Who won Bhagalpur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Ajit Sharma of Indian National Congress won the Bhagalpur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Rohit Pandey of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 1,113 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Bhagalpur?

Ajit Sharma won Bhagalpur by 1,113 votes, which is 0.69% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Bhagalpur in 2020?

Voter turnout in Bhagalpur constituency was 48.44% in the 2020 election, with 1,61,692 votes cast out of 3,33,795 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 156

Bhagalpur (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Ajit Sharma

Indian National Congress

65,502

votes

Runner-Up

Rohit Pandey

Bharatiya Janata Party

64,389

votes

Won by 1,113 votes

Margin: 0.69%

Total Valid Votes: 1,60,570

Candidate-Wise Results

17 candidates contested this seat

A total of 17 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Bhagalpur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: AJIT SHARMA (INC), ROHIT PANDEY (BJP), RAJESH VERMA (LJP), BIJAY PRASAD SAH (IND), SYED SHAH ALI SAJJAD ALAM (RLSP), SAHENDRA PRASAD SAHU (BMUP), AMIT ALOK (TPLRSP), SUBODH MANDAL (NTP), MD. ASIF ALI (NCP), BAJARANG BIHARI SHARMA (IND), VINAY YADAV (BJKD), DAYARAM MANDAL (PBLBRP), RAVI KUMAR SINGH (SUCI), NEELU DEVI (BDLP), PASUNN LALAINT (BGMP), GAURAV TIWARI (JMBP). 14 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Bhagalpur 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	156	Bhagalpur	AJIT SHARMA	INC	Hand	MALE	65	GENERAL	65,033	469	65,502	40.52%	0.00%	Won
2	156	Bhagalpur	ROHIT PANDEY	BJP	Lotus	MALE	36	GENERAL	64,083	306	64,389	39.83%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	156	Bhagalpur	RAJESH VERMA	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	28	GENERAL	20,434	89	20,523	12.69%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	156	Bhagalpur	BIJAY PRASAD SAH	IND	Kettle	MALE	47	GENERAL	3,280	12	3,292	2.04%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	156	Bhagalpur	SYED SHAH ALI SAJJAD ALAM	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	54	GENERAL	2,730	13	2,743	1.70%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	156	Bhagalpur	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,095	8	1,103	0.68%	0.00%
7	156	Bhagalpur	SAHENDRA PRASAD SAHU	BMUP	Cot	MALE	58	GENERAL	807	6	813	0.50%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	156	Bhagalpur	AMIT ALOK	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	MALE	36	GENERAL	713	6	719	0.44%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	156	Bhagalpur	SUBODH MANDAL	NTP	Apple	MALE	63	GENERAL	680	0	680	0.42%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	156	Bhagalpur	MD. ASIF ALI	NCP	Clock	MALE	33	GENERAL	495	3	498	0.31%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	156	Bhagalpur	BAJARANG BIHARI SHARMA	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	30	GENERAL	337	2	339	0.21%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	156	Bhagalpur	VINAY YADAV	BJKD	Almirah	MALE	50	GENERAL	273	0	273	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	156	Bhagalpur	DAYARAM MANDAL	PBLBRP	Pressure Cooker	MALE	44	GENERAL	212	1	213	0.13%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	156	Bhagalpur	RAVI KUMAR SINGH	SUCI	Battery torch	MALE	36	GENERAL	206	0	206	0.13%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	156	Bhagalpur	NEELU DEVI	BDLP	Shoe	FEMALE	44	SC	152	0	152	0.09%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	156	Bhagalpur	PASUNN LALAINT	BGMP	Bead Necklace	MALE	62	GENERAL	142	0	142	0.09%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	156	Bhagalpur	GAURAV TIWARI	JMBP	Air Conditioner	MALE	26	GENERAL	86	0	86	0.05%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

AJIT SHARMA

INC

Won

Total Votes65,502

% of Valid + NOTA40.52%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge65CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes65,033Postal Votes469% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

ROHIT PANDEY

BJP

Runner-up

Total Votes64,389

% of Valid + NOTA39.83%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes64,083Postal Votes306% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

RAJESH VERMA

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes20,523

% of Valid + NOTA12.69%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes20,434Postal Votes89% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

BIJAY PRASAD SAH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,292

% of Valid + NOTA2.04%

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SymbolKettleGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,280Postal Votes12% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

SYED SHAH ALI SAJJAD ALAM

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,743

% of Valid + NOTA1.70%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge54CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,730Postal Votes13% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

NOTA

Total Votes1,103

% of Valid + NOTA0.68%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,095Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

SAHENDRA PRASAD SAHU

BMUP

Forfeited

Total Votes813

% of Valid + NOTA0.50%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge58CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes807Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

AMIT ALOK

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes719

% of Valid + NOTA0.44%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes713Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

SUBODH MANDAL

NTP

Forfeited

Total Votes680

% of Valid + NOTA0.42%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge63CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes680Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

MD. ASIF ALI

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes498

% of Valid + NOTA0.31%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes495Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

BAJARANG BIHARI SHARMA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes339

% of Valid + NOTA0.21%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes337Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

VINAY YADAV

BJKD

Forfeited

Total Votes273

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes273Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

DAYARAM MANDAL

PBLBRP

Forfeited

Total Votes213

% of Valid + NOTA0.13%

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SymbolPressure CookerGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes212Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

RAVI KUMAR SINGH

SUCI

Forfeited

Total Votes206

% of Valid + NOTA0.13%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes206Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

NEELU DEVI

BDLP

Forfeited

Total Votes152

% of Valid + NOTA0.09%

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SymbolShoeGenderFEMALEAge44CategorySCGeneral Votes152Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

PASUNN LALAINT

BGMP

Forfeited

Total Votes142

% of Valid + NOTA0.09%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge62CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes142Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 156 · Bhagalpur

GAURAV TIWARI

JMBP

Forfeited

Total Votes86

% of Valid + NOTA0.05%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge26CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes86Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

INC40.52%

BJP39.83%

LJP12.69%

IND2.04%

RLSP1.70%

NOTA0.68%

BMUP0.50%

TPLRSP0.44%

NTP0.42%

NCP0.31%

IND0.21%

BJKD0.17%

PBLBRP0.13%

SUCI0.13%

BDLP0.09%

BGMP0.09%

JMBP0.05%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Ajit Sharma of Indian National Congress won the Bhagalpur seat by a margin of 1,113 votes (0.69% of total votes), defeating Rohit Pandey of Bharatiya Janata Party. Voter turnout was 48.44%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,33,795

Total Voters

1,61,692

Turnout

48.44%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,77,544 / 1,56,233 / 18

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

90,176 / 70,580 / 2

Postal Votes

934

Service Electors

583

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	23	3	26
Nomination Rejected	7	2	9
Withdrawn	1	0	1
Contested	15	1	16
Forfeited Deposit	13	1	14

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,60,570

NOTA:1,103

Rejected / Test:19

EVM Votes

1,60,758

Postal Votes

934

Valid Postal

907

NOTA % of Valid

0.69%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

492

Avg. Electors / Station

~678

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 Bhagalpur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Ajit Sharma of Indian National Congress won the Bhagalpur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Rohit Pandey of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 1,113 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Bhagalpur?: Ajit Sharma won Bhagalpur by 1,113 votes, which is 0.69% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Bhagalpur in 2020?: Voter turnout in Bhagalpur constituency was 48.44% in the 2020 election, with 1,61,692 votes cast out of 3,33,795 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Bhagalpur in 2020?: A total of 17 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Bhagalpur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: AJIT SHARMA (INC), ROHIT PANDEY (BJP), RAJESH VERMA (LJP), BIJAY PRASAD SAH (IND), SYED SHAH ALI SAJJAD ALAM (RLSP), SAHENDRA PRASAD SAHU (BMUP), AMIT ALOK (TPLRSP), SUBODH MANDAL (NTP), MD. ASIF ALI (NCP), BAJARANG BIHARI SHARMA (IND), VINAY YADAV (BJKD), DAYARAM MANDAL (PBLBRP), RAVI KUMAR SINGH (SUCI), NEELU DEVI (BDLP), PASUNN LALAINT (BGMP), GAURAV TIWARI (JMBP). 14 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Bhagalpur?: RAJESH VERMA (LJP), BIJAY PRASAD SAH (IND), SYED SHAH ALI SAJJAD ALAM (RLSP), SAHENDRA PRASAD SAHU (BMUP), AMIT ALOK (TPLRSP), SUBODH MANDAL (NTP), MD. ASIF ALI (NCP), BAJARANG BIHARI SHARMA (IND), VINAY YADAV (BJKD), DAYARAM MANDAL (PBLBRP), RAVI KUMAR SINGH (SUCI), NEELU DEVI (BDLP), PASUNN LALAINT (BGMP), GAURAV TIWARI (JMBP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Bhagalpur election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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