Who won Lalganj in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Sanjay Kumar Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Lalganj constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Rakesh Kumar of Indian National Congress by a margin of 26,299 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Lalganj?

Sanjay Kumar Singh won Lalganj by 26,299 votes, which is 13.80% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Lalganj in 2020?

Voter turnout in Lalganj constituency was 58.03% in the 2020 election, with 1,93,075 votes cast out of 3,32,710 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 124

Lalganj (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Sanjay Kumar Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party

70,750

votes

Runner-Up

Rakesh Kumar

Indian National Congress

44,451

votes

Won by 26,299 votes

Margin: 13.80%

Total Valid Votes: 1,90,532

Candidate-Wise Results

26 candidates contested this seat

A total of 26 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Lalganj seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Sanjay Kumar Singh (BJP), Rakesh Kumar (INC), Vijay Kumar Shukla (IND), Raj Kumar Sah (LJP), Gauri Shankar Pandey (IND), Rakesh Paswan (IND), Rajan Kumar (IND), Akhilesh Kumar (IND), Dinesh Kumar Kushawha (RLSP), Shailendra Kumar Kaushik (IND), Kedar Kumar (IND), Manju Singh (IND), Ram Pukar Paswan (APOI), Sanjay Kumar (IND), Kumari Sneha (RJBP), Azam Hussain (SATBP), Rajeev Kumar Choudhary (IND), Mithilesh Kumar (IND), Anand Verma (NCP), Dilip Thakur (JAPL), Mahesh Kr. Pandit (IND), Purushottam Kumar Singh (IND), Manoj Kumar (IND), Rajendra Sharma (SUCI), Mithilesh Kumar Singh Sathi (SAAFP). 23 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Lalganj 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	124	Lalganj	Sanjay Kumar Singh	BJP	Lotus	MALE	51	GENERAL	70,571	179	70,750	36.88%	0.00%	Won
2	124	Lalganj	Rakesh Kumar	INC	Hand	MALE	50	GENERAL	43,958	493	44,451	23.17%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	124	Lalganj	Vijay Kumar Shukla	IND	Bangles	MALE	52	GENERAL	27,277	183	27,460	14.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	124	Lalganj	Raj Kumar Sah	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	56	GENERAL	11,239	42	11,281	5.88%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	124	Lalganj	Gauri Shankar Pandey	IND	Bead Necklace	MALE	37	GENERAL	5,765	19	5,784	3.02%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	124	Lalganj	Rakesh Paswan	IND	Sewing Machine	MALE	35	SC	5,110	9	5,119	2.67%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	124	Lalganj	Rajan Kumar	IND	COMPUTER	MALE	28	GENERAL	2,588	1	2,589	1.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	124	Lalganj	Akhilesh Kumar	IND	Whistle	MALE	35	GENERAL	2,571	0	2,571	1.34%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	124	Lalganj	Dinesh Kumar Kushawha	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	42	GENERAL	2,260	15	2,275	1.19%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	124	Lalganj	Shailendra Kumar Kaushik	IND	Saw	MALE	52	GENERAL	1,888	3	1,891	0.99%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	124	Lalganj	Kedar Kumar	IND	Gas Stove	MALE	49	GENERAL	1,805	2	1,807	0.94%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	124	Lalganj	Manju Singh	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	FEMALE	45	GENERAL	1,773	1	1,774	0.92%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	124	Lalganj	Ram Pukar Paswan	APOI	Coat	MALE	47	SC	1,577	0	1,577	0.82%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	124	Lalganj	Sanjay Kumar	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	52	GENERAL	1,565	8	1,573	0.82%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	124	Lalganj	Kumari Sneha	RJBP	Cauliflower	FEMALE	30	GENERAL	1,470	5	1,475	0.77%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	124	Lalganj	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,282	1	1,283	0.67%	0.00%
17	124	Lalganj	Azam Hussain	SATBP	Air Conditioner	MALE	27	GENERAL	1,277	1	1,278	0.67%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	124	Lalganj	Rajeev Kumar Choudhary	IND	Cup & Saucer	MALE	47	GENERAL	1,175	4	1,179	0.61%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	124	Lalganj	Mithilesh Kumar	IND	Kettle	MALE	35	GENERAL	997	0	997	0.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	124	Lalganj	Anand Verma	NCP	Clock	MALE	40	GENERAL	863	8	871	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	124	Lalganj	Dilip Thakur	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	53	GENERAL	761	2	763	0.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	124	Lalganj	Mahesh Kr. Pandit	IND	Stool	MALE	62	GENERAL	752	5	757	0.39%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	124	Lalganj	Purushottam Kumar Singh	IND	Helicopter	MALE	32	GENERAL	688	2	690	0.36%	0.00%	Forfeited
24	124	Lalganj	Manoj Kumar	IND	Almirah	MALE	37	GENERAL	618	1	619	0.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
25	124	Lalganj	Rajendra Sharma	SUCI	Battery Torch	MALE	50	ST	515	2	517	0.27%	0.00%	Forfeited
26	124	Lalganj	Mithilesh Kumar Singh Sathi	SAAFP	Brush	MALE	60	GENERAL	482	2	484	0.25%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Sanjay Kumar Singh

BJP

Won

Total Votes70,750

% of Valid + NOTA36.88%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes70,571Postal Votes179% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Rakesh Kumar

INC

Runner-up

Total Votes44,451

% of Valid + NOTA23.17%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes43,958Postal Votes493% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Vijay Kumar Shukla

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes27,460

% of Valid + NOTA14.32%

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SymbolBanglesGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes27,277Postal Votes183% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Raj Kumar Sah

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes11,281

% of Valid + NOTA5.88%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes11,239Postal Votes42% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Gauri Shankar Pandey

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes5,784

% of Valid + NOTA3.02%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes5,765Postal Votes19% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Rakesh Paswan

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes5,119

% of Valid + NOTA2.67%

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SymbolSewing MachineGenderMALEAge35CategorySCGeneral Votes5,110Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Rajan Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,589

% of Valid + NOTA1.35%

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SymbolCOMPUTERGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,588Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Akhilesh Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,571

% of Valid + NOTA1.34%

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SymbolWhistleGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,571Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Dinesh Kumar Kushawha

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,275

% of Valid + NOTA1.19%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,260Postal Votes15% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Shailendra Kumar Kaushik

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,891

% of Valid + NOTA0.99%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,888Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Kedar Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,807

% of Valid + NOTA0.94%

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SymbolGas StoveGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,805Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Manju Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,774

% of Valid + NOTA0.92%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderFEMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,773Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Ram Pukar Paswan

APOI

Forfeited

Total Votes1,577

% of Valid + NOTA0.82%

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SymbolCoatGenderMALEAge47CategorySCGeneral Votes1,577Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Sanjay Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,573

% of Valid + NOTA0.82%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,565Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Kumari Sneha

RJBP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,475

% of Valid + NOTA0.77%

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SymbolCauliflowerGenderFEMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,470Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

NOTA

Total Votes1,283

% of Valid + NOTA0.67%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,282Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Azam Hussain

SATBP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,278

% of Valid + NOTA0.67%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,277Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Rajeev Kumar Choudhary

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,179

% of Valid + NOTA0.61%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,175Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Mithilesh Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes997

% of Valid + NOTA0.52%

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SymbolKettleGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes997Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Anand Verma

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes871

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes863Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Dilip Thakur

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes763

% of Valid + NOTA0.40%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes761Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Mahesh Kr. Pandit

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes757

% of Valid + NOTA0.39%

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SymbolStoolGenderMALEAge62CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes752Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Purushottam Kumar Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes690

% of Valid + NOTA0.36%

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SymbolHelicopterGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes688Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 24 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Manoj Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes619

% of Valid + NOTA0.32%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes618Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 25 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Rajendra Sharma

SUCI

Forfeited

Total Votes517

% of Valid + NOTA0.27%

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SymbolBattery TorchGenderMALEAge50CategorySTGeneral Votes515Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 26 · Constituency No. 124 · Lalganj

Mithilesh Kumar Singh Sathi

SAAFP

Forfeited

Total Votes484

% of Valid + NOTA0.25%

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SymbolBrushGenderMALEAge60CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes482Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

BJP36.88%

INC23.17%

IND14.32%

LJP5.88%

IND3.02%

IND2.67%

IND1.35%

IND1.34%

RLSP1.19%

IND0.99%

IND0.94%

IND0.92%

APOI0.82%

IND0.82%

RJBP0.77%

NOTA0.67%

SATBP0.67%

IND0.61%

IND0.52%

NCP0.45%

JAPL0.40%

IND0.39%

IND0.36%

IND0.32%

SUCI0.27%

SAAFP0.25%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Sanjay Kumar Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Lalganj seat by a margin of 26,299 votes (13.80% of total votes), defeating Rakesh Kumar of Indian National Congress. Voter turnout was 58.03%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,32,710

Total Voters

1,93,075

Turnout

58.03%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,77,231 / 1,55,463 / 16

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

97,177 / 94,815 / 0

Postal Votes

1,083

Service Electors

959

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	30	2	32
Nomination Rejected	7	0	7
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	23	2	25
Forfeited Deposit	21	2	23

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,90,532

NOTA:1,283

Rejected / Test:1,260

EVM Votes

1,91,992

Postal Votes

1,083

Valid Postal

987

NOTA % of Valid

0.67%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

461

Avg. Electors / Station

~722

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 Lalganj in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Sanjay Kumar Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Lalganj constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Rakesh Kumar of Indian National Congress by a margin of 26,299 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Lalganj?: Sanjay Kumar Singh won Lalganj by 26,299 votes, which is 13.80% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Lalganj in 2020?: Voter turnout in Lalganj constituency was 58.03% in the 2020 election, with 1,93,075 votes cast out of 3,32,710 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Lalganj in 2020?: A total of 26 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Lalganj seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Sanjay Kumar Singh (BJP), Rakesh Kumar (INC), Vijay Kumar Shukla (IND), Raj Kumar Sah (LJP), Gauri Shankar Pandey (IND), Rakesh Paswan (IND), Rajan Kumar (IND), Akhilesh Kumar (IND), Dinesh Kumar Kushawha (RLSP), Shailendra Kumar Kaushik (IND), Kedar Kumar (IND), Manju Singh (IND), Ram Pukar Paswan (APOI), Sanjay Kumar (IND), Kumari Sneha (RJBP), Azam Hussain (SATBP), Rajeev Kumar Choudhary (IND), Mithilesh Kumar (IND), Anand Verma (NCP), Dilip Thakur (JAPL), Mahesh Kr. Pandit (IND), Purushottam Kumar Singh (IND), Manoj Kumar (IND), Rajendra Sharma (SUCI), Mithilesh Kumar Singh Sathi (SAAFP). 23 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Lalganj?: Vijay Kumar Shukla (IND), Raj Kumar Sah (LJP), Gauri Shankar Pandey (IND), Rakesh Paswan (IND), Rajan Kumar (IND), Akhilesh Kumar (IND), Dinesh Kumar Kushawha (RLSP), Shailendra Kumar Kaushik (IND), Kedar Kumar (IND), Manju Singh (IND), Ram Pukar Paswan (APOI), Sanjay Kumar (IND), Kumari Sneha (RJBP), Azam Hussain (SATBP), Rajeev Kumar Choudhary (IND), Mithilesh Kumar (IND), Anand Verma (NCP), Dilip Thakur (JAPL), Mahesh Kr. Pandit (IND), Purushottam Kumar Singh (IND), Manoj Kumar (IND), Rajendra Sharma (SUCI), Mithilesh Kumar Singh Sathi (SAAFP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Lalganj election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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