Who won Kadwa in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Shakeel Ahmad Khan of Indian National Congress won the Kadwa constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Chandra Bhushan Thakur of Lok Jan Shakti Party by a margin of 32,402 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Kadwa?

Shakeel Ahmad Khan won Kadwa by 32,402 votes, which is 19.25% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Kadwa in 2020?

Voter turnout in Kadwa constituency was 60.31% in the 2020 election, with 1,69,686 votes cast out of 2,81,355 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 64

Kadwa (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Shakeel Ahmad Khan

Indian National Congress

71,267

votes

Runner-Up

Chandra Bhushan Thakur

Lok Jan Shakti Party

38,865

votes

Won by 32,402 votes

Margin: 19.25%

Total Valid Votes: 1,68,275

Candidate-Wise Results

19 candidates contested this seat

A total of 19 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kadwa seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: SHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN (INC), CHANDRA BHUSHAN THAKUR (LJP), SURAJ PRAKASH ROY (JD(U)), HIMRAJ SINGH (IND), MINU KUMARI (IND), RANJEET PRASAD DAS (IND), UMA KANT ANAND (RLSP), MANORANJAN PRASAD DAS (IND), SAJAN KUMAR (IND), NIZAM (NCP), MD ANWAR ALAM (IND), MD RAZAUL HAQUE (JAPL), BINOD KUMAR SINGH (RJANSWP), MANISH KUMAR MANDAL (TPLRSP), NIRANJAN KUMAR JHA (JDR), NUSARAT PRAVIN (PPID), ANMOL KUMAR (VPI), PRAMOD DAS (AJPR). 15 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Kadwa 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	64	Kadwa	SHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN	INC	Hand	MALE	55	GENERAL	70,517	750	71,267	42.00%	0.00%	Won
2	64	Kadwa	CHANDRA BHUSHAN THAKUR	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	58	GENERAL	38,598	267	38,865	22.90%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	64	Kadwa	SURAJ PRAKASH ROY	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	44	GENERAL	31,581	198	31,779	18.73%	0.00%
4	64	Kadwa	HIMRAJ SINGH	IND	Bricks	MALE	60	GENERAL	5,099	65	5,164	3.04%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	64	Kadwa	MINU KUMARI	IND	Sewing Machine	FEMALE	30	GENERAL	3,713	0	3,713	2.19%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	64	Kadwa	RANJEET PRASAD DAS	IND	Pressure Cooker	MALE	59	GENERAL	2,284	0	2,284	1.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	64	Kadwa	UMA KANT ANAND	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	45	GENERAL	1,897	3	1,900	1.12%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	64	Kadwa	MANORANJAN PRASAD DAS	IND	Cup & Saucer	MALE	46	GENERAL	1,716	5	1,721	1.01%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	64	Kadwa	SAJAN KUMAR	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	46	GENERAL	1,681	13	1,694	1.00%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	64	Kadwa	NIZAM	NCP	Clock	MALE	53	GENERAL	1,631	7	1,638	0.97%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	64	Kadwa	MD ANWAR ALAM	IND	Pan	MALE	43	GENERAL	1,600	1	1,601	0.94%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	64	Kadwa	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,404	1	1,405	0.83%	0.00%
13	64	Kadwa	MD RAZAUL HAQUE	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	43	GENERAL	1,318	4	1,322	0.78%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	64	Kadwa	BINOD KUMAR SINGH	RJANSWP	Bead Necklace	MALE	52	GENERAL	1,113	1	1,114	0.66%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	64	Kadwa	MANISH KUMAR MANDAL	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	MALE	25	GENERAL	967	3	970	0.57%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	64	Kadwa	NIRANJAN KUMAR JHA	JDR	Dolli	MALE	43	GENERAL	952	0	952	0.56%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	64	Kadwa	NUSARAT PRAVIN	PPID	Table	FEMALE	32	GENERAL	833	15	848	0.50%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	64	Kadwa	ANMOL KUMAR	VPI	Gas Cylinder	MALE	32	GENERAL	766	0	766	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	64	Kadwa	PRAMOD DAS	AJPR	Chappals	MALE	37	GENERAL	676	1	677	0.40%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

SHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN

INC

Won

Total Votes71,267

% of Valid + NOTA42.00%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge55CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes70,517Postal Votes750% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

CHANDRA BHUSHAN THAKUR

LJP

Runner-up

Total Votes38,865

% of Valid + NOTA22.90%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge58CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes38,598Postal Votes267% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

SURAJ PRAKASH ROY

JD(U)

Total Votes31,779

% of Valid + NOTA18.73%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes31,581Postal Votes198% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

HIMRAJ SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes5,164

% of Valid + NOTA3.04%

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SymbolBricksGenderMALEAge60CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes5,099Postal Votes65% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

MINU KUMARI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,713

% of Valid + NOTA2.19%

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SymbolSewing MachineGenderFEMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,713Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

RANJEET PRASAD DAS

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,284

% of Valid + NOTA1.35%

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SymbolPressure CookerGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,284Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

UMA KANT ANAND

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,900

% of Valid + NOTA1.12%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,897Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

MANORANJAN PRASAD DAS

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,721

% of Valid + NOTA1.01%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,716Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

SAJAN KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,694

% of Valid + NOTA1.00%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,681Postal Votes13% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

NIZAM

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,638

% of Valid + NOTA0.97%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,631Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

MD ANWAR ALAM

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,601

% of Valid + NOTA0.94%

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SymbolPanGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,600Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

NOTA

Total Votes1,405

% of Valid + NOTA0.83%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,404Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

MD RAZAUL HAQUE

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes1,322

% of Valid + NOTA0.78%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,318Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

BINOD KUMAR SINGH

RJANSWP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,114

% of Valid + NOTA0.66%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,113Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

MANISH KUMAR MANDAL

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes970

% of Valid + NOTA0.57%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge25CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes967Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

NIRANJAN KUMAR JHA

JDR

Forfeited

Total Votes952

% of Valid + NOTA0.56%

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SymbolDolliGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes952Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

NUSARAT PRAVIN

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes848

% of Valid + NOTA0.50%

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SymbolTableGenderFEMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes833Postal Votes15% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

ANMOL KUMAR

VPI

Forfeited

Total Votes766

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes766Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 64 · Kadwa

PRAMOD DAS

AJPR

Forfeited

Total Votes677

% of Valid + NOTA0.40%

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SymbolChappalsGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes676Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

INC42.00%

LJP22.90%

JD(U)18.73%

IND3.04%

IND2.19%

IND1.35%

RLSP1.12%

IND1.01%

IND1.00%

NCP0.97%

IND0.94%

NOTA0.83%

JAPL0.78%

RJANSWP0.66%

TPLRSP0.57%

JDR0.56%

PPID0.50%

VPI0.45%

AJPR0.40%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Shakeel Ahmad Khan of Indian National Congress won the Kadwa seat by a margin of 32,402 votes (19.25% of total votes), defeating Chandra Bhushan Thakur of Lok Jan Shakti Party. Voter turnout was 60.31%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,81,355

Total Voters

1,69,686

Turnout

60.31%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,44,436 / 1,36,901 / 18

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

74,729 / 93,617 / 0

Postal Votes

1,340

Service Electors

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	16	2	18
Nomination Rejected	0	0	0
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	16	2	18
Forfeited Deposit	13	2	15

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,68,275

NOTA:1,405

Rejected / Test:6

EVM Votes

1,68,346

Postal Votes

1,340

Valid Postal

1,333

NOTA % of Valid

0.83%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

411

Avg. Electors / Station

~685

Key Dates

Polling Date

7 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

11 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Kadwa in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Shakeel Ahmad Khan of Indian National Congress won the Kadwa constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Chandra Bhushan Thakur of Lok Jan Shakti Party by a margin of 32,402 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Kadwa?: Shakeel Ahmad Khan won Kadwa by 32,402 votes, which is 19.25% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Kadwa in 2020?: Voter turnout in Kadwa constituency was 60.31% in the 2020 election, with 1,69,686 votes cast out of 2,81,355 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Kadwa in 2020?: A total of 19 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kadwa seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: SHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN (INC), CHANDRA BHUSHAN THAKUR (LJP), SURAJ PRAKASH ROY (JD(U)), HIMRAJ SINGH (IND), MINU KUMARI (IND), RANJEET PRASAD DAS (IND), UMA KANT ANAND (RLSP), MANORANJAN PRASAD DAS (IND), SAJAN KUMAR (IND), NIZAM (NCP), MD ANWAR ALAM (IND), MD RAZAUL HAQUE (JAPL), BINOD KUMAR SINGH (RJANSWP), MANISH KUMAR MANDAL (TPLRSP), NIRANJAN KUMAR JHA (JDR), NUSARAT PRAVIN (PPID), ANMOL KUMAR (VPI), PRAMOD DAS (AJPR). 15 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Kadwa?: HIMRAJ SINGH (IND), MINU KUMARI (IND), RANJEET PRASAD DAS (IND), UMA KANT ANAND (RLSP), MANORANJAN PRASAD DAS (IND), SAJAN KUMAR (IND), NIZAM (NCP), MD ANWAR ALAM (IND), MD RAZAUL HAQUE (JAPL), BINOD KUMAR SINGH (RJANSWP), MANISH KUMAR MANDAL (TPLRSP), NIRANJAN KUMAR JHA (JDR), NUSARAT PRAVIN (PPID), ANMOL KUMAR (VPI), PRAMOD DAS (AJPR) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Kadwa election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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