Who won Gurua in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Vinay Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Gurua constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Rajiv Nandan of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 6,599 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Gurua?

Vinay Kumar won Gurua by 6,599 votes, which is 3.71% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Gurua in 2020?

Voter turnout in Gurua constituency was 62.54% in the 2020 election, with 1,79,019 votes cast out of 2,86,233 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 225

Gurua (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Vinay Kumar

Rashtriya Janata Dal

70,761

votes

Runner-Up

Rajiv Nandan

Bharatiya Janata Party

64,162

votes

Won by 6,599 votes

Margin: 3.71%

Total Valid Votes: 1,77,960

Candidate-Wise Results

24 candidates contested this seat

A total of 24 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Gurua seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Vinay Kumar (RJD), Rajiv Nandan (BJP), Raghvendra Narayan Yadav (BSP), Sudhir Kumar Verma (JAPL), Yugesh Paswan (RSPS), Arvind Kumar Srivastwa (IND), Ramashray Ravidas (AHFBK), Binay Kumar (IND), Dilip Kumar Singh (IND), Ramadhar Singh (NCP), Md. Azaj (BHULKD), Ajay Kumar (PMS), Uday Kumar Verma (IND), Raja Ram Azad (BRTYLKNYKP), Mithilesh Kumar Sharma (AIFB), Ranjan Kumar Barnwal (IND), Krishan Deo Singh (IND), Bhim Prasad (RSTJLKPS), Dinanath Prasad (AJPR), Arvind Kumar (PPID), Brajesh Pandey (RSWD), Vinod Paswan (IND), Ashok Kumar Singh (BHRTLKCHTP). 21 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Gurua 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	225	Gurua	Vinay Kumar	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	38	GENERAL	69,892	869	70,761	39.55%	0.00%	Won
2	225	Gurua	Rajiv Nandan	BJP	Lotus	MALE	54	GENERAL	63,740	422	64,162	35.86%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	225	Gurua	Raghvendra Narayan Yadav	BSP	Elephant	MALE	59	GENERAL	15,161	74	15,235	8.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	225	Gurua	Sudhir Kumar Verma	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	46	GENERAL	7,373	71	7,444	4.16%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	225	Gurua	Yugesh Paswan	RSPS	Cup & Saucer	MALE	37	SC	2,330	6	2,336	1.31%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	225	Gurua	Arvind Kumar Srivastwa	IND	Helicopter	MALE	55	GENERAL	1,890	15	1,905	1.06%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	225	Gurua	Ramashray Ravidas	AHFBK	CHESS BOARD	MALE	53	SC	1,794	1	1,795	1.00%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	225	Gurua	Binay Kumar	IND	Sewing Machine	MALE	46	GENERAL	1,650	16	1,666	0.93%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	225	Gurua	Dilip Kumar Singh	IND	Bead Necklace	MALE	41	GENERAL	1,535	1	1,536	0.86%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	225	Gurua	Ramadhar Singh	NCP	Clock	MALE	67	GENERAL	1,433	5	1,438	0.80%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	225	Gurua	Md. Azaj	BHULKD	Gas Cylinder	MALE	54	GENERAL	1,296	10	1,306	0.73%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	225	Gurua	Ajay Kumar	PMS	Battery torch	MALE	66	GENERAL	1,098	3	1,101	0.62%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	225	Gurua	Uday Kumar Verma	IND	Football	MALE	53	GENERAL	1,055	2	1,057	0.59%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	225	Gurua	Raja Ram Azad	BRTYLKNYKP	Road Roller	MALE	63	GENERAL	987	4	991	0.55%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	225	Gurua	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	949	9	958	0.54%	0.00%
16	225	Gurua	Mithilesh Kumar Sharma	AIFB	Lion	MALE	47	GENERAL	866	7	873	0.49%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	225	Gurua	Ranjan Kumar Barnwal	IND	COMPUTER	MALE	34	GENERAL	801	1	802	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	225	Gurua	Krishan Deo Singh	IND	Bat	MALE	64	GENERAL	682	3	685	0.38%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	225	Gurua	Bhim Prasad	RSTJLKPS	Cot	MALE	54	GENERAL	616	12	628	0.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	225	Gurua	Dinanath Prasad	AJPR	Chappals	MALE	60	SC	612	2	614	0.34%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	225	Gurua	Arvind Kumar	PPID	Table	MALE	41	GENERAL	489	3	492	0.27%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	225	Gurua	Brajesh Pandey	RSWD	Winnower	MALE	51	GENERAL	398	3	401	0.22%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	225	Gurua	Vinod Paswan	IND	HOCKEY and BALL	MALE	49	SC	397	2	399	0.22%	0.00%	Forfeited
24	225	Gurua	Ashok Kumar Singh	BHRTLKCHTP	Bicycle Pump	MALE	63	GENERAL	332	1	333	0.19%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Vinay Kumar

RJD

Won

Total Votes70,761

% of Valid + NOTA39.55%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes69,892Postal Votes869% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Rajiv Nandan

BJP

Runner-up

Total Votes64,162

% of Valid + NOTA35.86%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge54CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes63,740Postal Votes422% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Raghvendra Narayan Yadav

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes15,235

% of Valid + NOTA8.52%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes15,161Postal Votes74% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Sudhir Kumar Verma

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes7,444

% of Valid + NOTA4.16%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes7,373Postal Votes71% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Yugesh Paswan

RSPS

Forfeited

Total Votes2,336

% of Valid + NOTA1.31%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge37CategorySCGeneral Votes2,330Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Arvind Kumar Srivastwa

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,905

% of Valid + NOTA1.06%

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SymbolHelicopterGenderMALEAge55CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,890Postal Votes15% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Ramashray Ravidas

AHFBK

Forfeited

Total Votes1,795

% of Valid + NOTA1.00%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge53CategorySCGeneral Votes1,794Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Binay Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,666

% of Valid + NOTA0.93%

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SymbolSewing MachineGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,650Postal Votes16% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Dilip Kumar Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,536

% of Valid + NOTA0.86%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,535Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Ramadhar Singh

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,438

% of Valid + NOTA0.80%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge67CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,433Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Md. Azaj

BHULKD

Forfeited

Total Votes1,306

% of Valid + NOTA0.73%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge54CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,296Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Ajay Kumar

PMS

Forfeited

Total Votes1,101

% of Valid + NOTA0.62%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge66CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,098Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Uday Kumar Verma

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,057

% of Valid + NOTA0.59%

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SymbolFootballGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,055Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Raja Ram Azad

BRTYLKNYKP

Forfeited

Total Votes991

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolRoad RollerGenderMALEAge63CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes987Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

NOTA

Total Votes958

% of Valid + NOTA0.54%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes949Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Mithilesh Kumar Sharma

AIFB

Forfeited

Total Votes873

% of Valid + NOTA0.49%

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SymbolLionGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes866Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Ranjan Kumar Barnwal

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes802

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolCOMPUTERGenderMALEAge34CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes801Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Krishan Deo Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes685

% of Valid + NOTA0.38%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge64CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes682Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Bhim Prasad

RSTJLKPS

Forfeited

Total Votes628

% of Valid + NOTA0.35%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge54CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes616Postal Votes12% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Dinanath Prasad

AJPR

Forfeited

Total Votes614

% of Valid + NOTA0.34%

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SymbolChappalsGenderMALEAge60CategorySCGeneral Votes612Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Arvind Kumar

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes492

% of Valid + NOTA0.27%

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SymbolTableGenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes489Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Brajesh Pandey

RSWD

Forfeited

Total Votes401

% of Valid + NOTA0.22%

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SymbolWinnowerGenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes398Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Vinod Paswan

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes399

% of Valid + NOTA0.22%

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SymbolHOCKEY and BALLGenderMALEAge49CategorySCGeneral Votes397Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 24 · Constituency No. 225 · Gurua

Ashok Kumar Singh

BHRTLKCHTP

Forfeited

Total Votes333

% of Valid + NOTA0.19%

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SymbolBicycle PumpGenderMALEAge63CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes332Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD39.55%

BJP35.86%

BSP8.52%

JAPL4.16%

RSPS1.31%

IND1.06%

AHFBK1.00%

IND0.93%

IND0.86%

NCP0.80%

BHULKD0.73%

PMS0.62%

IND0.59%

BRTYLKNYKP0.55%

NOTA0.54%

AIFB0.49%

IND0.45%

IND0.38%

RSTJLKPS0.35%

AJPR0.34%

PPID0.27%

RSWD0.22%

IND0.22%

BHRTLKCHTP0.19%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Vinay Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Gurua seat by a margin of 6,599 votes (3.71% of total votes), defeating Rajiv Nandan of Bharatiya Janata Party. Voter turnout was 62.54%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,86,233

Total Voters

1,79,019

Turnout

62.54%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,48,859 / 1,37,370 / 4

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

92,866 / 84,510 / 0

Postal Votes

1,643

Service Electors

616

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	28	1	29
Nomination Rejected	5	1	6
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	23	0	23
Forfeited Deposit	21	0	21

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,77,960

NOTA:958

Rejected / Test:101

EVM Votes

1,77,376

Postal Votes

1,643

Valid Postal

1,533

NOTA % of Valid

0.54%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

425

Avg. Electors / Station

~673

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 Gurua in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Vinay Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Gurua constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Rajiv Nandan of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 6,599 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Gurua?: Vinay Kumar won Gurua by 6,599 votes, which is 3.71% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Gurua in 2020?: Voter turnout in Gurua constituency was 62.54% in the 2020 election, with 1,79,019 votes cast out of 2,86,233 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Gurua in 2020?: A total of 24 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Gurua seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Vinay Kumar (RJD), Rajiv Nandan (BJP), Raghvendra Narayan Yadav (BSP), Sudhir Kumar Verma (JAPL), Yugesh Paswan (RSPS), Arvind Kumar Srivastwa (IND), Ramashray Ravidas (AHFBK), Binay Kumar (IND), Dilip Kumar Singh (IND), Ramadhar Singh (NCP), Md. Azaj (BHULKD), Ajay Kumar (PMS), Uday Kumar Verma (IND), Raja Ram Azad (BRTYLKNYKP), Mithilesh Kumar Sharma (AIFB), Ranjan Kumar Barnwal (IND), Krishan Deo Singh (IND), Bhim Prasad (RSTJLKPS), Dinanath Prasad (AJPR), Arvind Kumar (PPID), Brajesh Pandey (RSWD), Vinod Paswan (IND), Ashok Kumar Singh (BHRTLKCHTP). 21 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Gurua?: Raghvendra Narayan Yadav (BSP), Sudhir Kumar Verma (JAPL), Yugesh Paswan (RSPS), Arvind Kumar Srivastwa (IND), Ramashray Ravidas (AHFBK), Binay Kumar (IND), Dilip Kumar Singh (IND), Ramadhar Singh (NCP), Md. Azaj (BHULKD), Ajay Kumar (PMS), Uday Kumar Verma (IND), Raja Ram Azad (BRTYLKNYKP), Mithilesh Kumar Sharma (AIFB), Ranjan Kumar Barnwal (IND), Krishan Deo Singh (IND), Bhim Prasad (RSTJLKPS), Dinanath Prasad (AJPR), Arvind Kumar (PPID), Brajesh Pandey (RSWD), Vinod Paswan (IND), Ashok Kumar Singh (BHRTLKCHTP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Gurua election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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