Who won Khagaria in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Chhatrapati Yadav of Indian National Congress won the Khagaria constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Poonam Devi Yadav of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 3,000 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Khagaria?

Chhatrapati Yadav won Khagaria by 3,000 votes, which is 2.00% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Khagaria in 2020?

Voter turnout in Khagaria constituency was 58.18% in the 2020 election, with 1,51,305 votes cast out of 2,60,064 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 149

Khagaria (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Chhatrapati Yadav

Indian National Congress

46,980

votes

Runner-Up

Poonam Devi Yadav

Janata Dal (United)

43,980

votes

Won by 3,000 votes

Margin: 2.00%

Total Valid Votes: 1,50,002

Candidate-Wise Results

22 candidates contested this seat

A total of 22 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Khagaria seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Chhatrapati Yadav (INC), Poonam Devi Yadav (JD(U)), Renu Kumari (LJP), Manohar Kumar Yadav (JAPL), Er. Dharmendra Kumar (IND), Gopal Krishan Kumar Chandan (IND), Jitendra Yadav (IND), Md Faruque Ahmad (RLSP), Alka Kumari (IND), Kripa Sindhu (RJNJNP), Uday Shankar (IND), Shobha Devi (IND), Pinku Kumari (BMUP), Raghu Veer Sharma (IND), Shubhankar Kumar (ANGSP), Jitendra Kumar (SUCI), Amithav Kumar (IND), Sanjeev Kumar (TPLRSP), Rajesh Chourasiya (RVNP), Raj Harsh (IND), Sikandra Azad Vakta (IND). 19 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Khagaria 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	149	Khagaria	Chhatrapati Yadav	INC	Hand	MALE	52	GENERAL	46,376	604	46,980	31.14%	0.00%	Won
2	149	Khagaria	Poonam Devi Yadav	JD(U)	Arrow	FEMALE	48	GENERAL	43,715	265	43,980	29.15%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	149	Khagaria	Renu Kumari	LJP	Bungalow	FEMALE	58	GENERAL	20,563	156	20,719	13.73%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	149	Khagaria	Manohar Kumar Yadav	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	40	GENERAL	11,525	64	11,589	7.68%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	149	Khagaria	Er. Dharmendra Kumar	IND	Cup & Saucer	MALE	44	GENERAL	8,506	23	8,529	5.65%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	149	Khagaria	Gopal Krishan Kumar Chandan	IND	FLUTE	MALE	31	GENERAL	3,158	3	3,161	2.10%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	149	Khagaria	Jitendra Yadav	IND	Baby Walker	MALE	32	GENERAL	3,021	2	3,023	2.00%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	149	Khagaria	Md Faruque Ahmad	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	43	GENERAL	2,174	9	2,183	1.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	149	Khagaria	Alka Kumari	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	FEMALE	25	SC	1,449	1	1,450	0.96%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	149	Khagaria	Kripa Sindhu	RJNJNP	Bat	MALE	27	GENERAL	1,340	10	1,350	0.89%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	149	Khagaria	Uday Shankar	IND	Black Board	MALE	41	GENERAL	1,012	4	1,016	0.67%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	149	Khagaria	Shobha Devi	IND	Basket containing Fruits	FEMALE	33	GENERAL	920	3	923	0.61%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	149	Khagaria	Pinku Kumari	BMUP	Cot	FEMALE	26	SC	861	3	864	0.57%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	149	Khagaria	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	850	5	855	0.57%	0.00%
15	149	Khagaria	Raghu Veer Sharma	IND	Balloon	MALE	70	GENERAL	683	0	683	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	149	Khagaria	Shubhankar Kumar	ANGSP	Almirah	MALE	36	GENERAL	588	1	589	0.39%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	149	Khagaria	Jitendra Kumar	SUCI	Battery Torch	MALE	38	GENERAL	560	2	562	0.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	149	Khagaria	Amithav Kumar	IND	Apple	MALE	32	GENERAL	554	1	555	0.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	149	Khagaria	Sanjeev Kumar	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	MALE	42	GENERAL	514	3	517	0.34%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	149	Khagaria	Rajesh Chourasiya	RVNP	Air Conditioner	MALE	40	GENERAL	458	4	462	0.31%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	149	Khagaria	Raj Harsh	IND	Bangles	MALE	30	GENERAL	449	2	451	0.30%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	149	Khagaria	Sikandra Azad Vakta	IND	Batsman	MALE	39	GENERAL	413	3	416	0.28%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Chhatrapati Yadav

INC

Won

Total Votes46,980

% of Valid + NOTA31.14%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes46,376Postal Votes604% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Poonam Devi Yadav

JD(U)

Runner-up

Total Votes43,980

% of Valid + NOTA29.15%

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SymbolArrowGenderFEMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes43,715Postal Votes265% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Renu Kumari

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes20,719

% of Valid + NOTA13.73%

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SymbolBungalowGenderFEMALEAge58CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes20,563Postal Votes156% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Manohar Kumar Yadav

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes11,589

% of Valid + NOTA7.68%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes11,525Postal Votes64% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Er. Dharmendra Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes8,529

% of Valid + NOTA5.65%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes8,506Postal Votes23% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Gopal Krishan Kumar Chandan

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,161

% of Valid + NOTA2.10%

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SymbolFLUTEGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,158Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Jitendra Yadav

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,023

% of Valid + NOTA2.00%

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SymbolBaby WalkerGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,021Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Md Faruque Ahmad

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,183

% of Valid + NOTA1.45%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,174Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Alka Kumari

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,450

% of Valid + NOTA0.96%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderFEMALEAge25CategorySCGeneral Votes1,449Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Kripa Sindhu

RJNJNP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,350

% of Valid + NOTA0.89%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,340Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Uday Shankar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,016

% of Valid + NOTA0.67%

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SymbolBlack BoardGenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,012Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Shobha Devi

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes923

% of Valid + NOTA0.61%

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SymbolBasket containing FruitsGenderFEMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes920Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Pinku Kumari

BMUP

Forfeited

Total Votes864

% of Valid + NOTA0.57%

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SymbolCotGenderFEMALEAge26CategorySCGeneral Votes861Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

NOTA

Total Votes855

% of Valid + NOTA0.57%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes850Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Raghu Veer Sharma

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes683

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge70CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes683Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Shubhankar Kumar

ANGSP

Forfeited

Total Votes589

% of Valid + NOTA0.39%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes588Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Jitendra Kumar

SUCI

Forfeited

Total Votes562

% of Valid + NOTA0.37%

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SymbolBattery TorchGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes560Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Amithav Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes555

% of Valid + NOTA0.37%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes554Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Sanjeev Kumar

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes517

% of Valid + NOTA0.34%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes514Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Rajesh Chourasiya

RVNP

Forfeited

Total Votes462

% of Valid + NOTA0.31%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes458Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Raj Harsh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes451

% of Valid + NOTA0.30%

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SymbolBanglesGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes449Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 149 · Khagaria

Sikandra Azad Vakta

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes416

% of Valid + NOTA0.28%

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SymbolBatsmanGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes413Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

INC31.14%

JD(U)29.15%

LJP13.73%

JAPL7.68%

IND5.65%

IND2.10%

IND2.00%

RLSP1.45%

IND0.96%

RJNJNP0.89%

IND0.67%

IND0.61%

BMUP0.57%

NOTA0.57%

IND0.45%

ANGSP0.39%

SUCI0.37%

IND0.37%

TPLRSP0.34%

RVNP0.31%

IND0.30%

IND0.28%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Chhatrapati Yadav of Indian National Congress won the Khagaria seat by a margin of 3,000 votes (2.00% of total votes), defeating Poonam Devi Yadav of Janata Dal (United). Voter turnout was 58.18%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,60,064

Total Voters

1,51,305

Turnout

58.18%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,36,113 / 1,23,944 / 7

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

75,245 / 74,761 / 0

Postal Votes

1,299

Service Electors

719

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	18	6	24
Nomination Rejected	1	0	1
Withdrawn	1	1	2
Contested	16	5	21
Forfeited Deposit	15	4	19

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,50,002

NOTA:855

Rejected / Test:448

EVM Votes

1,50,006

Postal Votes

1,299

Valid Postal

1,163

NOTA % of Valid

0.57%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

368

Avg. Electors / Station

~707

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 Khagaria in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Chhatrapati Yadav of Indian National Congress won the Khagaria constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Poonam Devi Yadav of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 3,000 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Khagaria?: Chhatrapati Yadav won Khagaria by 3,000 votes, which is 2.00% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Khagaria in 2020?: Voter turnout in Khagaria constituency was 58.18% in the 2020 election, with 1,51,305 votes cast out of 2,60,064 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Khagaria in 2020?: A total of 22 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Khagaria seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Chhatrapati Yadav (INC), Poonam Devi Yadav (JD(U)), Renu Kumari (LJP), Manohar Kumar Yadav (JAPL), Er. Dharmendra Kumar (IND), Gopal Krishan Kumar Chandan (IND), Jitendra Yadav (IND), Md Faruque Ahmad (RLSP), Alka Kumari (IND), Kripa Sindhu (RJNJNP), Uday Shankar (IND), Shobha Devi (IND), Pinku Kumari (BMUP), Raghu Veer Sharma (IND), Shubhankar Kumar (ANGSP), Jitendra Kumar (SUCI), Amithav Kumar (IND), Sanjeev Kumar (TPLRSP), Rajesh Chourasiya (RVNP), Raj Harsh (IND), Sikandra Azad Vakta (IND). 19 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Khagaria?: Renu Kumari (LJP), Manohar Kumar Yadav (JAPL), Er. Dharmendra Kumar (IND), Gopal Krishan Kumar Chandan (IND), Jitendra Yadav (IND), Md Faruque Ahmad (RLSP), Alka Kumari (IND), Kripa Sindhu (RJNJNP), Uday Shankar (IND), Shobha Devi (IND), Pinku Kumari (BMUP), Raghu Veer Sharma (IND), Shubhankar Kumar (ANGSP), Jitendra Kumar (SUCI), Amithav Kumar (IND), Sanjeev Kumar (TPLRSP), Rajesh Chourasiya (RVNP), Raj Harsh (IND), Sikandra Azad Vakta (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Khagaria election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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