Who won Barh in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Gyanendra Kumar Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Barh constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Satyendra Bahadur of Indian National Congress by a margin of 10,240 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Barh?

Gyanendra Kumar Singh won Barh by 10,240 votes, which is 6.90% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Barh in 2020?

Voter turnout in Barh constituency was 53.66% in the 2020 election, with 1,50,343 votes cast out of 2,80,165 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 179

Barh (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Gyanendra Kumar Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party

49,327

votes

Runner-Up

Satyendra Bahadur

Indian National Congress

39,087

votes

Won by 10,240 votes

Margin: 6.90%

Total Valid Votes: 1,48,278

Candidate-Wise Results

19 candidates contested this seat

A total of 19 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Barh seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: GYANENDRA KUMAR SINGH (BJP), SATYENDRA BAHADUR (INC), KARN VEER SINGH YADAV (IND), RANVEER KUMAR "PANKAJ" (IND), RANA SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH (IND), RAHUL RAJ (BHRTSBLP), SHYAM DEO PRASAD SINGH (JAPL), RAJ KUMARI (IND), VINAY SINGH (IND), SIYARAM PANDIT (BJKD), RAKESH KUMAR (RLSP), MADHUKAR JAY VIJAY (IND), KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH (ABMVMP), PRATIMA SINHA (IND), BALMIKI PRASAD (IND), MOHAN PRASAD SINGH (JSVP), DINA SAW (BRRTD), SUBODH KUMAR (IND). 15 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Barh 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	179	Barh	GYANENDRA KUMAR SINGH	BJP	Lotus	MALE	61	GENERAL	49,077	250	49,327	32.94%	0.00%	Won
2	179	Barh	SATYENDRA BAHADUR	INC	Hand	MALE	45	GENERAL	38,993	94	39,087	26.10%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	179	Barh	KARN VEER SINGH YADAV	IND	Cot	MALE	50	GENERAL	38,369	37	38,406	25.65%	0.00%
4	179	Barh	RANVEER KUMAR "PANKAJ"	IND	Bead Necklace	MALE	38	GENERAL	5,946	13	5,959	3.98%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	179	Barh	RANA SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH	IND	Apple	MALE	57	GENERAL	3,326	2	3,328	2.22%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	179	Barh	RAHUL RAJ	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	29	GENERAL	1,778	0	1,778	1.19%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	179	Barh	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,447	14	1,461	0.98%	0.00%
8	179	Barh	SHYAM DEO PRASAD SINGH	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	58	GENERAL	1,435	2	1,437	0.96%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	179	Barh	RAJ KUMARI	IND	CHESS BOARD	FEMALE	28	GENERAL	1,388	5	1,393	0.93%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	179	Barh	VINAY SINGH	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	50	GENERAL	1,149	2	1,151	0.77%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	179	Barh	SIYARAM PANDIT	BJKD	Hat	MALE	65	GENERAL	1,075	1	1,076	0.72%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	179	Barh	RAKESH KUMAR	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	34	GENERAL	1,033	4	1,037	0.69%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	179	Barh	MADHUKAR JAY VIJAY	IND	Almirah	MALE	37	GENERAL	907	1	908	0.61%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	179	Barh	KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH	ABMVMP	Chakki	MALE	67	GENERAL	826	0	826	0.55%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	179	Barh	PRATIMA SINHA	IND	Air Conditioner	FEMALE	60	GENERAL	779	0	779	0.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	179	Barh	BALMIKI PRASAD	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	47	GENERAL	500	0	500	0.33%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	179	Barh	MOHAN PRASAD SINGH	JSVP	Key	MALE	58	GENERAL	479	2	481	0.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	179	Barh	DINA SAW	BRRTD	COMPUTER	MALE	61	GENERAL	450	7	457	0.31%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	179	Barh	SUBODH KUMAR	IND	Battery torch	MALE	39	GENERAL	348	0	348	0.23%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

GYANENDRA KUMAR SINGH

BJP

Won

Total Votes49,327

% of Valid + NOTA32.94%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge61CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes49,077Postal Votes250% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

SATYENDRA BAHADUR

INC

Runner-up

Total Votes39,087

% of Valid + NOTA26.10%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes38,993Postal Votes94% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

KARN VEER SINGH YADAV

IND

Total Votes38,406

% of Valid + NOTA25.65%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes38,369Postal Votes37% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

RANVEER KUMAR "PANKAJ"

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes5,959

% of Valid + NOTA3.98%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes5,946Postal Votes13% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

RANA SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,328

% of Valid + NOTA2.22%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,326Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

RAHUL RAJ

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,778

% of Valid + NOTA1.19%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge29CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,778Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

NOTA

Total Votes1,461

% of Valid + NOTA0.98%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,447Postal Votes14% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

SHYAM DEO PRASAD SINGH

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes1,437

% of Valid + NOTA0.96%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge58CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,435Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

RAJ KUMARI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,393

% of Valid + NOTA0.93%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderFEMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,388Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

VINAY SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,151

% of Valid + NOTA0.77%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,149Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

SIYARAM PANDIT

BJKD

Forfeited

Total Votes1,076

% of Valid + NOTA0.72%

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SymbolHatGenderMALEAge65CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,075Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

RAKESH KUMAR

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,037

% of Valid + NOTA0.69%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge34CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,033Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

MADHUKAR JAY VIJAY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes908

% of Valid + NOTA0.61%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes907Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH

ABMVMP

Forfeited

Total Votes826

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolChakkiGenderMALEAge67CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes826Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

PRATIMA SINHA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes779

% of Valid + NOTA0.52%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderFEMALEAge60CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes779Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

BALMIKI PRASAD

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes500

% of Valid + NOTA0.33%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes500Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

MOHAN PRASAD SINGH

JSVP

Forfeited

Total Votes481

% of Valid + NOTA0.32%

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SymbolKeyGenderMALEAge58CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes479Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

DINA SAW

BRRTD

Forfeited

Total Votes457

% of Valid + NOTA0.31%

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SymbolCOMPUTERGenderMALEAge61CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes450Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 179 · Barh

SUBODH KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes348

% of Valid + NOTA0.23%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes348Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

BJP32.94%

INC26.10%

IND25.65%

IND3.98%

IND2.22%

BHRTSBLP1.19%

NOTA0.98%

JAPL0.96%

IND0.93%

IND0.77%

BJKD0.72%

RLSP0.69%

IND0.61%

ABMVMP0.55%

IND0.52%

IND0.33%

JSVP0.32%

BRRTD0.31%

IND0.23%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Gyanendra Kumar Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Barh seat by a margin of 10,240 votes (6.90% of total votes), defeating Satyendra Bahadur of Indian National Congress. Voter turnout was 53.66%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,80,165

Total Voters

1,50,343

Turnout

53.66%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,48,118 / 1,32,044 / 3

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

80,803 / 68,932 / 0

Postal Votes

608

Service Electors

1,095

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	16	2	18
Nomination Rejected	0	0	0
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	16	2	18
Forfeited Deposit	13	2	15

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,48,278

NOTA:1,461

Rejected / Test:604

EVM Votes

1,49,735

Postal Votes

608

Valid Postal

420

NOTA % of Valid

0.99%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

412

Avg. Electors / Station

~680

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 Barh in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Gyanendra Kumar Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Barh constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Satyendra Bahadur of Indian National Congress by a margin of 10,240 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Barh?: Gyanendra Kumar Singh won Barh by 10,240 votes, which is 6.90% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Barh in 2020?: Voter turnout in Barh constituency was 53.66% in the 2020 election, with 1,50,343 votes cast out of 2,80,165 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Barh in 2020?: A total of 19 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Barh seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: GYANENDRA KUMAR SINGH (BJP), SATYENDRA BAHADUR (INC), KARN VEER SINGH YADAV (IND), RANVEER KUMAR "PANKAJ" (IND), RANA SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH (IND), RAHUL RAJ (BHRTSBLP), SHYAM DEO PRASAD SINGH (JAPL), RAJ KUMARI (IND), VINAY SINGH (IND), SIYARAM PANDIT (BJKD), RAKESH KUMAR (RLSP), MADHUKAR JAY VIJAY (IND), KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH (ABMVMP), PRATIMA SINHA (IND), BALMIKI PRASAD (IND), MOHAN PRASAD SINGH (JSVP), DINA SAW (BRRTD), SUBODH KUMAR (IND). 15 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Barh?: RANVEER KUMAR "PANKAJ" (IND), RANA SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH (IND), RAHUL RAJ (BHRTSBLP), SHYAM DEO PRASAD SINGH (JAPL), RAJ KUMARI (IND), VINAY SINGH (IND), SIYARAM PANDIT (BJKD), RAKESH KUMAR (RLSP), MADHUKAR JAY VIJAY (IND), KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH (ABMVMP), PRATIMA SINHA (IND), BALMIKI PRASAD (IND), MOHAN PRASAD SINGH (JSVP), DINA SAW (BRRTD), SUBODH KUMAR (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Barh election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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