Who won Islampur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Rakesh Kumar Roushan of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Islampur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Chandra Sen Prasad of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 3,698 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Islampur?

Rakesh Kumar Roushan won Islampur by 3,698 votes, which is 2.27% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Islampur in 2020?

Voter turnout in Islampur constituency was 55.91% in the 2020 election, with 1,63,896 votes cast out of 2,93,139 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 174

Islampur (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Rakesh Kumar Roushan

Rashtriya Janata Dal

68,088

votes

Runner-Up

Chandra Sen Prasad

Janata Dal (United)

64,390

votes

Won by 3,698 votes

Margin: 2.27%

Total Valid Votes: 1,62,434

Candidate-Wise Results

18 candidates contested this seat

A total of 18 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Islampur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Rakesh Kumar Roushan (RJD), Chandra Sen Prasad (JD(U)), Naresh Prasad Singh (LJP), Mahendra Singh Yadav (IND), Bharat Prasad Singh (RLSP), Meena Devi (IND), Shatrudhan Prasad Malakar (SANKISVP), Sameer Kumar (IND), Siyasharan Prasad Singh (NCP), Ajay Kumar (IND), Vikash Kumar Gaurav (NJP), Munna Kumar Keshari (JD(S)), Dayanand Prasad (TPLRSP), Ajit Kumar (RTJPS), Madan Kumar (PMS), Pankaj Kumar (BBMP), Kumar Pankaj Prasad (BIP). 15 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Islampur 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	174	Islampur	Rakesh Kumar Roushan	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	50	GENERAL	67,819	269	68,088	41.65%	0.00%	Won
2	174	Islampur	Chandra Sen Prasad	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	53	GENERAL	64,052	338	64,390	39.39%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	174	Islampur	Naresh Prasad Singh	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	49	GENERAL	8,570	27	8,597	5.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	174	Islampur	Mahendra Singh Yadav	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	50	GENERAL	3,742	8	3,750	2.29%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	174	Islampur	Bharat Prasad Singh	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	68	GENERAL	3,706	13	3,719	2.27%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	174	Islampur	Meena Devi	IND	Gas Cylinder	FEMALE	58	GENERAL	3,359	0	3,359	2.05%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	174	Islampur	Shatrudhan Prasad Malakar	SANKISVP	Ganna Kisan	MALE	45	GENERAL	3,289	3	3,292	2.01%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	174	Islampur	Sameer Kumar	IND	Apple	MALE	25	SC	1,883	1	1,884	1.15%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	174	Islampur	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,039	5	1,044	0.64%	0.00%
10	174	Islampur	Siyasharan Prasad Singh	NCP	Clock	MALE	61	GENERAL	978	6	984	0.60%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	174	Islampur	Ajay Kumar	IND	Brush	MALE	49	GENERAL	843	0	843	0.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	174	Islampur	Vikash Kumar Gaurav	NJP	Hour Glass	MALE	34	GENERAL	823	4	827	0.51%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	174	Islampur	Munna Kumar Keshari	JD(S)	A lady farmer carrying paddy on her head	MALE	39	GENERAL	678	4	682	0.42%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	174	Islampur	Dayanand Prasad	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	MALE	41	GENERAL	594	2	596	0.36%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	174	Islampur	Ajit Kumar	RTJPS	Saw	MALE	30	GENERAL	461	0	461	0.28%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	174	Islampur	Madan Kumar	PMS	Battery torch	MALE	51	GENERAL	396	2	398	0.24%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	174	Islampur	Pankaj Kumar	BBMP	Envelope	MALE	33	GENERAL	318	2	320	0.20%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	174	Islampur	Kumar Pankaj Prasad	BIP	Balloon	MALE	54	GENERAL	244	0	244	0.15%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Rakesh Kumar Roushan

RJD

Won

Total Votes68,088

% of Valid + NOTA41.65%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes67,819Postal Votes269% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Chandra Sen Prasad

JD(U)

Runner-up

Total Votes64,390

% of Valid + NOTA39.39%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes64,052Postal Votes338% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Naresh Prasad Singh

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes8,597

% of Valid + NOTA5.26%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes8,570Postal Votes27% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Mahendra Singh Yadav

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,750

% of Valid + NOTA2.29%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,742Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Bharat Prasad Singh

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes3,719

% of Valid + NOTA2.27%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge68CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,706Postal Votes13% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Meena Devi

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,359

% of Valid + NOTA2.05%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderFEMALEAge58CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,359Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Shatrudhan Prasad Malakar

SANKISVP

Forfeited

Total Votes3,292

% of Valid + NOTA2.01%

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SymbolGanna KisanGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,289Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Sameer Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,884

% of Valid + NOTA1.15%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge25CategorySCGeneral Votes1,883Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

NOTA

Total Votes1,044

% of Valid + NOTA0.64%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,039Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Siyasharan Prasad Singh

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes984

% of Valid + NOTA0.60%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge61CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes978Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Ajay Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes843

% of Valid + NOTA0.52%

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SymbolBrushGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes843Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Vikash Kumar Gaurav

NJP

Forfeited

Total Votes827

% of Valid + NOTA0.51%

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SymbolHour GlassGenderMALEAge34CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes823Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Munna Kumar Keshari

JD(S)

Forfeited

Total Votes682

% of Valid + NOTA0.42%

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SymbolA lady farmer carrying paddy on her headGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes678Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Dayanand Prasad

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes596

% of Valid + NOTA0.36%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes594Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Ajit Kumar

RTJPS

Forfeited

Total Votes461

% of Valid + NOTA0.28%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes461Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Madan Kumar

PMS

Forfeited

Total Votes398

% of Valid + NOTA0.24%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes396Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Pankaj Kumar

BBMP

Forfeited

Total Votes320

% of Valid + NOTA0.20%

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SymbolEnvelopeGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes318Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 174 · Islampur

Kumar Pankaj Prasad

BIP

Forfeited

Total Votes244

% of Valid + NOTA0.15%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge54CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes244Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD41.65%

JD(U)39.39%

LJP5.26%

IND2.29%

RLSP2.27%

IND2.05%

SANKISVP2.01%

IND1.15%

NOTA0.64%

NCP0.60%

IND0.52%

NJP0.51%

JD(S)0.42%

TPLRSP0.36%

RTJPS0.28%

PMS0.24%

BBMP0.20%

BIP0.15%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Rakesh Kumar Roushan of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Islampur seat by a margin of 3,698 votes (2.27% of total votes), defeating Chandra Sen Prasad of Janata Dal (United). Voter turnout was 55.91%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,93,139

Total Voters

1,63,896

Turnout

55.91%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,56,547 / 1,36,583 / 9

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

87,161 / 75,633 / 0

Postal Votes

1,102

Service Electors

1,015

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	16	1	17
Nomination Rejected	0	0	0
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	16	1	17
Forfeited Deposit	14	1	15

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,62,434

NOTA:1,044

Rejected / Test:418

EVM Votes

1,62,794

Postal Votes

1,102

Valid Postal

679

NOTA % of Valid

0.64%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

427

Avg. Electors / Station

~687

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 Islampur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Rakesh Kumar Roushan of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Islampur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Chandra Sen Prasad of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 3,698 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Islampur?: Rakesh Kumar Roushan won Islampur by 3,698 votes, which is 2.27% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Islampur in 2020?: Voter turnout in Islampur constituency was 55.91% in the 2020 election, with 1,63,896 votes cast out of 2,93,139 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Islampur in 2020?: A total of 18 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Islampur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Rakesh Kumar Roushan (RJD), Chandra Sen Prasad (JD(U)), Naresh Prasad Singh (LJP), Mahendra Singh Yadav (IND), Bharat Prasad Singh (RLSP), Meena Devi (IND), Shatrudhan Prasad Malakar (SANKISVP), Sameer Kumar (IND), Siyasharan Prasad Singh (NCP), Ajay Kumar (IND), Vikash Kumar Gaurav (NJP), Munna Kumar Keshari (JD(S)), Dayanand Prasad (TPLRSP), Ajit Kumar (RTJPS), Madan Kumar (PMS), Pankaj Kumar (BBMP), Kumar Pankaj Prasad (BIP). 15 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Islampur?: Naresh Prasad Singh (LJP), Mahendra Singh Yadav (IND), Bharat Prasad Singh (RLSP), Meena Devi (IND), Shatrudhan Prasad Malakar (SANKISVP), Sameer Kumar (IND), Siyasharan Prasad Singh (NCP), Ajay Kumar (IND), Vikash Kumar Gaurav (NJP), Munna Kumar Keshari (JD(S)), Dayanand Prasad (TPLRSP), Ajit Kumar (RTJPS), Madan Kumar (PMS), Pankaj Kumar (BBMP), Kumar Pankaj Prasad (BIP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Islampur election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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