Who won Dinara in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Vijay Kumar Mandal of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Dinara constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Rajendra Prasad Singh of Lok Jan Shakti Party by a margin of 8,228 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Dinara?

Vijay Kumar Mandal won Dinara by 8,228 votes, which is 4.87% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Dinara in 2020?

Voter turnout in Dinara constituency was 56.52% in the 2020 election, with 1,70,459 votes cast out of 3,01,575 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 210

Dinara (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Vijay Kumar Mandal

Rashtriya Janata Dal

59,541

votes

Runner-Up

Rajendra Prasad Singh

Lok Jan Shakti Party

51,313

votes

Won by 8,228 votes

Margin: 4.87%

Total Valid Votes: 1,68,753

Candidate-Wise Results

20 candidates contested this seat

A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Dinara seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: VIJAY KUMAR MANDAL (RJD), RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH (LJP), JAI KUMAR SINGH (JD(U)), RAJESH SINGH (RLSP), RAJESH KUMAR RAM (IND), NIRANJAN KUMAR RAY (IND), BHUPESH SINGH (IND), ANIL KUMAR SINGH (IND), MRITUNJAY PANDEY (IND), ARBIND KUMAR PANDEY (IND), ARUN KUMAR SINGH (JAPL), AJAY KUMAR SINGH (IND), HARENDRA SINGH (IND), RAMESAR NONIYA (RTJPS), JOKHU PASWAN (BMUP), SUNANDA SINGH (BHRTSBLP), SATYENDRA AMRTY KATYAYAN (RSTJLKPS), RAJENDRA SAH (SSD), SITA SUNDARI KUMARI (RJSPS). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Dinara 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	210	Dinara	VIJAY KUMAR MANDAL	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	63	GENERAL	58,921	620	59,541	34.97%	0.00%	Won
2	210	Dinara	RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	54	GENERAL	51,025	288	51,313	30.13%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	210	Dinara	JAI KUMAR SINGH	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	56	GENERAL	27,009	243	27,252	16.00%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	210	Dinara	RAJESH SINGH	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	52	GENERAL	18,297	71	18,368	10.79%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	210	Dinara	RAJESH KUMAR RAM	IND	Basket containing Fruits	MALE	36	SC	1,677	4	1,681	0.99%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	210	Dinara	NIRANJAN KUMAR RAY	IND	Balloon	MALE	35	GENERAL	1,566	1	1,567	0.92%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	210	Dinara	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,522	5	1,527	0.90%	0.00%
8	210	Dinara	BHUPESH SINGH	IND	Bangles	MALE	37	GENERAL	1,430	1	1,431	0.84%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	210	Dinara	ANIL KUMAR SINGH	IND	Apple	MALE	52	GENERAL	1,163	2	1,165	0.68%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	210	Dinara	MRITUNJAY PANDEY	IND	Frock	MALE	43	GENERAL	1,011	1	1,012	0.59%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	210	Dinara	ARBIND KUMAR PANDEY	IND	Baby Walker	MALE	33	GENERAL	915	4	919	0.54%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	210	Dinara	ARUN KUMAR SINGH	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	45	GENERAL	896	8	904	0.53%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	210	Dinara	AJAY KUMAR SINGH	IND	Almirah	MALE	30	GENERAL	841	1	842	0.49%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	210	Dinara	HARENDRA SINGH	IND	Letter Box	MALE	52	GENERAL	813	1	814	0.48%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	210	Dinara	RAMESAR NONIYA	RTJPS	Saw	MALE	44	GENERAL	446	0	446	0.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	210	Dinara	JOKHU PASWAN	BMUP	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	57	SC	412	3	415	0.24%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	210	Dinara	SUNANDA SINGH	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	FEMALE	47	GENERAL	309	1	310	0.18%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	210	Dinara	SATYENDRA AMRTY KATYAYAN	RSTJLKPS	Cot	MALE	34	GENERAL	303	3	306	0.18%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	210	Dinara	RAJENDRA SAH	SSD	Air Conditioner	MALE	47	GENERAL	282	1	283	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	210	Dinara	SITA SUNDARI KUMARI	RJSPS	Tractor Chalata Kisan	FEMALE	25	GENERAL	180	4	184	0.11%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

VIJAY KUMAR MANDAL

RJD

Won

Total Votes59,541

% of Valid + NOTA34.97%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge63CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes58,921Postal Votes620% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH

LJP

Runner-up

Total Votes51,313

% of Valid + NOTA30.13%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge54CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes51,025Postal Votes288% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

JAI KUMAR SINGH

JD(U)

Forfeited

Total Votes27,252

% of Valid + NOTA16.00%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes27,009Postal Votes243% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

RAJESH SINGH

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes18,368

% of Valid + NOTA10.79%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes18,297Postal Votes71% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

RAJESH KUMAR RAM

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,681

% of Valid + NOTA0.99%

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SymbolBasket containing FruitsGenderMALEAge36CategorySCGeneral Votes1,677Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

NIRANJAN KUMAR RAY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,567

% of Valid + NOTA0.92%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,566Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

NOTA

Total Votes1,527

% of Valid + NOTA0.90%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,522Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

BHUPESH SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,431

% of Valid + NOTA0.84%

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SymbolBanglesGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,430Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

ANIL KUMAR SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,165

% of Valid + NOTA0.68%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,163Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

MRITUNJAY PANDEY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,012

% of Valid + NOTA0.59%

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SymbolFrockGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,011Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

ARBIND KUMAR PANDEY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes919

% of Valid + NOTA0.54%

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SymbolBaby WalkerGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes915Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

ARUN KUMAR SINGH

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes904

% of Valid + NOTA0.53%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes896Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

AJAY KUMAR SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes842

% of Valid + NOTA0.49%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes841Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

HARENDRA SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes814

% of Valid + NOTA0.48%

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SymbolLetter BoxGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes813Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

RAMESAR NONIYA

RTJPS

Forfeited

Total Votes446

% of Valid + NOTA0.26%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes446Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

JOKHU PASWAN

BMUP

Forfeited

Total Votes415

% of Valid + NOTA0.24%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge57CategorySCGeneral Votes412Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

SUNANDA SINGH

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes310

% of Valid + NOTA0.18%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderFEMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes309Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

SATYENDRA AMRTY KATYAYAN

RSTJLKPS

Forfeited

Total Votes306

% of Valid + NOTA0.18%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge34CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes303Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

RAJENDRA SAH

SSD

Forfeited

Total Votes283

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes282Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 210 · Dinara

SITA SUNDARI KUMARI

RJSPS

Forfeited

Total Votes184

% of Valid + NOTA0.11%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderFEMALEAge25CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes180Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD34.97%

LJP30.13%

JD(U)16.00%

RLSP10.79%

IND0.99%

IND0.92%

NOTA0.90%

IND0.84%

IND0.68%

IND0.59%

IND0.54%

JAPL0.53%

IND0.49%

IND0.48%

RTJPS0.26%

BMUP0.24%

BHRTSBLP0.18%

RSTJLKPS0.18%

SSD0.17%

RJSPS0.11%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Vijay Kumar Mandal of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Dinara seat by a margin of 8,228 votes (4.87% of total votes), defeating Rajendra Prasad Singh of Lok Jan Shakti Party. Voter turnout was 56.52%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,01,575

Total Voters

1,70,459

Turnout

56.52%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,59,091 / 1,42,478 / 6

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

93,492 / 75,526 / 0

Postal Votes

1,441

Service Electors

1,167

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	18	2	20
Nomination Rejected	0	0	0
Withdrawn	1	0	1
Contested	17	2	19
Forfeited Deposit	15	2	17

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,68,753

NOTA:1,527

Rejected / Test:179

EVM Votes

1,69,018

Postal Votes

1,441

Valid Postal

1,257

NOTA % of Valid

0.90%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

442

Avg. Electors / Station

~682

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 Dinara in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Vijay Kumar Mandal of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Dinara constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Rajendra Prasad Singh of Lok Jan Shakti Party by a margin of 8,228 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Dinara?: Vijay Kumar Mandal won Dinara by 8,228 votes, which is 4.87% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Dinara in 2020?: Voter turnout in Dinara constituency was 56.52% in the 2020 election, with 1,70,459 votes cast out of 3,01,575 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Dinara in 2020?: A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Dinara seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: VIJAY KUMAR MANDAL (RJD), RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH (LJP), JAI KUMAR SINGH (JD(U)), RAJESH SINGH (RLSP), RAJESH KUMAR RAM (IND), NIRANJAN KUMAR RAY (IND), BHUPESH SINGH (IND), ANIL KUMAR SINGH (IND), MRITUNJAY PANDEY (IND), ARBIND KUMAR PANDEY (IND), ARUN KUMAR SINGH (JAPL), AJAY KUMAR SINGH (IND), HARENDRA SINGH (IND), RAMESAR NONIYA (RTJPS), JOKHU PASWAN (BMUP), SUNANDA SINGH (BHRTSBLP), SATYENDRA AMRTY KATYAYAN (RSTJLKPS), RAJENDRA SAH (SSD), SITA SUNDARI KUMARI (RJSPS). 17 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Dinara?: JAI KUMAR SINGH (JD(U)), RAJESH SINGH (RLSP), RAJESH KUMAR RAM (IND), NIRANJAN KUMAR RAY (IND), BHUPESH SINGH (IND), ANIL KUMAR SINGH (IND), MRITUNJAY PANDEY (IND), ARBIND KUMAR PANDEY (IND), ARUN KUMAR SINGH (JAPL), AJAY KUMAR SINGH (IND), HARENDRA SINGH (IND), RAMESAR NONIYA (RTJPS), JOKHU PASWAN (BMUP), SUNANDA SINGH (BHRTSBLP), SATYENDRA AMRTY KATYAYAN (RSTJLKPS), RAJENDRA SAH (SSD), SITA SUNDARI KUMARI (RJSPS) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Dinara election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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