Who won Kumhrar in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Arun Kumar Sinha of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Kumhrar constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Dharamendra Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 26,463 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Kumhrar?

Arun Kumar Sinha won Kumhrar by 26,463 votes, which is 17.73% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Kumhrar in 2020?

Voter turnout in Kumhrar constituency was 35.28% in the 2020 election, with 1,50,783 votes cast out of 4,27,427 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 183

Kumhrar (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Arun Kumar Sinha

Bharatiya Janata Party

81,400

votes

Runner-Up

Dharamendra Kumar

Rashtriya Janata Dal

54,937

votes

Won by 26,463 votes

Margin: 17.73%

Total Valid Votes: 1,49,186

Candidate-Wise Results

25 candidates contested this seat

A total of 25 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kumhrar seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Arun Kumar Sinha (BJP), Dharamendra Kumar (RJD), Rajesh Ranjan "Pappu" (JAPL), Binod Kumar Pathak (IND), Kumar Raunak (TPLRSP), Sharad (BHRTSBLP), Prabhunath Kumar Azad (BSP), Vikash Kumar (JSVP), Brajeshwar Prasad Singh (SANKISVP), Madhumesh Choudhary (IND), Amit Kumar (IND), Tapendra Narayan (JTLP), Fazal Ahmad (JD(S)), Shatrudhan Prasad (IND), Uttam Kumar (JDR), Prem Shanker Prasad (PBI), Suryakar Jitendra (SUCI), Krishna Nandan Saw (SJPB), Arun Kumar Mehta (APKSP), Purushottam Kumar (BJKD), Sumit Ranjan Sinha (NCP), Anita Devi (ANC), Ashok Kumar Keshri (RSWD), Khurshid Alam (IND). 22 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Kumhrar 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	183	Kumhrar	Arun Kumar Sinha	BJP	Lotus	MALE	69	GENERAL	81,250	150	81,400	54.00%	0.00%	Won
2	183	Kumhrar	Dharamendra Kumar	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	41	GENERAL	54,784	153	54,937	36.44%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	183	Kumhrar	Rajesh Ranjan "Pappu"	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	40	GENERAL	4,324	9	4,333	2.87%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	183	Kumhrar	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,553	5	1,558	1.03%	0.00%
5	183	Kumhrar	Binod Kumar Pathak	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	45	GENERAL	1,255	5	1,260	0.84%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	183	Kumhrar	Kumar Raunak	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	MALE	38	GENERAL	1,244	4	1,248	0.83%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	183	Kumhrar	Sharad	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	40	GENERAL	777	2	779	0.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	183	Kumhrar	Prabhunath Kumar Azad	BSP	Elephant	MALE	47	SC	688	2	690	0.46%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	183	Kumhrar	Vikash Kumar	JSVP	Batsman	MALE	33	GENERAL	566	0	566	0.38%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	183	Kumhrar	Brajeshwar Prasad Singh	SANKISVP	Ganna Kisan	MALE	56	GENERAL	525	0	525	0.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	183	Kumhrar	Madhumesh Choudhary	IND	Apple	MALE	53	GENERAL	489	0	489	0.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	183	Kumhrar	Amit Kumar	IND	Matchbox	MALE	28	GENERAL	334	0	334	0.22%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	183	Kumhrar	Tapendra Narayan	JTLP	Television	MALE	52	GENERAL	327	0	327	0.22%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	183	Kumhrar	Fazal Ahmad	JD(S)	A lady farmer carrying paddy on her head	MALE	55	GENERAL	314	0	314	0.21%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	183	Kumhrar	Shatrudhan Prasad	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	40	GENERAL	289	0	289	0.19%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	183	Kumhrar	Uttam Kumar	JDR	Dolli	MALE	25	GENERAL	254	0	254	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	183	Kumhrar	Prem Shanker Prasad	PBI	FLUTE	MALE	59	GENERAL	225	0	225	0.15%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	183	Kumhrar	Suryakar Jitendra	SUCI	Battery torch	MALE	46	GENERAL	194	0	194	0.13%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	183	Kumhrar	Krishna Nandan Saw	SJPB	Neck Tie	MALE	62	GENERAL	193	0	193	0.13%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	183	Kumhrar	Arun Kumar Mehta	APKSP	Plate Containing Food	MALE	45	GENERAL	184	0	184	0.12%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	183	Kumhrar	Purushottam Kumar	BJKD	Hat	MALE	55	GENERAL	162	0	162	0.11%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	183	Kumhrar	Sumit Ranjan Sinha	NCP	Clock	MALE	32	GENERAL	157	1	158	0.10%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	183	Kumhrar	Anita Devi	ANC	Bat	FEMALE	45	SC	152	1	153	0.10%	0.00%	Forfeited
24	183	Kumhrar	Ashok Kumar Keshri	RSWD	Winnower	MALE	45	GENERAL	99	0	99	0.07%	0.00%	Forfeited
25	183	Kumhrar	Khurshid Alam	IND	Almirah	MALE	50	GENERAL	73	0	73	0.05%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Arun Kumar Sinha

BJP

Won

Total Votes81,400

% of Valid + NOTA54.00%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge69CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes81,250Postal Votes150% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Dharamendra Kumar

RJD

Runner-up

Total Votes54,937

% of Valid + NOTA36.44%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes54,784Postal Votes153% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Rajesh Ranjan "Pappu"

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes4,333

% of Valid + NOTA2.87%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,324Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

NOTA

Total Votes1,558

% of Valid + NOTA1.03%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,553Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Binod Kumar Pathak

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,260

% of Valid + NOTA0.84%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,255Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Kumar Raunak

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,248

% of Valid + NOTA0.83%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,244Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Sharad

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes779

% of Valid + NOTA0.52%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes777Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Prabhunath Kumar Azad

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes690

% of Valid + NOTA0.46%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge47CategorySCGeneral Votes688Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Vikash Kumar

JSVP

Forfeited

Total Votes566

% of Valid + NOTA0.38%

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SymbolBatsmanGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes566Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Brajeshwar Prasad Singh

SANKISVP

Forfeited

Total Votes525

% of Valid + NOTA0.35%

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SymbolGanna KisanGenderMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes525Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Madhumesh Choudhary

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes489

% of Valid + NOTA0.32%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes489Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Amit Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes334

% of Valid + NOTA0.22%

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SymbolMatchboxGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes334Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Tapendra Narayan

JTLP

Forfeited

Total Votes327

% of Valid + NOTA0.22%

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SymbolTelevisionGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes327Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Fazal Ahmad

JD(S)

Forfeited

Total Votes314

% of Valid + NOTA0.21%

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SymbolA lady farmer carrying paddy on her headGenderMALEAge55CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes314Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Shatrudhan Prasad

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes289

% of Valid + NOTA0.19%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes289Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Uttam Kumar

JDR

Forfeited

Total Votes254

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolDolliGenderMALEAge25CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes254Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Prem Shanker Prasad

PBI

Forfeited

Total Votes225

% of Valid + NOTA0.15%

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SymbolFLUTEGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes225Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Suryakar Jitendra

SUCI

Forfeited

Total Votes194

% of Valid + NOTA0.13%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes194Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Krishna Nandan Saw

SJPB

Forfeited

Total Votes193

% of Valid + NOTA0.13%

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SymbolNeck TieGenderMALEAge62CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes193Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Arun Kumar Mehta

APKSP

Forfeited

Total Votes184

% of Valid + NOTA0.12%

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SymbolPlate Containing FoodGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes184Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Purushottam Kumar

BJKD

Forfeited

Total Votes162

% of Valid + NOTA0.11%

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SymbolHatGenderMALEAge55CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes162Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Sumit Ranjan Sinha

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes158

% of Valid + NOTA0.10%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes157Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Anita Devi

ANC

Forfeited

Total Votes153

% of Valid + NOTA0.10%

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SymbolBatGenderFEMALEAge45CategorySCGeneral Votes152Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 24 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Ashok Kumar Keshri

RSWD

Forfeited

Total Votes99

% of Valid + NOTA0.07%

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SymbolWinnowerGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes99Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 25 · Constituency No. 183 · Kumhrar

Khurshid Alam

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes73

% of Valid + NOTA0.05%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes73Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

BJP54.00%

RJD36.44%

JAPL2.87%

NOTA1.03%

IND0.84%

TPLRSP0.83%

BHRTSBLP0.52%

BSP0.46%

JSVP0.38%

SANKISVP0.35%

IND0.32%

IND0.22%

JTLP0.22%

JD(S)0.21%

IND0.19%

JDR0.17%

PBI0.15%

SUCI0.13%

SJPB0.13%

APKSP0.12%

BJKD0.11%

NCP0.10%

ANC0.10%

RSWD0.07%

IND0.05%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Arun Kumar Sinha of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Kumhrar seat by a margin of 26,463 votes (17.73% of total votes), defeating Dharamendra Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal. Voter turnout was 35.28%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

4,27,427

Total Voters

1,50,783

Turnout

35.28%

Gender-wise Breakdown

5 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

2,26,659 / 2,00,743 / 25

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

85,685 / 64,727 / 0

Postal Votes

371

Overseas Electors

Service Electors

346

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	25	1	26
Nomination Rejected	2	0	2
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	23	1	24
Forfeited Deposit	21	1	22

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,49,186

NOTA:1,558

Rejected / Test:39

EVM Votes

1,50,412

Postal Votes

371

Valid Postal

327

NOTA % of Valid

1.04%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

662

Avg. Electors / Station

~646

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 Kumhrar in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Arun Kumar Sinha of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Kumhrar constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Dharamendra Kumar of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 26,463 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Kumhrar?: Arun Kumar Sinha won Kumhrar by 26,463 votes, which is 17.73% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Kumhrar in 2020?: Voter turnout in Kumhrar constituency was 35.28% in the 2020 election, with 1,50,783 votes cast out of 4,27,427 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Kumhrar in 2020?: A total of 25 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Kumhrar seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Arun Kumar Sinha (BJP), Dharamendra Kumar (RJD), Rajesh Ranjan "Pappu" (JAPL), Binod Kumar Pathak (IND), Kumar Raunak (TPLRSP), Sharad (BHRTSBLP), Prabhunath Kumar Azad (BSP), Vikash Kumar (JSVP), Brajeshwar Prasad Singh (SANKISVP), Madhumesh Choudhary (IND), Amit Kumar (IND), Tapendra Narayan (JTLP), Fazal Ahmad (JD(S)), Shatrudhan Prasad (IND), Uttam Kumar (JDR), Prem Shanker Prasad (PBI), Suryakar Jitendra (SUCI), Krishna Nandan Saw (SJPB), Arun Kumar Mehta (APKSP), Purushottam Kumar (BJKD), Sumit Ranjan Sinha (NCP), Anita Devi (ANC), Ashok Kumar Keshri (RSWD), Khurshid Alam (IND). 22 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Kumhrar?: Rajesh Ranjan "Pappu" (JAPL), Binod Kumar Pathak (IND), Kumar Raunak (TPLRSP), Sharad (BHRTSBLP), Prabhunath Kumar Azad (BSP), Vikash Kumar (JSVP), Brajeshwar Prasad Singh (SANKISVP), Madhumesh Choudhary (IND), Amit Kumar (IND), Tapendra Narayan (JTLP), Fazal Ahmad (JD(S)), Shatrudhan Prasad (IND), Uttam Kumar (JDR), Prem Shanker Prasad (PBI), Suryakar Jitendra (SUCI), Krishna Nandan Saw (SJPB), Arun Kumar Mehta (APKSP), Purushottam Kumar (BJKD), Sumit Ranjan Sinha (NCP), Anita Devi (ANC), Ashok Kumar Keshri (RSWD), Khurshid Alam (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Kumhrar election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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