Who won Bahadurpur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Madan Sahni of Janata Dal (United) won the Bahadurpur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Ramesh Choudhary of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 2,629 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Bahadurpur?

Madan Sahni won Bahadurpur by 2,629 votes, which is 1.51% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Bahadurpur in 2020?

Voter turnout in Bahadurpur constituency was 59.39% in the 2020 election, with 1,78,188 votes cast out of 3,00,009 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 85

Bahadurpur (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Madan Sahni

Janata Dal (United)

68,538

votes

Runner-Up

Ramesh Choudhary

Rashtriya Janata Dal

65,909

votes

Won by 2,629 votes

Margin: 1.51%

Total Valid Votes: 1,74,138

Candidate-Wise Results

16 candidates contested this seat

A total of 16 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Bahadurpur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Madan Sahni (JD(U)), Ramesh Choudhary (RJD), Devendra Kumar Jha (LJP), Binay Kumar Singh (IND), Baldeo Ram (IND), Vikram Singh (BHRTSBLP), Mahendra Sahani (IND), Ram Prabhanjan Choudhary (RJNJNP), Mohammad Salauddin (BSP), Rohit Kumar Paswan (ASPKR), Arun Thakur (LGJNPSCL), Krishna Kumar Das (RSTJNVKSP), Birendra Kumar Paswan (VBA), Priyanka Singh (TPLRSP), Manish Kumar (BGMP). 13 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Bahadurpur 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	85	Bahadurpur	Madan Sahni	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	53	GENERAL	68,432	106	68,538	38.50%	0.00%	Won
2	85	Bahadurpur	Ramesh Choudhary	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	59	GENERAL	65,617	292	65,909	37.03%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	85	Bahadurpur	Devendra Kumar Jha	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	50	GENERAL	16,839	34	16,873	9.48%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	85	Bahadurpur	Binay Kumar Singh	IND	Apple	MALE	49	GENERAL	4,938	0	4,938	2.77%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	85	Bahadurpur	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	3,866	7	3,873	2.18%	0.00%
6	85	Bahadurpur	Baldeo Ram	IND	Air Conditioner	MALE	64	SC	3,570	0	3,570	2.01%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	85	Bahadurpur	Vikram Singh	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	28	GENERAL	2,443	0	2,443	1.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	85	Bahadurpur	Mahendra Sahani	IND	Almirah	MALE	53	GENERAL	2,288	0	2,288	1.29%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	85	Bahadurpur	Ram Prabhanjan Choudhary	RJNJNP	Bat	MALE	43	GENERAL	1,696	3	1,699	0.95%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	85	Bahadurpur	Mohammad Salauddin	BSP	Elephant	MALE	56	GENERAL	1,567	10	1,577	0.89%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	85	Bahadurpur	Rohit Kumar Paswan	ASPKR	Scissors	MALE	36	SC	1,529	2	1,531	0.86%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	85	Bahadurpur	Arun Thakur	LGJNPSCL	Pot	MALE	37	GENERAL	1,301	1	1,302	0.73%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	85	Bahadurpur	Krishna Kumar Das	RSTJNVKSP	Baby Walker	MALE	53	SC	1,106	0	1,106	0.62%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	85	Bahadurpur	Birendra Kumar Paswan	VBA	Gas Cylinder	MALE	37	SC	1,040	1	1,041	0.58%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	85	Bahadurpur	Priyanka Singh	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	FEMALE	32	GENERAL	810	1	811	0.46%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	85	Bahadurpur	Manish Kumar	BGMP	Bead Necklace	MALE	33	GENERAL	511	1	512	0.29%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Madan Sahni

JD(U)

Won

Total Votes68,538

% of Valid + NOTA38.50%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes68,432Postal Votes106% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Ramesh Choudhary

RJD

Runner-up

Total Votes65,909

% of Valid + NOTA37.03%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes65,617Postal Votes292% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Devendra Kumar Jha

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes16,873

% of Valid + NOTA9.48%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes16,839Postal Votes34% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Binay Kumar Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,938

% of Valid + NOTA2.77%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,938Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

NOTA

Total Votes3,873

% of Valid + NOTA2.18%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes3,866Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Baldeo Ram

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,570

% of Valid + NOTA2.01%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge64CategorySCGeneral Votes3,570Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Vikram Singh

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,443

% of Valid + NOTA1.37%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,443Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Mahendra Sahani

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,288

% of Valid + NOTA1.29%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,288Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Ram Prabhanjan Choudhary

RJNJNP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,699

% of Valid + NOTA0.95%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,696Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Mohammad Salauddin

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,577

% of Valid + NOTA0.89%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,567Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Rohit Kumar Paswan

ASPKR

Forfeited

Total Votes1,531

% of Valid + NOTA0.86%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge36CategorySCGeneral Votes1,529Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Arun Thakur

LGJNPSCL

Forfeited

Total Votes1,302

% of Valid + NOTA0.73%

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SymbolPotGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,301Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Krishna Kumar Das

RSTJNVKSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,106

% of Valid + NOTA0.62%

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SymbolBaby WalkerGenderMALEAge53CategorySCGeneral Votes1,106Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Birendra Kumar Paswan

VBA

Forfeited

Total Votes1,041

% of Valid + NOTA0.58%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge37CategorySCGeneral Votes1,040Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Priyanka Singh

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes811

% of Valid + NOTA0.46%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderFEMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes810Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 85 · Bahadurpur

Manish Kumar

BGMP

Forfeited

Total Votes512

% of Valid + NOTA0.29%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes511Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

JD(U)38.50%

RJD37.03%

LJP9.48%

IND2.77%

NOTA2.18%

IND2.01%

BHRTSBLP1.37%

IND1.29%

RJNJNP0.95%

BSP0.89%

ASPKR0.86%

LGJNPSCL0.73%

RSTJNVKSP0.62%

VBA0.58%

TPLRSP0.46%

BGMP0.29%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Madan Sahni of Janata Dal (United) won the Bahadurpur seat by a margin of 2,629 votes (1.51% of total votes), defeating Ramesh Choudhary of Rashtriya Janata Dal. Voter turnout was 59.39%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,00,009

Total Voters

1,78,188

Turnout

59.39%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,59,496 / 1,40,500 / 13

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

86,973 / 90,578 / 2

Postal Votes

635

Service Electors

351

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	17	1	18
Nomination Rejected	1	0	1
Withdrawn	2	0	2
Contested	14	1	15
Forfeited Deposit	12	1	13

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,74,138

NOTA:3,873

Rejected / Test:177

EVM Votes

1,77,553

Postal Votes

635

Valid Postal

451

NOTA % of Valid

2.22%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

438

Avg. Electors / Station

~685

Key Dates

Polling Date

7 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Bahadurpur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Madan Sahni of Janata Dal (United) won the Bahadurpur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Ramesh Choudhary of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 2,629 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Bahadurpur?: Madan Sahni won Bahadurpur by 2,629 votes, which is 1.51% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Bahadurpur in 2020?: Voter turnout in Bahadurpur constituency was 59.39% in the 2020 election, with 1,78,188 votes cast out of 3,00,009 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Bahadurpur in 2020?: A total of 16 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Bahadurpur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Madan Sahni (JD(U)), Ramesh Choudhary (RJD), Devendra Kumar Jha (LJP), Binay Kumar Singh (IND), Baldeo Ram (IND), Vikram Singh (BHRTSBLP), Mahendra Sahani (IND), Ram Prabhanjan Choudhary (RJNJNP), Mohammad Salauddin (BSP), Rohit Kumar Paswan (ASPKR), Arun Thakur (LGJNPSCL), Krishna Kumar Das (RSTJNVKSP), Birendra Kumar Paswan (VBA), Priyanka Singh (TPLRSP), Manish Kumar (BGMP). 13 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Bahadurpur?: Devendra Kumar Jha (LJP), Binay Kumar Singh (IND), Baldeo Ram (IND), Vikram Singh (BHRTSBLP), Mahendra Sahani (IND), Ram Prabhanjan Choudhary (RJNJNP), Mohammad Salauddin (BSP), Rohit Kumar Paswan (ASPKR), Arun Thakur (LGJNPSCL), Krishna Kumar Das (RSTJNVKSP), Birendra Kumar Paswan (VBA), Priyanka Singh (TPLRSP), Manish Kumar (BGMP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Bahadurpur election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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