Who won Kesaria in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Shalini Mishra of Janata Dal (United) won the Kesaria constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Santosh Kushwha of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 9,227 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Kesaria?

Shalini Mishra won Kesaria by 9,227 votes, which is 6.16% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Kesaria in 2020?

Voter turnout in Kesaria constituency was 56.52% in the 2020 election, with 1,51,326 votes cast out of 2,67,733 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 15

Kesaria (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Shalini Mishra

Janata Dal (United)

40,219

votes

Runner-Up

Santosh Kushwha

Rashtriya Janata Dal

30,992

votes

Won by 9,227 votes

Margin: 6.16%

Total Valid Votes: 1,49,796

Candidate-Wise Results

18 candidates contested this seat

A total of 18 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kesaria seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Shalini Mishra (JD(U)), Santosh Kushwha (RJD), Ram Sharn Prasad Yadav (LJP), Maheshwar Singh (RLSP), Dr. Rajesh Kumar (IND), Rajanish Kumar Pathak (JAPL), Ravindra Kumar Berwar (IND), Amrendra Kumar Verma (IND), Abhay Kumar Singh (BSP), Ram Adhar Rai (BNDL), Rajesh Yadav (IND), Azharuddin Khan (JNSNGHDL), Brajesh Mishra (HSP), Anu Vivek (TPLRSP), Ambesh Kumar Yadav (RTJPS), Krishna Kumar Jaiswal (RSWD), Varun Vijay (IND). 15 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Kesaria 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	15	Kesaria	Shalini Mishra	JD(U)	Arrow	FEMALE	47	GENERAL	40,093	126	40,219	26.59%	0.00%	Won
2	15	Kesaria	Santosh Kushwha	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	48	GENERAL	30,741	251	30,992	20.49%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	15	Kesaria	Ram Sharn Prasad Yadav	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	63	GENERAL	18,839	65	18,904	12.50%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	15	Kesaria	Maheshwar Singh	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	66	GENERAL	18,495	81	18,576	12.28%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	15	Kesaria	Dr. Rajesh Kumar	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	46	GENERAL	17,658	71	17,729	11.72%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	15	Kesaria	Rajanish Kumar Pathak	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	40	GENERAL	7,188	29	7,217	4.77%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	15	Kesaria	Ravindra Kumar Berwar	IND	Helicopter	MALE	60	GENERAL	3,633	2	3,635	2.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	15	Kesaria	Amrendra Kumar Verma	IND	Bead Necklace	MALE	63	GENERAL	2,554	1	2,555	1.69%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	15	Kesaria	Abhay Kumar Singh	BSP	Elephant	MALE	45	GENERAL	2,121	10	2,131	1.41%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	15	Kesaria	Ram Adhar Rai	BNDL	Ganna Kisan	MALE	41	GENERAL	2,020	0	2,020	1.34%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	15	Kesaria	Rajesh Yadav	IND	Apple	MALE	30	GENERAL	1,876	1	1,877	1.24%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	15	Kesaria	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,483	0	1,483	0.98%	0.00%
13	15	Kesaria	Azharuddin Khan	JNSNGHDL	Gas Stove	MALE	30	GENERAL	907	1	908	0.60%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	15	Kesaria	Brajesh Mishra	HSP	Pestle and Mortar	MALE	43	GENERAL	721	0	721	0.48%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	15	Kesaria	Anu Vivek	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	MALE	29	GENERAL	616	3	619	0.41%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	15	Kesaria	Ambesh Kumar Yadav	RTJPS	Saw	MALE	36	GENERAL	599	1	600	0.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	15	Kesaria	Krishna Kumar Jaiswal	RSWD	Winnower	MALE	43	GENERAL	580	1	581	0.38%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	15	Kesaria	Varun Vijay	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	34	GENERAL	511	1	512	0.34%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Shalini Mishra

JD(U)

Won

Total Votes40,219

% of Valid + NOTA26.59%

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SymbolArrowGenderFEMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes40,093Postal Votes126% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Santosh Kushwha

RJD

Runner-up

Total Votes30,992

% of Valid + NOTA20.49%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes30,741Postal Votes251% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Ram Sharn Prasad Yadav

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes18,904

% of Valid + NOTA12.50%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge63CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes18,839Postal Votes65% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Maheshwar Singh

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes18,576

% of Valid + NOTA12.28%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge66CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes18,495Postal Votes81% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Dr. Rajesh Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes17,729

% of Valid + NOTA11.72%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes17,658Postal Votes71% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Rajanish Kumar Pathak

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes7,217

% of Valid + NOTA4.77%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes7,188Postal Votes29% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Ravindra Kumar Berwar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,635

% of Valid + NOTA2.40%

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SymbolHelicopterGenderMALEAge60CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,633Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Amrendra Kumar Verma

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,555

% of Valid + NOTA1.69%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge63CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,554Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Abhay Kumar Singh

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,131

% of Valid + NOTA1.41%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,121Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Ram Adhar Rai

BNDL

Forfeited

Total Votes2,020

% of Valid + NOTA1.34%

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SymbolGanna KisanGenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,020Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Rajesh Yadav

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,877

% of Valid + NOTA1.24%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,876Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

NOTA

Total Votes1,483

% of Valid + NOTA0.98%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,483Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Azharuddin Khan

JNSNGHDL

Forfeited

Total Votes908

% of Valid + NOTA0.60%

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SymbolGas StoveGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes907Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Brajesh Mishra

HSP

Forfeited

Total Votes721

% of Valid + NOTA0.48%

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SymbolPestle and MortarGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes721Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Anu Vivek

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes619

% of Valid + NOTA0.41%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge29CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes616Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Ambesh Kumar Yadav

RTJPS

Forfeited

Total Votes600

% of Valid + NOTA0.40%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes599Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Krishna Kumar Jaiswal

RSWD

Forfeited

Total Votes581

% of Valid + NOTA0.38%

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SymbolWinnowerGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes580Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 15 · Kesaria

Varun Vijay

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes512

% of Valid + NOTA0.34%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge34CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes511Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

JD(U)26.59%

RJD20.49%

LJP12.50%

RLSP12.28%

IND11.72%

JAPL4.77%

IND2.40%

IND1.69%

BSP1.41%

BNDL1.34%

IND1.24%

NOTA0.98%

JNSNGHDL0.60%

HSP0.48%

TPLRSP0.41%

RTJPS0.40%

RSWD0.38%

IND0.34%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Shalini Mishra of Janata Dal (United) won the Kesaria seat by a margin of 9,227 votes (6.16% of total votes), defeating Santosh Kushwha of Rashtriya Janata Dal. Voter turnout was 56.52%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,67,733

Total Voters

1,51,326

Turnout

56.52%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,40,996 / 1,26,734 / 3

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

72,368 / 78,267 / 0

Postal Votes

691

Service Electors

339

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	18	2	20
Nomination Rejected	2	1	3
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	16	1	17
Forfeited Deposit	15	0	15

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,49,796

NOTA:1,483

Rejected / Test:47

EVM Votes

1,50,635

Postal Votes

691

Valid Postal

644

NOTA % of Valid

0.99%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

381

Avg. Electors / Station

~703

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 Kesaria in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Shalini Mishra of Janata Dal (United) won the Kesaria constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Santosh Kushwha of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 9,227 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Kesaria?: Shalini Mishra won Kesaria by 9,227 votes, which is 6.16% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Kesaria in 2020?: Voter turnout in Kesaria constituency was 56.52% in the 2020 election, with 1,51,326 votes cast out of 2,67,733 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Kesaria in 2020?: A total of 18 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kesaria seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Shalini Mishra (JD(U)), Santosh Kushwha (RJD), Ram Sharn Prasad Yadav (LJP), Maheshwar Singh (RLSP), Dr. Rajesh Kumar (IND), Rajanish Kumar Pathak (JAPL), Ravindra Kumar Berwar (IND), Amrendra Kumar Verma (IND), Abhay Kumar Singh (BSP), Ram Adhar Rai (BNDL), Rajesh Yadav (IND), Azharuddin Khan (JNSNGHDL), Brajesh Mishra (HSP), Anu Vivek (TPLRSP), Ambesh Kumar Yadav (RTJPS), Krishna Kumar Jaiswal (RSWD), Varun Vijay (IND). 15 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Kesaria?: Ram Sharn Prasad Yadav (LJP), Maheshwar Singh (RLSP), Dr. Rajesh Kumar (IND), Rajanish Kumar Pathak (JAPL), Ravindra Kumar Berwar (IND), Amrendra Kumar Verma (IND), Abhay Kumar Singh (BSP), Ram Adhar Rai (BNDL), Rajesh Yadav (IND), Azharuddin Khan (JNSNGHDL), Brajesh Mishra (HSP), Anu Vivek (TPLRSP), Ambesh Kumar Yadav (RTJPS), Krishna Kumar Jaiswal (RSWD), Varun Vijay (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Kesaria election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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