Who won Brahampur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Shambhu Nath Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Brahampur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Hulas Pandey of Lok Jan Shakti Party by a margin of 51,141 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Brahampur?

Shambhu Nath Yadav won Brahampur by 51,141 votes, which is 27.86% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Brahampur in 2020?

Voter turnout in Brahampur constituency was 54.51% in the 2020 election, with 1,85,803 votes cast out of 3,40,864 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 199

Brahampur (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Shambhu Nath Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal

90,176

votes

Runner-Up

Hulas Pandey

Lok Jan Shakti Party

39,035

votes

Won by 51,141 votes

Margin: 27.86%

Total Valid Votes: 1,83,103

Candidate-Wise Results

15 candidates contested this seat

A total of 15 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Brahampur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: SHAMBHU NATH YADAV (RJD), HULAS PANDEY (LJP), JAIRAJ CHAUDHARY (VSIP), JATA DHARI @ JATA DHARI PASWAN (BSP), BHARAT SHARMA @ BHARAT SHARMA VYAS (IND), PARMA NAND YADAV (JAPL), MANISH BHUSHAN OJHA (IND), NILESH KUMAR RAHUL (IND), ANIL RAI @ BHAIYA JEE (RDU), RAMESH KUMAR (VCSMP), NIRANJAN KUMAR SINGH (IND), TEJ NARAYAN TIWARI (IND), KAMALKANT SINGH (JRJP), RANJAN KUMAR TIWARY (RWJS). 12 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Brahampur 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	199	Brahampur	SHAMBHU NATH YADAV	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	56	GENERAL	89,059	1,117	90,176	48.64%	0.00%	Won
2	199	Brahampur	HULAS PANDEY	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	43	GENERAL	38,522	513	39,035	21.05%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	199	Brahampur	JAIRAJ CHAUDHARY	VSIP	Boat with Man and Sail	MALE	56	GENERAL	30,273	209	30,482	16.44%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	199	Brahampur	JATA DHARI @ JATA DHARI PASWAN	BSP	Elephant	MALE	39	SC	5,443	41	5,484	2.96%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	199	Brahampur	BHARAT SHARMA @ BHARAT SHARMA VYAS	IND	Pan	MALE	57	GENERAL	3,361	18	3,379	1.82%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	199	Brahampur	PARMA NAND YADAV	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	51	GENERAL	3,160	22	3,182	1.72%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	199	Brahampur	MANISH BHUSHAN OJHA	IND	Whistle	MALE	40	GENERAL	2,837	26	2,863	1.54%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	199	Brahampur	NILESH KUMAR RAHUL	IND	Gas Cylinder	MALE	52	GENERAL	2,490	7	2,497	1.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	199	Brahampur	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	2,264	29	2,293	1.24%	0.00%
10	199	Brahampur	ANIL RAI @ BHAIYA JEE	RDU	Matchbox	MALE	58	GENERAL	1,795	64	1,859	1.00%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	199	Brahampur	RAMESH KUMAR	VCSMP	Tiller	MALE	59	GENERAL	1,193	4	1,197	0.65%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	199	Brahampur	NIRANJAN KUMAR SINGH	IND	Carrom Board	MALE	31	GENERAL	920	5	925	0.50%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	199	Brahampur	TEJ NARAYAN TIWARI	IND	Black Board	MALE	59	GENERAL	858	8	866	0.47%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	199	Brahampur	KAMALKANT SINGH	JRJP	Football	MALE	65	GENERAL	684	9	693	0.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	199	Brahampur	RANJAN KUMAR TIWARY	RWJS	Bat	MALE	46	GENERAL	454	11	465	0.25%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

SHAMBHU NATH YADAV

RJD

Won

Total Votes90,176

% of Valid + NOTA48.64%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes89,059Postal Votes1,117% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

HULAS PANDEY

LJP

Runner-up

Total Votes39,035

% of Valid + NOTA21.05%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes38,522Postal Votes513% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

JAIRAJ CHAUDHARY

VSIP

Forfeited

Total Votes30,482

% of Valid + NOTA16.44%

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SymbolBoat with Man and SailGenderMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes30,273Postal Votes209% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

JATA DHARI @ JATA DHARI PASWAN

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes5,484

% of Valid + NOTA2.96%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge39CategorySCGeneral Votes5,443Postal Votes41% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

BHARAT SHARMA @ BHARAT SHARMA VYAS

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,379

% of Valid + NOTA1.82%

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SymbolPanGenderMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,361Postal Votes18% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

PARMA NAND YADAV

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes3,182

% of Valid + NOTA1.72%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,160Postal Votes22% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

MANISH BHUSHAN OJHA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,863

% of Valid + NOTA1.54%

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SymbolWhistleGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,837Postal Votes26% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

NILESH KUMAR RAHUL

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,497

% of Valid + NOTA1.35%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,490Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

NOTA

Total Votes2,293

% of Valid + NOTA1.24%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes2,264Postal Votes29% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

ANIL RAI @ BHAIYA JEE

RDU

Forfeited

Total Votes1,859

% of Valid + NOTA1.00%

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SymbolMatchboxGenderMALEAge58CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,795Postal Votes64% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

RAMESH KUMAR

VCSMP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,197

% of Valid + NOTA0.65%

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SymbolTillerGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,193Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

NIRANJAN KUMAR SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes925

% of Valid + NOTA0.50%

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SymbolCarrom BoardGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes920Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

TEJ NARAYAN TIWARI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes866

% of Valid + NOTA0.47%

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SymbolBlack BoardGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes858Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

KAMALKANT SINGH

JRJP

Forfeited

Total Votes693

% of Valid + NOTA0.37%

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SymbolFootballGenderMALEAge65CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes684Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 199 · Brahampur

RANJAN KUMAR TIWARY

RWJS

Forfeited

Total Votes465

% of Valid + NOTA0.25%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes454Postal Votes11% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD48.64%

LJP21.05%

VSIP16.44%

BSP2.96%

IND1.82%

JAPL1.72%

IND1.54%

IND1.35%

NOTA1.24%

RDU1.00%

VCSMP0.65%

IND0.50%

IND0.47%

JRJP0.37%

RWJS0.25%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Shambhu Nath Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Brahampur seat by a margin of 51,141 votes (27.86% of total votes), defeating Hulas Pandey of Lok Jan Shakti Party. Voter turnout was 54.51%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,40,864

Total Voters

1,85,803

Turnout

54.51%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,83,864 / 1,56,999 / 1

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,00,194 / 83,119 / 0

Postal Votes

2,490

Service Electors

3,530

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Total
Nomination Filed	17	17
Nomination Rejected	2	2
Withdrawn	1	1
Contested	14	14
Forfeited Deposit	12	12

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,83,103

NOTA:2,293

Rejected / Test:407

EVM Votes

1,83,313

Postal Votes

2,490

Valid Postal

2,054

NOTA % of Valid

1.25%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

494

Avg. Electors / Station

~690

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 Brahampur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Shambhu Nath Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Brahampur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Hulas Pandey of Lok Jan Shakti Party by a margin of 51,141 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Brahampur?: Shambhu Nath Yadav won Brahampur by 51,141 votes, which is 27.86% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Brahampur in 2020?: Voter turnout in Brahampur constituency was 54.51% in the 2020 election, with 1,85,803 votes cast out of 3,40,864 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Brahampur in 2020?: A total of 15 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Brahampur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: SHAMBHU NATH YADAV (RJD), HULAS PANDEY (LJP), JAIRAJ CHAUDHARY (VSIP), JATA DHARI @ JATA DHARI PASWAN (BSP), BHARAT SHARMA @ BHARAT SHARMA VYAS (IND), PARMA NAND YADAV (JAPL), MANISH BHUSHAN OJHA (IND), NILESH KUMAR RAHUL (IND), ANIL RAI @ BHAIYA JEE (RDU), RAMESH KUMAR (VCSMP), NIRANJAN KUMAR SINGH (IND), TEJ NARAYAN TIWARI (IND), KAMALKANT SINGH (JRJP), RANJAN KUMAR TIWARY (RWJS). 12 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Brahampur?: JAIRAJ CHAUDHARY (VSIP), JATA DHARI @ JATA DHARI PASWAN (BSP), BHARAT SHARMA @ BHARAT SHARMA VYAS (IND), PARMA NAND YADAV (JAPL), MANISH BHUSHAN OJHA (IND), NILESH KUMAR RAHUL (IND), ANIL RAI @ BHAIYA JEE (RDU), RAMESH KUMAR (VCSMP), NIRANJAN KUMAR SINGH (IND), TEJ NARAYAN TIWARI (IND), KAMALKANT SINGH (JRJP), RANJAN KUMAR TIWARY (RWJS) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Brahampur election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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