Who won Bakhtiarpur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Aniruddh Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Bakhtiarpur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Ranvijay Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 20,672 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Bakhtiarpur?

Aniruddh Kumar won Bakhtiarpur by 20,672 votes, which is 12.32% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Bakhtiarpur in 2020?

Voter turnout in Bakhtiarpur constituency was 60.37% in the 2020 election, with 1,71,554 votes cast out of 2,84,192 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 180

Bakhtiarpur (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Aniruddh Kumar

Rashtriya Janata Dal

89,483

votes

Runner-Up

Ranvijay Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party

68,811

votes

Won by 20,672 votes

Margin: 12.32%

Total Valid Votes: 1,67,771

Candidate-Wise Results

15 candidates contested this seat

A total of 15 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Bakhtiarpur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: ANIRUDDH KUMAR (RJD), RANVIJAY SINGH (BJP), VINOD YADAV (RLSP), SITA DEVI (IND), RAJU KUMAR SINGH (RSTJLKPS), SHAMBHU SINGH (IND), KUNDAN KUMAR (TPLRSP), RAMJATAN CHOUDHARY (IND), PURUSOTAM KUMAR (JAPL), UMESH PANDIT (JKM), KRISHNA PRASAD (IND), AVANTIKA SINGH (BJKD), NARESH KUMAR (ASDHP), RANDHIR KUMAR (SPL). 12 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Bakhtiarpur 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	180	Bakhtiarpur	ANIRUDDH KUMAR	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	50	GENERAL	89,241	242	89,483	52.17%	0.00%	Won
2	180	Bakhtiarpur	RANVIJAY SINGH	BJP	Lotus	MALE	44	GENERAL	68,547	264	68,811	40.12%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	180	Bakhtiarpur	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	3,738	6	3,744	2.18%	0.00%
4	180	Bakhtiarpur	VINOD YADAV	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	64	GENERAL	1,889	4	1,893	1.10%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	180	Bakhtiarpur	SITA DEVI	IND	Cup & Saucer	FEMALE	36	GENERAL	1,875	3	1,878	1.09%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	180	Bakhtiarpur	RAJU KUMAR SINGH	RSTJLKPS	Cot	MALE	45	GENERAL	1,117	2	1,119	0.65%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	180	Bakhtiarpur	SHAMBHU SINGH	IND	DIAMOND	MALE	55	GENERAL	1,033	2	1,035	0.60%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	180	Bakhtiarpur	KUNDAN KUMAR	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	MALE	31	GENERAL	632	7	639	0.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	180	Bakhtiarpur	RAMJATAN CHOUDHARY	IND	Bead Necklace	MALE	60	GENERAL	587	1	588	0.34%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	180	Bakhtiarpur	PURUSOTAM KUMAR	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	25	GENERAL	481	0	481	0.28%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	180	Bakhtiarpur	UMESH PANDIT	JKM	Truck	MALE	52	GENERAL	463	1	464	0.27%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	180	Bakhtiarpur	KRISHNA PRASAD	IND	Grapes	MALE	75	GENERAL	411	1	412	0.24%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	180	Bakhtiarpur	AVANTIKA SINGH	BJKD	Hat	FEMALE	36	GENERAL	362	1	363	0.21%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	180	Bakhtiarpur	NARESH KUMAR	ASDHP	Glass Tumbler	MALE	37	GENERAL	325	1	326	0.19%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	180	Bakhtiarpur	RANDHIR KUMAR	SPL	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	39	GENERAL	277	2	279	0.16%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

ANIRUDDH KUMAR

RJD

Won

Total Votes89,483

% of Valid + NOTA52.17%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes89,241Postal Votes242% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

RANVIJAY SINGH

BJP

Runner-up

Total Votes68,811

% of Valid + NOTA40.12%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes68,547Postal Votes264% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

NOTA

Total Votes3,744

% of Valid + NOTA2.18%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes3,738Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

VINOD YADAV

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,893

% of Valid + NOTA1.10%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge64CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,889Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

SITA DEVI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,878

% of Valid + NOTA1.09%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderFEMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,875Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

RAJU KUMAR SINGH

RSTJLKPS

Forfeited

Total Votes1,119

% of Valid + NOTA0.65%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,117Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

SHAMBHU SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,035

% of Valid + NOTA0.60%

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SymbolDIAMONDGenderMALEAge55CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,033Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

KUNDAN KUMAR

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes639

% of Valid + NOTA0.37%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes632Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

RAMJATAN CHOUDHARY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes588

% of Valid + NOTA0.34%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge60CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes587Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

PURUSOTAM KUMAR

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes481

% of Valid + NOTA0.28%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge25CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes481Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

UMESH PANDIT

JKM

Forfeited

Total Votes464

% of Valid + NOTA0.27%

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SymbolTruckGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes463Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

KRISHNA PRASAD

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes412

% of Valid + NOTA0.24%

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SymbolGrapesGenderMALEAge75CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes411Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

AVANTIKA SINGH

BJKD

Forfeited

Total Votes363

% of Valid + NOTA0.21%

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SymbolHatGenderFEMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes362Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

NARESH KUMAR

ASDHP

Forfeited

Total Votes326

% of Valid + NOTA0.19%

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SymbolGlass TumblerGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes325Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 180 · Bakhtiarpur

RANDHIR KUMAR

SPL

Forfeited

Total Votes279

% of Valid + NOTA0.16%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes277Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD52.17%

BJP40.12%

NOTA2.18%

RLSP1.10%

IND1.09%

RSTJLKPS0.65%

IND0.60%

TPLRSP0.37%

IND0.34%

JAPL0.28%

JKM0.27%

IND0.24%

BJKD0.21%

ASDHP0.19%

SPL0.16%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Aniruddh Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Bakhtiarpur seat by a margin of 20,672 votes (12.32% of total votes), defeating Ranvijay Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party. Voter turnout was 60.37%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,84,192

Total Voters

1,71,554

Turnout

60.37%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,49,289 / 1,34,895 / 8

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

93,028 / 77,950 / 0

Postal Votes

576

Service Electors

928

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	16	4	20
Nomination Rejected	1	1	2
Withdrawn	3	1	4
Contested	12	2	14
Forfeited Deposit	10	2	12

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,67,771

NOTA:3,744

Rejected / Test:39

EVM Votes

1,70,978

Postal Votes

576

Valid Postal

531

NOTA % of Valid

2.23%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

410

Avg. Electors / Station

~693

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 Bakhtiarpur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Aniruddh Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Bakhtiarpur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Ranvijay Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 20,672 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Bakhtiarpur?: Aniruddh Kumar won Bakhtiarpur by 20,672 votes, which is 12.32% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Bakhtiarpur in 2020?: Voter turnout in Bakhtiarpur constituency was 60.37% in the 2020 election, with 1,71,554 votes cast out of 2,84,192 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Bakhtiarpur in 2020?: A total of 15 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Bakhtiarpur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: ANIRUDDH KUMAR (RJD), RANVIJAY SINGH (BJP), VINOD YADAV (RLSP), SITA DEVI (IND), RAJU KUMAR SINGH (RSTJLKPS), SHAMBHU SINGH (IND), KUNDAN KUMAR (TPLRSP), RAMJATAN CHOUDHARY (IND), PURUSOTAM KUMAR (JAPL), UMESH PANDIT (JKM), KRISHNA PRASAD (IND), AVANTIKA SINGH (BJKD), NARESH KUMAR (ASDHP), RANDHIR KUMAR (SPL). 12 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Bakhtiarpur?: VINOD YADAV (RLSP), SITA DEVI (IND), RAJU KUMAR SINGH (RSTJLKPS), SHAMBHU SINGH (IND), KUNDAN KUMAR (TPLRSP), RAMJATAN CHOUDHARY (IND), PURUSOTAM KUMAR (JAPL), UMESH PANDIT (JKM), KRISHNA PRASAD (IND), AVANTIKA SINGH (BJKD), NARESH KUMAR (ASDHP), RANDHIR KUMAR (SPL) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Bakhtiarpur election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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