicycle Pump	MALE	55	GENERAL	1,284	4	1,288	0.89%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	171	Asthawan	BALMUKUND PASWAN	IND	Truck	MALE	48	GENERAL	1,257	2	1,259	0.87%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	171	Asthawan	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,098	4	1,102	0.76%	0.00%
14	171	Asthawan	RAGHUNATH RAM	RTJPS	Saw	MALE	57	GENERAL	955	2	957	0.66%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	171	Asthawan	GENORI MOCHI	BMUP	Cot	MALE	34	SC	935	3	938	0.65%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	171	Asthawan	DEOKI PASWAN	BRRTD	COMPUTER	MALE	75	SC	911	6	917	0.64%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	171	Asthawan	RAJEEV RANJAN	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	44	GENERAL	666	1	667	0.46%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	171	Asthawan	SACHINDRA KUMAR	BPL	FLUTE	MALE	50	GENERAL	634	3	637	0.44%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	171	Asthawan	SUJAY KUMAR	RSSCMJP	HOCKEY and BALL	MALE	27	GENERAL	560	2	562	0.39%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	171	Asthawan	VINITA KUMARI	SHS	Man Blowing Turha	FEMALE	39	GENERAL	405	2	407	0.28%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

JITENDRA KUMAR

JD(U)

Won

Total Votes51,525

% of Valid + NOTA35.75%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes51,125Postal Votes400% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

ANIL KUMAR

RJD

Runner-up

Total Votes39,925

% of Valid + NOTA27.70%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes39,595Postal Votes330% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

RAMESH KUMAR

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes21,844

% of Valid + NOTA15.16%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes21,768Postal Votes76% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

BIPIN KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes9,134

% of Valid + NOTA6.34%

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SymbolPressure CookerGenderMALEAge62CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes9,101Postal Votes33% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

GAURI KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,608

% of Valid + NOTA2.50%

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SymbolBOXGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,605Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

AJEET KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,446

% of Valid + NOTA1.70%

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SymbolHelicopterGenderMALEAge29CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,444Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

UDAY SHANKAR KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,391

% of Valid + NOTA1.66%

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SymbolBlack BoardGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,390Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

SUSHIL PRASAD

JD(S)

Forfeited

Total Votes1,758

% of Valid + NOTA1.22%

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SymbolA lady farmer carrying paddy on her headGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,749Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

CHANDRA MAULI PRASAD

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,432

% of Valid + NOTA0.99%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge61CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,431Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

PUNAM KUMARI

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,311

% of Valid + NOTA0.91%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderFEMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,306Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

ANIL KUMAR

BMF

Forfeited

Total Votes1,288

% of Valid + NOTA0.89%

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SymbolBicycle PumpGenderMALEAge55CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,284Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

BALMUKUND PASWAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,259

% of Valid + NOTA0.87%

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SymbolTruckGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,257Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

NOTA

Total Votes1,102

% of Valid + NOTA0.76%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,098Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

RAGHUNATH RAM

RTJPS

Forfeited

Total Votes957

% of Valid + NOTA0.66%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes955Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

GENORI MOCHI

BMUP

Forfeited

Total Votes938

% of Valid + NOTA0.65%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge34CategorySCGeneral Votes935Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

DEOKI PASWAN

BRRTD

Forfeited

Total Votes917

% of Valid + NOTA0.64%

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SymbolCOMPUTERGenderMALEAge75CategorySCGeneral Votes911Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

RAJEEV RANJAN

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes667

% of Valid + NOTA0.46%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes666Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

SACHINDRA KUMAR

BPL

Forfeited

Total Votes637

% of Valid + NOTA0.44%

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SymbolFLUTEGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes634Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

SUJAY KUMAR

RSSCMJP

Forfeited

Total Votes562

% of Valid + NOTA0.39%

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SymbolHOCKEY and BALLGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes560Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 171 · Asthawan

VINITA KUMARI

SHS

Forfeited

Total Votes407

% of Valid + NOTA0.28%

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SymbolMan Blowing TurhaGenderFEMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes405Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

JD(U)35.75%

RJD27.70%

LJP15.16%

IND6.34%

IND2.50%

IND1.70%

IND1.66%

JD(S)1.22%

IND0.99%

TPLRSP0.91%

BMF0.89%

IND0.87%

NOTA0.76%

RTJPS0.66%

BMUP0.65%

BRRTD0.64%

BHRTSBLP0.46%

BPL0.44%

RSSCMJP0.39%

SHS0.28%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Jitendra Kumar of Janata Dal (United) won the Asthawan seat by a margin of 11,600 votes (8.11% of total votes), defeating Anil Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal. Voter turnout was 49.51%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,91,267

Total Voters

1,44,203

Turnout

49.51%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,55,876 / 1,35,382 / 9

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

75,808 / 67,410 / 1

Postal Votes

984

Service Electors

569

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	17	3	20
Nomination Rejected	0	0	0
Withdrawn	0	1	1
Contested	17	2	19
Forfeited Deposit	15	2	17

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,43,006

NOTA:1,102

Rejected / Test:95

EVM Votes

1,43,219

Postal Votes

984

Valid Postal

885

NOTA % of Valid

0.77%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

424

Avg. Electors / Station

~687

Key Dates

Polling Date

3 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Asthawan in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Jitendra Kumar of Janata Dal (United) won the Asthawan constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Anil Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 11,600 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Asthawan?: Jitendra Kumar won Asthawan by 11,600 votes, which is 8.11% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Asthawan in 2020?: Voter turnout in Asthawan constituency was 49.51% in the 2020 election, with 1,44,203 votes cast out of 2,91,267 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Asthawan in 2020?: A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Asthawan seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: JITENDRA KUMAR (JD(U)), ANIL KUMAR (RJD), RAMESH KUMAR (LJP), BIPIN KUMAR (IND), GAURI KUMAR (IND), AJEET KUMAR (IND), UDAY SHANKAR KUMAR (IND), SUSHIL PRASAD (JD(S)), CHANDRA MAULI PRASAD (IND), PUNAM KUMARI (TPLRSP), ANIL KUMAR (BMF), BALMUKUND PASWAN (IND), RAGHUNATH RAM (RTJPS), GENORI MOCHI (BMUP), DEOKI PASWAN (BRRTD), RAJEEV RANJAN (BHRTSBLP), SACHINDRA KUMAR (BPL), SUJAY KUMAR (RSSCMJP), VINITA KUMARI (SHS). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Asthawan?: RAMESH KUMAR (LJP), BIPIN KUMAR (IND), GAURI KUMAR (IND), AJEET KUMAR (IND), UDAY SHANKAR KUMAR (IND), SUSHIL PRASAD (JD(S)), CHANDRA MAULI PRASAD (IND), PUNAM KUMARI (TPLRSP), ANIL KUMAR (BMF), BALMUKUND PASWAN (IND), RAGHUNATH RAM (RTJPS), GENORI MOCHI (BMUP), DEOKI PASWAN (BRRTD), RAJEEV RANJAN (BHRTSBLP), SACHINDRA KUMAR (BPL), SUJAY KUMAR (RSSCMJP), VINITA KUMARI (SHS) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Asthawan election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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