Who won Biharsharif in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Dr. Sunil Kumar Father'S Name :-Bhagwat Prasad of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Biharsharif constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sunil Kumar Father’S Name :- Shyamnandan Prasad of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 15,102 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Biharsharif?

Dr. Sunil Kumar Father'S Name :-Bhagwat Prasad won Biharsharif by 15,102 votes, which is 8.26% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Biharsharif in 2020?

Voter turnout in Biharsharif constituency was 48.56% in the 2020 election, with 1,83,986 votes cast out of 3,78,887 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 172

Biharsharif (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Dr. Sunil Kumar Father'S Name :-Bhagwat Prasad

Bharatiya Janata Party

81,888

votes

Runner-Up

Sunil Kumar Father’S Name :- Shyamnandan Prasad

Rashtriya Janata Dal

66,786

votes

Won by 15,102 votes

Margin: 8.26%

Total Valid Votes: 1,82,641

Candidate-Wise Results

24 candidates contested this seat

A total of 24 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Biharsharif seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Dr. Sunil Kumar Father's Name :-Bhagwat Prasad (BJP), Sunil Kumar Father’s Name :- Shyamnandan Prasad (RJD), Afreen Sultana (IND), Shamim Akhtar (SDPI), Ritu Kumar Alias Bhosu Bhai Yadav (IND), Sudhanshu Kumar (JD(S)), Md. Safir Alam (RSSCMJP), Shashikant Kumar Alias Banti Raj (BSP), Anil Kumar (IND), Manoj Prasad (IND), Md. Akhtar (LJD), Mithilesh Paswan (IND), Rajkumar (NCP), Adarsh Patel (JTVP), Umesh Paswan (IND), Sachin Kumar (IND), Sunil Paswan (IND), Ravi Ranjan Kumar (JP), Prabhat Kumar Nirala (SABP), Ashok Kumar (RJSPS), Kaushal Kumar Kaushlendra Sinha Alias Bharat Manas (IND), Anish Kumar (SSD), Irshad Ahmad (AIMF). 21 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Biharsharif 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	172	Biharsharif	Dr. Sunil Kumar Father's Name :-Bhagwat Prasad	BJP	Lotus	MALE	63	GENERAL	81,514	374	81,888	44.55%	0.00%	Won
2	172	Biharsharif	Sunil Kumar Father’s Name :- Shyamnandan Prasad	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	54	GENERAL	66,281	505	66,786	36.34%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	172	Biharsharif	Afreen Sultana	IND	Football	FEMALE	35	GENERAL	13,422	21	13,443	7.31%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	172	Biharsharif	Shamim Akhtar	SDPI	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	33	GENERAL	2,616	10	2,626	1.43%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	172	Biharsharif	Ritu Kumar Alias Bhosu Bhai Yadav	IND	Basket containing Fruits	MALE	37	GENERAL	2,442	8	2,450	1.33%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	172	Biharsharif	Sudhanshu Kumar	JD(S)	A lady farmer carrying paddy on her head	MALE	44	GENERAL	1,936	1	1,937	1.05%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	172	Biharsharif	Md. Safir Alam	RSSCMJP	HOCKEY and BALL	MALE	59	GENERAL	1,817	3	1,820	0.99%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	172	Biharsharif	Shashikant Kumar Alias Banti Raj	BSP	Elephant	MALE	34	GENERAL	1,500	6	1,506	0.82%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	172	Biharsharif	Anil Kumar	IND	Apple	MALE	43	GENERAL	1,432	0	1,432	0.78%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	172	Biharsharif	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,145	7	1,152	0.63%	0.00%
11	172	Biharsharif	Manoj Prasad	IND	Balloon	MALE	39	GENERAL	1,146	2	1,148	0.62%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	172	Biharsharif	Md. Akhtar	LJD	Almirah	MALE	37	GENERAL	1,049	1	1,050	0.57%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	172	Biharsharif	Mithilesh Paswan	IND	Bangles	MALE	51	SC	1,005	0	1,005	0.55%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	172	Biharsharif	Rajkumar	NCP	Clock	MALE	47	SC	987	3	990	0.54%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	172	Biharsharif	Adarsh Patel	JTVP	Bricks	MALE	32	GENERAL	832	1	833	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	172	Biharsharif	Umesh Paswan	IND	Baby Walker	MALE	36	SC	570	0	570	0.31%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	172	Biharsharif	Sachin Kumar	IND	Bat	MALE	27	SC	557	1	558	0.30%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	172	Biharsharif	Sunil Paswan	IND	Batsman	MALE	36	SC	520	3	523	0.28%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	172	Biharsharif	Ravi Ranjan Kumar	JP	Haldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)	MALE	30	GENERAL	474	1	475	0.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	172	Biharsharif	Prabhat Kumar Nirala	SABP	Cup & Saucer	MALE	55	SC	436	0	436	0.24%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	172	Biharsharif	Ashok Kumar	RJSPS	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	35	GENERAL	304	2	306	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	172	Biharsharif	Kaushal Kumar Kaushlendra Sinha Alias Bharat Manas	IND	Battery Torch	MALE	46	GENERAL	298	3	301	0.16%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	172	Biharsharif	Anish Kumar	SSD	Saw	MALE	27	GENERAL	299	0	299	0.16%	0.00%	Forfeited
24	172	Biharsharif	Irshad Ahmad	AIMF	Air Conditioner	MALE	62	GENERAL	259	0	259	0.14%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Dr. Sunil Kumar Father's Name :-Bhagwat Prasad

BJP

Won

Total Votes81,888

% of Valid + NOTA44.55%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge63CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes81,514Postal Votes374% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Sunil Kumar Father’s Name :- Shyamnandan Prasad

RJD

Runner-up

Total Votes66,786

% of Valid + NOTA36.34%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge54CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes66,281Postal Votes505% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Afreen Sultana

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes13,443

% of Valid + NOTA7.31%

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SymbolFootballGenderFEMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes13,422Postal Votes21% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Shamim Akhtar

SDPI

Forfeited

Total Votes2,626

% of Valid + NOTA1.43%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,616Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Ritu Kumar Alias Bhosu Bhai Yadav

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,450

% of Valid + NOTA1.33%

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SymbolBasket containing FruitsGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,442Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Sudhanshu Kumar

JD(S)

Forfeited

Total Votes1,937

% of Valid + NOTA1.05%

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SymbolA lady farmer carrying paddy on her headGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,936Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Md. Safir Alam

RSSCMJP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,820

% of Valid + NOTA0.99%

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SymbolHOCKEY and BALLGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,817Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Shashikant Kumar Alias Banti Raj

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,506

% of Valid + NOTA0.82%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge34CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,500Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Anil Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,432

% of Valid + NOTA0.78%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,432Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

NOTA

Total Votes1,152

% of Valid + NOTA0.63%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,145Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Manoj Prasad

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,148

% of Valid + NOTA0.62%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,146Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Md. Akhtar

LJD

Forfeited

Total Votes1,050

% of Valid + NOTA0.57%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,049Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Mithilesh Paswan

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,005

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolBanglesGenderMALEAge51CategorySCGeneral Votes1,005Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Rajkumar

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes990

% of Valid + NOTA0.54%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge47CategorySCGeneral Votes987Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Adarsh Patel

JTVP

Forfeited

Total Votes833

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolBricksGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes832Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Umesh Paswan

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes570

% of Valid + NOTA0.31%

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SymbolBaby WalkerGenderMALEAge36CategorySCGeneral Votes570Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Sachin Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes558

% of Valid + NOTA0.30%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge27CategorySCGeneral Votes557Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Sunil Paswan

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes523

% of Valid + NOTA0.28%

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SymbolBatsmanGenderMALEAge36CategorySCGeneral Votes520Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Ravi Ranjan Kumar

Forfeited

Total Votes475

% of Valid + NOTA0.26%

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SymbolHaldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)GenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes474Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Prabhat Kumar Nirala

SABP

Forfeited

Total Votes436

% of Valid + NOTA0.24%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge55CategorySCGeneral Votes436Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Ashok Kumar

RJSPS

Forfeited

Total Votes306

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes304Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Kaushal Kumar Kaushlendra Sinha Alias Bharat Manas

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes301

% of Valid + NOTA0.16%

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SymbolBattery TorchGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes298Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Anish Kumar

SSD

Forfeited

Total Votes299

% of Valid + NOTA0.16%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes299Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 24 · Constituency No. 172 · Biharsharif

Irshad Ahmad

AIMF

Forfeited

Total Votes259

% of Valid + NOTA0.14%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge62CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes259Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

BJP44.55%

RJD36.34%

IND7.31%

SDPI1.43%

IND1.33%

JD(S)1.05%

RSSCMJP0.99%

BSP0.82%

IND0.78%

NOTA0.63%

IND0.62%

LJD0.57%

IND0.55%

NCP0.54%

JTVP0.45%

IND0.31%

IND0.30%

IND0.28%

JP0.26%

SABP0.24%

RJSPS0.17%

IND0.16%

SSD0.16%

AIMF0.14%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Dr. Sunil Kumar Father'S Name :-Bhagwat Prasad of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Biharsharif seat by a margin of 15,102 votes (8.26% of total votes), defeating Sunil Kumar Father’S Name :- Shyamnandan Prasad of Rashtriya Janata Dal. Voter turnout was 48.56%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,78,887

Total Voters

1,83,986

Turnout

48.56%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

2,00,170 / 1,78,695 / 22

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

98,861 / 83,976 / 4

Postal Votes

1,145

Service Electors

724

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	24	1	25
Nomination Rejected	1	0	1
Withdrawn	1	0	1
Contested	22	1	23
Forfeited Deposit	20	1	21

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,82,641

NOTA:1,152

Rejected / Test:193

EVM Votes

1,82,841

Postal Votes

1,145

Valid Postal

945

NOTA % of Valid

0.63%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

547

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 Biharsharif in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Dr. Sunil Kumar Father'S Name :-Bhagwat Prasad of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Biharsharif constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sunil Kumar Father’S Name :- Shyamnandan Prasad of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 15,102 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Biharsharif?: Dr. Sunil Kumar Father'S Name :-Bhagwat Prasad won Biharsharif by 15,102 votes, which is 8.26% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Biharsharif in 2020?: Voter turnout in Biharsharif constituency was 48.56% in the 2020 election, with 1,83,986 votes cast out of 3,78,887 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Biharsharif in 2020?: A total of 24 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Biharsharif seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Dr. Sunil Kumar Father's Name :-Bhagwat Prasad (BJP), Sunil Kumar Father’s Name :- Shyamnandan Prasad (RJD), Afreen Sultana (IND), Shamim Akhtar (SDPI), Ritu Kumar Alias Bhosu Bhai Yadav (IND), Sudhanshu Kumar (JD(S)), Md. Safir Alam (RSSCMJP), Shashikant Kumar Alias Banti Raj (BSP), Anil Kumar (IND), Manoj Prasad (IND), Md. Akhtar (LJD), Mithilesh Paswan (IND), Rajkumar (NCP), Adarsh Patel (JTVP), Umesh Paswan (IND), Sachin Kumar (IND), Sunil Paswan (IND), Ravi Ranjan Kumar (JP), Prabhat Kumar Nirala (SABP), Ashok Kumar (RJSPS), Kaushal Kumar Kaushlendra Sinha Alias Bharat Manas (IND), Anish Kumar (SSD), Irshad Ahmad (AIMF). 21 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Biharsharif?: Afreen Sultana (IND), Shamim Akhtar (SDPI), Ritu Kumar Alias Bhosu Bhai Yadav (IND), Sudhanshu Kumar (JD(S)), Md. Safir Alam (RSSCMJP), Shashikant Kumar Alias Banti Raj (BSP), Anil Kumar (IND), Manoj Prasad (IND), Md. Akhtar (LJD), Mithilesh Paswan (IND), Rajkumar (NCP), Adarsh Patel (JTVP), Umesh Paswan (IND), Sachin Kumar (IND), Sunil Paswan (IND), Ravi Ranjan Kumar (JP), Prabhat Kumar Nirala (SABP), Ashok Kumar (RJSPS), Kaushal Kumar Kaushlendra Sinha Alias Bharat Manas (IND), Anish Kumar (SSD), Irshad Ahmad (AIMF) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Biharsharif election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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