Who won Jagdishpur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Ram Vishun Singh of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Jagdishpur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sribhagwan Singh Kushwaha of Lok Jan Shakti Party by a margin of 22,107 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Jagdishpur?

Ram Vishun Singh won Jagdishpur by 22,107 votes, which is 13.20% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Jagdishpur in 2020?

Voter turnout in Jagdishpur constituency was 54.51% in the 2020 election, with 1,68,283 votes cast out of 3,08,746 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 197

Jagdishpur (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Ram Vishun Singh

Rashtriya Janata Dal

66,632

votes

Runner-Up

Sribhagwan Singh Kushwaha

Lok Jan Shakti Party

44,525

votes

Won by 22,107 votes

Margin: 13.20%

Total Valid Votes: 1,67,118

Candidate-Wise Results

19 candidates contested this seat

A total of 19 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Jagdishpur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: RAM VISHUN SINGH (RJD), SRIBHAGWAN SINGH KUSHWAHA (LJP), SHUSHUMLATA (JD(U)), ANIL KUMAR SINGH (IND), Dr. SHYAM NANDAN (BSP), DINESH KUMAR SINGH (JAPL), BINOD KUMAR (IND), HARIBANSH PANDIT (IND), SACHCHIDANAND SINGH (JP), NARENDRA PRATAP SINGH (IND), AMARJEET KUMAR (JPJD), RANA PRATAP SINGH (BHRTSBLP), HIRA LAL SINGH (IND), MOHAMMAD SAGIR AHMAD (JTLP), NARAYAN SINGH (VPI), RAJESHWAR SINGH (PSS), GOPAL JEE SINGH (JD(S)), JITENDRA KUMAR (SATBP). 15 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Jagdishpur 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	197	Jagdishpur	RAM VISHUN SINGH	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	65	GENERAL	65,643	989	66,632	39.68%	0.00%	Won
2	197	Jagdishpur	SRIBHAGWAN SINGH KUSHWAHA	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	54	GENERAL	44,151	374	44,525	26.51%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	197	Jagdishpur	SHUSHUMLATA	JD(U)	Arrow	FEMALE	35	GENERAL	28,913	449	29,362	17.48%	0.00%
4	197	Jagdishpur	ANIL KUMAR SINGH	IND	Football	MALE	38	GENERAL	7,138	111	7,249	4.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	197	Jagdishpur	Dr. SHYAM NANDAN	BSP	Elephant	MALE	46	GENERAL	3,296	21	3,317	1.98%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	197	Jagdishpur	DINESH KUMAR SINGH	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	46	GENERAL	3,097	34	3,131	1.86%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	197	Jagdishpur	BINOD KUMAR	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	43	GENERAL	2,528	1	2,529	1.51%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	197	Jagdishpur	HARIBANSH PANDIT	IND	Pot	MALE	31	GENERAL	2,269	8	2,277	1.36%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	197	Jagdishpur	SACHCHIDANAND SINGH	JP	Haldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)	MALE	46	GENERAL	1,950	10	1,960	1.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	197	Jagdishpur	NARENDRA PRATAP SINGH	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	25	GENERAL	1,409	5	1,414	0.84%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	197	Jagdishpur	AMARJEET KUMAR	JPJD	Diesel Pump	MALE	42	GENERAL	902	8	910	0.54%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	197	Jagdishpur	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	797	20	817	0.49%	0.00%
13	197	Jagdishpur	RANA PRATAP SINGH	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	50	GENERAL	756	5	761	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	197	Jagdishpur	HIRA LAL SINGH	IND	Helicopter	MALE	72	GENERAL	749	3	752	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	197	Jagdishpur	MOHAMMAD SAGIR AHMAD	JTLP	Television	MALE	32	GENERAL	697	5	702	0.42%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	197	Jagdishpur	NARAYAN SINGH	VPI	Gas Cylinder	MALE	41	GENERAL	546	2	548	0.33%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	197	Jagdishpur	RAJESHWAR SINGH	PSS	Battery torch	MALE	50	GENERAL	470	3	473	0.28%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	197	Jagdishpur	GOPAL JEE SINGH	JD(S)	A lady farmer carrying paddy on her head	MALE	43	GENERAL	294	4	298	0.18%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	197	Jagdishpur	JITENDRA KUMAR	SATBP	Black Board	MALE	35	GENERAL	275	3	278	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

RAM VISHUN SINGH

RJD

Won

Total Votes66,632

% of Valid + NOTA39.68%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge65CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes65,643Postal Votes989% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

SRIBHAGWAN SINGH KUSHWAHA

LJP

Runner-up

Total Votes44,525

% of Valid + NOTA26.51%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge54CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes44,151Postal Votes374% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

SHUSHUMLATA

JD(U)

Total Votes29,362

% of Valid + NOTA17.48%

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SymbolArrowGenderFEMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes28,913Postal Votes449% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

ANIL KUMAR SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes7,249

% of Valid + NOTA4.32%

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SymbolFootballGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes7,138Postal Votes111% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

Dr. SHYAM NANDAN

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes3,317

% of Valid + NOTA1.98%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,296Postal Votes21% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

DINESH KUMAR SINGH

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes3,131

% of Valid + NOTA1.86%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,097Postal Votes34% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

BINOD KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,529

% of Valid + NOTA1.51%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,528Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

HARIBANSH PANDIT

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,277

% of Valid + NOTA1.36%

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SymbolPotGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,269Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

SACHCHIDANAND SINGH

Forfeited

Total Votes1,960

% of Valid + NOTA1.17%

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SymbolHaldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)GenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,950Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

NARENDRA PRATAP SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,414

% of Valid + NOTA0.84%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge25CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,409Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

AMARJEET KUMAR

JPJD

Forfeited

Total Votes910

% of Valid + NOTA0.54%

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SymbolDiesel PumpGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes902Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

NOTA

Total Votes817

% of Valid + NOTA0.49%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes797Postal Votes20% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

RANA PRATAP SINGH

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes761

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes756Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

HIRA LAL SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes752

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolHelicopterGenderMALEAge72CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes749Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

MOHAMMAD SAGIR AHMAD

JTLP

Forfeited

Total Votes702

% of Valid + NOTA0.42%

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SymbolTelevisionGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes697Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

NARAYAN SINGH

VPI

Forfeited

Total Votes548

% of Valid + NOTA0.33%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes546Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

RAJESHWAR SINGH

PSS

Forfeited

Total Votes473

% of Valid + NOTA0.28%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes470Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

GOPAL JEE SINGH

JD(S)

Forfeited

Total Votes298

% of Valid + NOTA0.18%

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SymbolA lady farmer carrying paddy on her headGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes294Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 197 · Jagdishpur

JITENDRA KUMAR

SATBP

Forfeited

Total Votes278

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolBlack BoardGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes275Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD39.68%

LJP26.51%

JD(U)17.48%

IND4.32%

BSP1.98%

JAPL1.86%

IND1.51%

IND1.36%

JP1.17%

IND0.84%

JPJD0.54%

NOTA0.49%

BHRTSBLP0.45%

IND0.45%

JTLP0.42%

VPI0.33%

PSS0.28%

JD(S)0.18%

SATBP0.17%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Ram Vishun Singh of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Jagdishpur seat by a margin of 22,107 votes (13.20% of total votes), defeating Sribhagwan Singh Kushwaha of Lok Jan Shakti Party. Voter turnout was 54.51%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,08,746

Total Voters

1,68,283

Turnout

54.51%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,66,372 / 1,42,365 / 9

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

91,568 / 74,312 / 0

Postal Votes

2,403

Service Electors

2,300

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	20	1	21
Nomination Rejected	2	0	2
Withdrawn	1	0	1
Contested	17	1	18
Forfeited Deposit	15	0	15

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,67,118

NOTA:817

Rejected / Test:348

EVM Votes

1,65,880

Postal Votes

2,403

Valid Postal

2,035

NOTA % of Valid

0.49%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

432

Avg. Electors / Station

~715

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 Jagdishpur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Ram Vishun Singh of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Jagdishpur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sribhagwan Singh Kushwaha of Lok Jan Shakti Party by a margin of 22,107 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Jagdishpur?: Ram Vishun Singh won Jagdishpur by 22,107 votes, which is 13.20% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Jagdishpur in 2020?: Voter turnout in Jagdishpur constituency was 54.51% in the 2020 election, with 1,68,283 votes cast out of 3,08,746 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Jagdishpur in 2020?: A total of 19 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Jagdishpur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: RAM VISHUN SINGH (RJD), SRIBHAGWAN SINGH KUSHWAHA (LJP), SHUSHUMLATA (JD(U)), ANIL KUMAR SINGH (IND), Dr. SHYAM NANDAN (BSP), DINESH KUMAR SINGH (JAPL), BINOD KUMAR (IND), HARIBANSH PANDIT (IND), SACHCHIDANAND SINGH (JP), NARENDRA PRATAP SINGH (IND), AMARJEET KUMAR (JPJD), RANA PRATAP SINGH (BHRTSBLP), HIRA LAL SINGH (IND), MOHAMMAD SAGIR AHMAD (JTLP), NARAYAN SINGH (VPI), RAJESHWAR SINGH (PSS), GOPAL JEE SINGH (JD(S)), JITENDRA KUMAR (SATBP). 15 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Jagdishpur?: ANIL KUMAR SINGH (IND), Dr. SHYAM NANDAN (BSP), DINESH KUMAR SINGH (JAPL), BINOD KUMAR (IND), HARIBANSH PANDIT (IND), SACHCHIDANAND SINGH (JP), NARENDRA PRATAP SINGH (IND), AMARJEET KUMAR (JPJD), RANA PRATAP SINGH (BHRTSBLP), HIRA LAL SINGH (IND), MOHAMMAD SAGIR AHMAD (JTLP), NARAYAN SINGH (VPI), RAJESHWAR SINGH (PSS), GOPAL JEE SINGH (JD(S)), JITENDRA KUMAR (SATBP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Jagdishpur election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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