Who won Kanti in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Mohammad Israil Mansuri of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Kanti constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Ajit Kumar of Independent by a margin of 10,314 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Kanti?

Mohammad Israil Mansuri won Kanti by 10,314 votes, which is 5.30% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Kanti in 2020?

Voter turnout in Kanti constituency was 63.31% in the 2020 election, with 1,96,029 votes cast out of 3,09,654 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 95

Kanti (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Mohammad Israil Mansuri

Rashtriya Janata Dal

64,458

votes

Runner-Up

Ajit Kumar

Independent

54,144

votes

Won by 10,314 votes

Margin: 5.30%

Total Valid Votes: 1,94,455

Candidate-Wise Results

23 candidates contested this seat

A total of 23 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kanti seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: MOHAMMAD ISRAIL MANSURI (RJD), AJIT KUMAR (IND), MOHAMMAD JAMAL (JD(U)), BIJAY PRASAD SINGH (LJP), NEERA DEVI (IND), SUNIL KUMAR (JNSHKVPD), KRISHNA DEVI (JMBP), LAL BABU ROY (SUCI), ANAY KUMAR (RJNJNP), Vimal Kumar (IND), SUDISTHNATH THAKUR (BJKVP), GAGANDEV KUMAR CHAUHAN (BLND), RAJENDRA KUMAR (BSP), MALA SINHA (TPLRSP), ANAND KUMAR JHA (LCD), ANSHU KUMAR (RSWD), AJIT KUMAR (GJKP), BINAY KUMAR BIPIN (IND), GAUTAM KUMAR (IND), MAHAMAD JAFARUDDIN (HSAP), ASHMIN KHATOON (BLRP), ARUN PRASAD (RJBP). 20 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Kanti 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	95	Kanti	MOHAMMAD ISRAIL MANSURI	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	44	GENERAL	64,220	238	64,458	32.89%	0.00%	Won
2	95	Kanti	AJIT KUMAR	IND	Gas Cylinder	MALE	56	GENERAL	53,966	178	54,144	27.63%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	95	Kanti	MOHAMMAD JAMAL	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	55	GENERAL	25,837	54	25,891	13.21%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	95	Kanti	BIJAY PRASAD SINGH	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	69	GENERAL	18,056	37	18,093	9.23%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	95	Kanti	NEERA DEVI	IND	Pressure Cooker	FEMALE	32	GENERAL	9,868	17	9,885	5.04%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	95	Kanti	SUNIL KUMAR	JNSHKVPD	Ring	MALE	33	GENERAL	2,744	0	2,744	1.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	95	Kanti	KRISHNA DEVI	JMBP	FLUTE	FEMALE	65	GENERAL	2,185	3	2,188	1.12%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	95	Kanti	LAL BABU ROY	SUCI	Battery torch	MALE	36	GENERAL	2,055	2	2,057	1.05%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	95	Kanti	ANAY KUMAR	RJNJNP	Bat	MALE	29	GENERAL	1,970	5	1,975	1.01%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	95	Kanti	Vimal Kumar	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	35	GENERAL	1,623	3	1,626	0.83%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	95	Kanti	SUDISTHNATH THAKUR	BJKVP	Grapes	MALE	33	GENERAL	1,509	0	1,509	0.77%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	95	Kanti	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,504	3	1,507	0.77%	0.00%
13	95	Kanti	GAGANDEV KUMAR CHAUHAN	BLND	BOX	MALE	34	GENERAL	1,389	1	1,390	0.71%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	95	Kanti	RAJENDRA KUMAR	BSP	Elephant	MALE	45	SC	1,296	6	1,302	0.66%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	95	Kanti	MALA SINHA	TPLRSP	Ludo	FEMALE	32	GENERAL	1,273	0	1,273	0.65%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	95	Kanti	ANAND KUMAR JHA	LCD	Tyres	MALE	26	GENERAL	1,022	1	1,023	0.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	95	Kanti	ANSHU KUMAR	RSWD	Winnower	MALE	25	GENERAL	978	2	980	0.50%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	95	Kanti	AJIT KUMAR	GJKP	Matchbox	MALE	35	GENERAL	965	1	966	0.49%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	95	Kanti	BINAY KUMAR BIPIN	IND	Television	MALE	52	GENERAL	921	2	923	0.47%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	95	Kanti	GAUTAM KUMAR	IND	Apple	MALE	28	GENERAL	553	1	554	0.28%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	95	Kanti	MAHAMAD JAFARUDDIN	HSAP	Balloon	MALE	39	GENERAL	541	1	542	0.28%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	95	Kanti	ASHMIN KHATOON	BLRP	BUCKET	FEMALE	44	GENERAL	482	0	482	0.25%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	95	Kanti	ARUN PRASAD	RJBP	Cauliflower	MALE	41	GENERAL	447	3	450	0.23%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

MOHAMMAD ISRAIL MANSURI

RJD

Won

Total Votes64,458

% of Valid + NOTA32.89%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes64,220Postal Votes238% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

AJIT KUMAR

IND

Runner-up

Total Votes54,144

% of Valid + NOTA27.63%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes53,966Postal Votes178% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

MOHAMMAD JAMAL

JD(U)

Forfeited

Total Votes25,891

% of Valid + NOTA13.21%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge55CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes25,837Postal Votes54% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

BIJAY PRASAD SINGH

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes18,093

% of Valid + NOTA9.23%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge69CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes18,056Postal Votes37% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

NEERA DEVI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes9,885

% of Valid + NOTA5.04%

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SymbolPressure CookerGenderFEMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes9,868Postal Votes17% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

SUNIL KUMAR

JNSHKVPD

Forfeited

Total Votes2,744

% of Valid + NOTA1.40%

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SymbolRingGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,744Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

KRISHNA DEVI

JMBP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,188

% of Valid + NOTA1.12%

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SymbolFLUTEGenderFEMALEAge65CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,185Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

LAL BABU ROY

SUCI

Forfeited

Total Votes2,057

% of Valid + NOTA1.05%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,055Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

ANAY KUMAR

RJNJNP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,975

% of Valid + NOTA1.01%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge29CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,970Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

Vimal Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,626

% of Valid + NOTA0.83%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,623Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

SUDISTHNATH THAKUR

BJKVP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,509

% of Valid + NOTA0.77%

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SymbolGrapesGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,509Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

NOTA

Total Votes1,507

% of Valid + NOTA0.77%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,504Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

GAGANDEV KUMAR CHAUHAN

BLND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,390

% of Valid + NOTA0.71%

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SymbolBOXGenderMALEAge34CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,389Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

RAJENDRA KUMAR

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,302

% of Valid + NOTA0.66%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge45CategorySCGeneral Votes1,296Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

MALA SINHA

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,273

% of Valid + NOTA0.65%

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SymbolLudoGenderFEMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,273Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

ANAND KUMAR JHA

LCD

Forfeited

Total Votes1,023

% of Valid + NOTA0.52%

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SymbolTyresGenderMALEAge26CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,022Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

ANSHU KUMAR

RSWD

Forfeited

Total Votes980

% of Valid + NOTA0.50%

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SymbolWinnowerGenderMALEAge25CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes978Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

AJIT KUMAR

GJKP

Forfeited

Total Votes966

% of Valid + NOTA0.49%

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SymbolMatchboxGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes965Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

BINAY KUMAR BIPIN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes923

% of Valid + NOTA0.47%

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SymbolTelevisionGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes921Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

GAUTAM KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes554

% of Valid + NOTA0.28%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes553Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

MAHAMAD JAFARUDDIN

HSAP

Forfeited

Total Votes542

% of Valid + NOTA0.28%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes541Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

ASHMIN KHATOON

BLRP

Forfeited

Total Votes482

% of Valid + NOTA0.25%

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SymbolBUCKETGenderFEMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes482Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 95 · Kanti

ARUN PRASAD

RJBP

Forfeited

Total Votes450

% of Valid + NOTA0.23%

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SymbolCauliflowerGenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes447Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD32.89%

IND27.63%

JD(U)13.21%

LJP9.23%

IND5.04%

JNSHKVPD1.40%

JMBP1.12%

SUCI1.05%

RJNJNP1.01%

IND0.83%

BJKVP0.77%

NOTA0.77%

BLND0.71%

BSP0.66%

TPLRSP0.65%

LCD0.52%

RSWD0.50%

GJKP0.49%

IND0.47%

IND0.28%

HSAP0.28%

BLRP0.25%

RJBP0.23%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Mohammad Israil Mansuri of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Kanti seat by a margin of 10,314 votes (5.30% of total votes), defeating Ajit Kumar of Independent. Voter turnout was 63.31%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,09,654

Total Voters

1,96,029

Turnout

63.31%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,63,477 / 1,46,169 / 8

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

98,946 / 96,458 / 0

Postal Votes

625

Service Electors

574

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	22	4	26
Nomination Rejected	4	0	4
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	18	4	22
Forfeited Deposit	16	4	20

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,94,455

NOTA:1,507

Rejected / Test:67

EVM Votes

1,95,404

Postal Votes

625

Valid Postal

555

NOTA % of Valid

0.77%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

449

Avg. Electors / Station

~690

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 Kanti in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Mohammad Israil Mansuri of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Kanti constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Ajit Kumar of Independent by a margin of 10,314 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Kanti?: Mohammad Israil Mansuri won Kanti by 10,314 votes, which is 5.30% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Kanti in 2020?: Voter turnout in Kanti constituency was 63.31% in the 2020 election, with 1,96,029 votes cast out of 3,09,654 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Kanti in 2020?: A total of 23 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kanti seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: MOHAMMAD ISRAIL MANSURI (RJD), AJIT KUMAR (IND), MOHAMMAD JAMAL (JD(U)), BIJAY PRASAD SINGH (LJP), NEERA DEVI (IND), SUNIL KUMAR (JNSHKVPD), KRISHNA DEVI (JMBP), LAL BABU ROY (SUCI), ANAY KUMAR (RJNJNP), Vimal Kumar (IND), SUDISTHNATH THAKUR (BJKVP), GAGANDEV KUMAR CHAUHAN (BLND), RAJENDRA KUMAR (BSP), MALA SINHA (TPLRSP), ANAND KUMAR JHA (LCD), ANSHU KUMAR (RSWD), AJIT KUMAR (GJKP), BINAY KUMAR BIPIN (IND), GAUTAM KUMAR (IND), MAHAMAD JAFARUDDIN (HSAP), ASHMIN KHATOON (BLRP), ARUN PRASAD (RJBP). 20 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Kanti?: MOHAMMAD JAMAL (JD(U)), BIJAY PRASAD SINGH (LJP), NEERA DEVI (IND), SUNIL KUMAR (JNSHKVPD), KRISHNA DEVI (JMBP), LAL BABU ROY (SUCI), ANAY KUMAR (RJNJNP), Vimal Kumar (IND), SUDISTHNATH THAKUR (BJKVP), GAGANDEV KUMAR CHAUHAN (BLND), RAJENDRA KUMAR (BSP), MALA SINHA (TPLRSP), ANAND KUMAR JHA (LCD), ANSHU KUMAR (RSWD), AJIT KUMAR (GJKP), BINAY KUMAR BIPIN (IND), GAUTAM KUMAR (IND), MAHAMAD JAFARUDDIN (HSAP), ASHMIN KHATOON (BLRP), ARUN PRASAD (RJBP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Kanti election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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