Who won Gaighat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Niranjan Roy of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Gaighat constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Maheshwar Pd Yadav of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 7,566 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Gaighat?

Niranjan Roy won Gaighat by 7,566 votes, which is 4.22% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Gaighat in 2020?

Voter turnout in Gaighat constituency was 57.46% in the 2020 election, with 1,81,621 votes cast out of 3,16,108 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 88

Gaighat (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Niranjan Roy

Rashtriya Janata Dal

59,778

votes

Runner-Up

Maheshwar Pd Yadav

Janata Dal (United)

52,212

votes

Won by 7,566 votes

Margin: 4.22%

Total Valid Votes: 1,79,336

Candidate-Wise Results

32 candidates contested this seat

A total of 32 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Gaighat seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: NIRANJAN ROY (RJD), MAHESHWAR PD YADAV (JD(U)), KOMAL SINGH (LJP), GANESH JHA (IND), SUDHIR KUMAR JHA (JP), SUBHASH CHAUDHARY (IND), VIPALAV KUMAR PASWAN (AMJNMTP), SUBODH KUMAR SINGH (TPLRSP), SURESH SAHANI (IND), SHUBHANKAR KUMAR SINGH (AIFB), VIKASH KUMAR (RJNJNP), KUMAR ALOK (IND), SHIV SHANKAR KUMAR BHARTI (IND), VINDESHWAR MAHTO (IND), RAJPAL DAS (RSTJNVKSP), LALITA SINGH (JAPL), AYUSH SAHNI URF MUKESH SAHNI (LCD), VINAY KUMAR (IND), GHULAM AHMAD RAZA (IND), RANJAN KUMAR (SAP), VIJAY RANJAN (IND), BHARAT PASWAN (BMUP), RIZWANUL HAQUE (BLRP), ALOK KUMAR (JKIP), PRINCE KUMAR (IND), CHULIYA DEVI (AAAAP), MD NAIJUL ANSARI (IND), BINOD MAHASETH (IND), PRAVHU SHANI (BJKVP), THAKUR DHANANJAY SINGH (IND), DEEPAK RAY URF BIPAT RAY (IND). 28 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Gaighat 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	88	Gaighat	NIRANJAN ROY	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	49	GENERAL	59,473	305	59,778	32.92%	0.00%	Won
2	88	Gaighat	MAHESHWAR PD YADAV	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	70	GENERAL	52,128	84	52,212	28.75%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	88	Gaighat	KOMAL SINGH	LJP	Bungalow	FEMALE	27	GENERAL	36,749	102	36,851	20.29%	0.00%
4	88	Gaighat	GANESH JHA	IND	Helicopter	MALE	67	GENERAL	3,142	0	3,142	1.73%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	88	Gaighat	SUDHIR KUMAR JHA	JP	Haldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)	MALE	41	GENERAL	3,019	0	3,019	1.66%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	88	Gaighat	SUBHASH CHAUDHARY	IND	Battery torch	MALE	34	GENERAL	2,605	1	2,606	1.43%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	88	Gaighat	VIPALAV KUMAR PASWAN	AMJNMTP	Basket containing Fruits	MALE	35	SC	2,466	0	2,466	1.36%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	88	Gaighat	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	2,275	2	2,277	1.25%	0.00%
9	88	Gaighat	SUBODH KUMAR SINGH	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	MALE	54	GENERAL	2,259	1	2,260	1.24%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	88	Gaighat	SURESH SAHANI	IND	Bicycle Pump	MALE	53	GENERAL	2,065	0	2,065	1.14%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	88	Gaighat	SHUBHANKAR KUMAR SINGH	AIFB	Lion	MALE	48	GENERAL	2,015	0	2,015	1.11%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	88	Gaighat	VIKASH KUMAR	RJNJNP	Bat	MALE	38	GENERAL	1,536	0	1,536	0.85%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	88	Gaighat	KUMAR ALOK	IND	Pressure Cooker	MALE	45	GENERAL	1,354	1	1,355	0.75%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	88	Gaighat	SHIV SHANKAR KUMAR BHARTI	IND	BENCH	MALE	30	GENERAL	1,098	0	1,098	0.60%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	88	Gaighat	VINDESHWAR MAHTO	IND	Gas Cylinder	MALE	71	GENERAL	1,030	0	1,030	0.57%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	88	Gaighat	RAJPAL DAS	RSTJNVKSP	Baby Walker	MALE	37	SC	979	0	979	0.54%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	88	Gaighat	LALITA SINGH	JAPL	Scissors	FEMALE	41	GENERAL	861	0	861	0.47%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	88	Gaighat	AYUSH SAHNI URF MUKESH SAHNI	LCD	Tyres	MALE	29	GENERAL	843	0	843	0.46%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	88	Gaighat	VINAY KUMAR	IND	Bead Necklace	MALE	27	GENERAL	680	0	680	0.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	88	Gaighat	GHULAM AHMAD RAZA	IND	Cauliflower	MALE	38	GENERAL	554	0	554	0.31%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	88	Gaighat	RANJAN KUMAR	SAP	Almirah	MALE	35	GENERAL	521	0	521	0.29%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	88	Gaighat	VIJAY RANJAN	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	33	GENERAL	474	2	476	0.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	88	Gaighat	BHARAT PASWAN	BMUP	Cot	MALE	68	SC	398	0	398	0.22%	0.00%	Forfeited
24	88	Gaighat	RIZWANUL HAQUE	BLRP	BUCKET	MALE	50	GENERAL	380	0	380	0.21%	0.00%	Forfeited
25	88	Gaighat	ALOK KUMAR	JKIP	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	25	GENERAL	346	0	346	0.19%	0.00%	Forfeited
26	88	Gaighat	PRINCE KUMAR	IND	Batsman	MALE	35	GENERAL	305	0	305	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
27	88	Gaighat	CHULIYA DEVI	AAAAP	Telephone	FEMALE	45	GENERAL	305	0	305	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
28	88	Gaighat	MD NAIJUL ANSARI	IND	BELT	MALE	32	GENERAL	295	0	295	0.16%	0.00%	Forfeited
29	88	Gaighat	BINOD MAHASETH	IND	Balloon	MALE	40	GENERAL	272	0	272	0.15%	0.00%	Forfeited
30	88	Gaighat	PRAVHU SHANI	BJKVP	Grapes	MALE	60	GENERAL	267	0	267	0.15%	0.00%	Forfeited
31	88	Gaighat	THAKUR DHANANJAY SINGH	IND	Black Board	MALE	52	GENERAL	236	0	236	0.13%	0.00%	Forfeited
32	88	Gaighat	DEEPAK RAY URF BIPAT RAY	IND	Apple	MALE	32	GENERAL	185	0	185	0.10%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

NIRANJAN ROY

RJD

Won

Total Votes59,778

% of Valid + NOTA32.92%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes59,473Postal Votes305% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

MAHESHWAR PD YADAV

JD(U)

Runner-up

Total Votes52,212

% of Valid + NOTA28.75%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge70CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes52,128Postal Votes84% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

KOMAL SINGH

LJP

Total Votes36,851

% of Valid + NOTA20.29%

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SymbolBungalowGenderFEMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes36,749Postal Votes102% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

GANESH JHA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,142

% of Valid + NOTA1.73%

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SymbolHelicopterGenderMALEAge67CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,142Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

SUDHIR KUMAR JHA

Forfeited

Total Votes3,019

% of Valid + NOTA1.66%

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SymbolHaldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)GenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,019Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

SUBHASH CHAUDHARY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,606

% of Valid + NOTA1.43%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge34CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,605Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

VIPALAV KUMAR PASWAN

AMJNMTP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,466

% of Valid + NOTA1.36%

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SymbolBasket containing FruitsGenderMALEAge35CategorySCGeneral Votes2,466Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

NOTA

Total Votes2,277

% of Valid + NOTA1.25%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes2,275Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

SUBODH KUMAR SINGH

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,260

% of Valid + NOTA1.24%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge54CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,259Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

SURESH SAHANI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,065

% of Valid + NOTA1.14%

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SymbolBicycle PumpGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,065Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

SHUBHANKAR KUMAR SINGH

AIFB

Forfeited

Total Votes2,015

% of Valid + NOTA1.11%

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SymbolLionGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,015Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

VIKASH KUMAR

RJNJNP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,536

% of Valid + NOTA0.85%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,536Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

KUMAR ALOK

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,355

% of Valid + NOTA0.75%

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SymbolPressure CookerGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,354Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

SHIV SHANKAR KUMAR BHARTI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,098

% of Valid + NOTA0.60%

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SymbolBENCHGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,098Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

VINDESHWAR MAHTO

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,030

% of Valid + NOTA0.57%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge71CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,030Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

RAJPAL DAS

RSTJNVKSP

Forfeited

Total Votes979

% of Valid + NOTA0.54%

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SymbolBaby WalkerGenderMALEAge37CategorySCGeneral Votes979Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

LALITA SINGH

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes861

% of Valid + NOTA0.47%

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SymbolScissorsGenderFEMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes861Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

AYUSH SAHNI URF MUKESH SAHNI

LCD

Forfeited

Total Votes843

% of Valid + NOTA0.46%

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SymbolTyresGenderMALEAge29CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes843Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

VINAY KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes680

% of Valid + NOTA0.37%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes680Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

GHULAM AHMAD RAZA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes554

% of Valid + NOTA0.31%

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SymbolCauliflowerGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes554Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

RANJAN KUMAR

SAP

Forfeited

Total Votes521

% of Valid + NOTA0.29%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes521Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

VIJAY RANJAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes476

% of Valid + NOTA0.26%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes474Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

BHARAT PASWAN

BMUP

Forfeited

Total Votes398

% of Valid + NOTA0.22%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge68CategorySCGeneral Votes398Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 24 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

RIZWANUL HAQUE

BLRP

Forfeited

Total Votes380

% of Valid + NOTA0.21%

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SymbolBUCKETGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes380Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 25 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

ALOK KUMAR

JKIP

Forfeited

Total Votes346

% of Valid + NOTA0.19%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge25CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes346Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 26 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

PRINCE KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes305

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolBatsmanGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes305Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 27 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

CHULIYA DEVI

AAAAP

Forfeited

Total Votes305

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolTelephoneGenderFEMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes305Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 28 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

MD NAIJUL ANSARI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes295

% of Valid + NOTA0.16%

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SymbolBELTGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes295Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 29 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

BINOD MAHASETH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes272

% of Valid + NOTA0.15%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes272Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 30 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

PRAVHU SHANI

BJKVP

Forfeited

Total Votes267

% of Valid + NOTA0.15%

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SymbolGrapesGenderMALEAge60CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes267Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 31 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

THAKUR DHANANJAY SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes236

% of Valid + NOTA0.13%

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SymbolBlack BoardGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes236Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 32 · Constituency No. 88 · Gaighat

DEEPAK RAY URF BIPAT RAY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes185

% of Valid + NOTA0.10%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes185Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD32.92%

JD(U)28.75%

LJP20.29%

IND1.73%

JP1.66%

IND1.43%

AMJNMTP1.36%

NOTA1.25%

TPLRSP1.24%

IND1.14%

AIFB1.11%

RJNJNP0.85%

IND0.75%

IND0.60%

IND0.57%

RSTJNVKSP0.54%

JAPL0.47%

LCD0.46%

IND0.37%

IND0.31%

SAP0.29%

IND0.26%

BMUP0.22%

BLRP0.21%

JKIP0.19%

IND0.17%

AAAAP0.17%

IND0.16%

IND0.15%

BJKVP0.15%

IND0.13%

IND0.10%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Niranjan Roy of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Gaighat seat by a margin of 7,566 votes (4.22% of total votes), defeating Maheshwar Pd Yadav of Janata Dal (United). Voter turnout was 57.46%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,16,108

Total Voters

1,81,621

Turnout

57.46%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,66,475 / 1,49,627 / 6

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

84,741 / 96,373 / 1

Postal Votes

506

Service Electors

350

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	29	4	33
Nomination Rejected	1	1	2
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	28	3	31
Forfeited Deposit	26	2	28

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,79,336

NOTA:2,277

Rejected / Test:8

EVM Votes

1,81,115

Postal Votes

506

Valid Postal

496

NOTA % of Valid

1.27%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

450

Avg. Electors / Station

~702

Key Dates

Polling Date

7 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Gaighat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Niranjan Roy of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Gaighat constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Maheshwar Pd Yadav of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 7,566 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Gaighat?: Niranjan Roy won Gaighat by 7,566 votes, which is 4.22% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Gaighat in 2020?: Voter turnout in Gaighat constituency was 57.46% in the 2020 election, with 1,81,621 votes cast out of 3,16,108 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Gaighat in 2020?: A total of 32 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Gaighat seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: NIRANJAN ROY (RJD), MAHESHWAR PD YADAV (JD(U)), KOMAL SINGH (LJP), GANESH JHA (IND), SUDHIR KUMAR JHA (JP), SUBHASH CHAUDHARY (IND), VIPALAV KUMAR PASWAN (AMJNMTP), SUBODH KUMAR SINGH (TPLRSP), SURESH SAHANI (IND), SHUBHANKAR KUMAR SINGH (AIFB), VIKASH KUMAR (RJNJNP), KUMAR ALOK (IND), SHIV SHANKAR KUMAR BHARTI (IND), VINDESHWAR MAHTO (IND), RAJPAL DAS (RSTJNVKSP), LALITA SINGH (JAPL), AYUSH SAHNI URF MUKESH SAHNI (LCD), VINAY KUMAR (IND), GHULAM AHMAD RAZA (IND), RANJAN KUMAR (SAP), VIJAY RANJAN (IND), BHARAT PASWAN (BMUP), RIZWANUL HAQUE (BLRP), ALOK KUMAR (JKIP), PRINCE KUMAR (IND), CHULIYA DEVI (AAAAP), MD NAIJUL ANSARI (IND), BINOD MAHASETH (IND), PRAVHU SHANI (BJKVP), THAKUR DHANANJAY SINGH (IND), DEEPAK RAY URF BIPAT RAY (IND). 28 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Gaighat?: GANESH JHA (IND), SUDHIR KUMAR JHA (JP), SUBHASH CHAUDHARY (IND), VIPALAV KUMAR PASWAN (AMJNMTP), SUBODH KUMAR SINGH (TPLRSP), SURESH SAHANI (IND), SHUBHANKAR KUMAR SINGH (AIFB), VIKASH KUMAR (RJNJNP), KUMAR ALOK (IND), SHIV SHANKAR KUMAR BHARTI (IND), VINDESHWAR MAHTO (IND), RAJPAL DAS (RSTJNVKSP), LALITA SINGH (JAPL), AYUSH SAHNI URF MUKESH SAHNI (LCD), VINAY KUMAR (IND), GHULAM AHMAD RAZA (IND), RANJAN KUMAR (SAP), VIJAY RANJAN (IND), BHARAT PASWAN (BMUP), RIZWANUL HAQUE (BLRP), ALOK KUMAR (JKIP), PRINCE KUMAR (IND), CHULIYA DEVI (AAAAP), MD NAIJUL ANSARI (IND), BINOD MAHASETH (IND), PRAVHU SHANI (BJKVP), THAKUR DHANANJAY SINGH (IND), DEEPAK RAY URF BIPAT RAY (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Gaighat election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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