Who won Marhaura in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Jitendra Kumar Ray of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Marhaura constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Altaf Alam of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 11,385 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Marhaura?

Jitendra Kumar Ray won Marhaura by 11,385 votes, which is 7.58% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Marhaura in 2020?

Voter turnout in Marhaura constituency was 56.62% in the 2020 election, with 1,51,691 votes cast out of 2,67,925 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 117

Marhaura (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Jitendra Kumar Ray

Rashtriya Janata Dal

59,812

votes

Runner-Up

Altaf Alam

Janata Dal (United)

48,427

votes

Won by 11,385 votes

Margin: 7.58%

Total Valid Votes: 1,50,139

Candidate-Wise Results

23 candidates contested this seat

A total of 23 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Marhaura seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: JITENDRA KUMAR RAY (RJD), ALTAF ALAM (JD(U)), VINAY KUMAR (LJP), LAL BABU RAY (IND), NAGENDRA RAY (IND), PANKAJ KUMAR (IND), CHANDESHWAR CHOUDHARY (IND), ANAND KUMAR RAI (IND), ASHWANI KUMAR (BSP), PRABHAT KUMAR GIRI (IND), RAJEEV RANJAN (BHRTSBLP), GANPATI PRASAD GAURAV (IND), SHAMBHU PD. SINGH (JP), Abhishek Kumar Singh (RGPP), AMRITESH KUMAR SINGH (RJNJNP), EHASAN AHMAD (SDPI), Santosh Kumar Ray (IND), LALU PRASAD YADAV (IND), BULINDER D YADAV (IND), ASHOK SHARMA (IND), JAI RAM RAY (JDR), SANDEV KUMAR RAY (IND). 20 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Marhaura 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	117	Marhaura	JITENDRA KUMAR RAY	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	41	GENERAL	59,171	641	59,812	39.44%	0.00%	Won
2	117	Marhaura	ALTAF ALAM	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	47	GENERAL	48,205	222	48,427	31.93%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	117	Marhaura	VINAY KUMAR	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	33	GENERAL	6,527	23	6,550	4.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	117	Marhaura	LAL BABU RAY	IND	Cup & Saucer	MALE	57	GENERAL	6,299	24	6,323	4.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	117	Marhaura	NAGENDRA RAY	IND	Scissors	MALE	47	GENERAL	4,436	9	4,445	2.93%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	117	Marhaura	PANKAJ KUMAR	IND	Balloon	MALE	43	GENERAL	3,512	0	3,512	2.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	117	Marhaura	CHANDESHWAR CHOUDHARY	IND	Baby Walker	MALE	69	GENERAL	3,328	1	3,329	2.19%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	117	Marhaura	ANAND KUMAR RAI	IND	Almirah	MALE	28	GENERAL	3,099	9	3,108	2.05%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	117	Marhaura	ASHWANI KUMAR	BSP	Elephant	MALE	27	SC	2,622	16	2,638	1.74%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	117	Marhaura	PRABHAT KUMAR GIRI	IND	Bangles	MALE	50	GENERAL	1,729	2	1,731	1.14%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	117	Marhaura	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,518	7	1,525	1.01%	0.00%
12	117	Marhaura	RAJEEV RANJAN	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	52	GENERAL	1,246	6	1,252	0.83%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	117	Marhaura	GANPATI PRASAD GAURAV	IND	Apple	MALE	47	GENERAL	1,202	0	1,202	0.79%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	117	Marhaura	SHAMBHU PD. SINGH	JP	Haldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)	MALE	59	GENERAL	986	9	995	0.66%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	117	Marhaura	Abhishek Kumar Singh	RGPP	BUCKET	MALE	28	GENERAL	993	1	994	0.66%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	117	Marhaura	AMRITESH KUMAR SINGH	RJNJNP	Bat	MALE	28	GENERAL	940	15	955	0.63%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	117	Marhaura	EHASAN AHMAD	SDPI	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	52	GENERAL	879	5	884	0.58%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	117	Marhaura	Santosh Kumar Ray	IND	Battery torch	MALE	30	GENERAL	864	1	865	0.57%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	117	Marhaura	LALU PRASAD YADAV	IND	Batsman	MALE	41	GENERAL	817	1	818	0.54%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	117	Marhaura	BULINDER D YADAV	IND	Basket containing Fruits	MALE	30	GENERAL	640	1	641	0.42%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	117	Marhaura	ASHOK SHARMA	IND	Air Conditioner	MALE	48	GENERAL	633	2	635	0.42%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	117	Marhaura	JAI RAM RAY	JDR	Dolli	MALE	49	GENERAL	555	0	555	0.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	117	Marhaura	SANDEV KUMAR RAY	IND	Bead Necklace	MALE	26	GENERAL	467	1	468	0.31%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

JITENDRA KUMAR RAY

RJD

Won

Total Votes59,812

% of Valid + NOTA39.44%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes59,171Postal Votes641% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

ALTAF ALAM

JD(U)

Runner-up

Total Votes48,427

% of Valid + NOTA31.93%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes48,205Postal Votes222% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

VINAY KUMAR

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes6,550

% of Valid + NOTA4.32%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes6,527Postal Votes23% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

LAL BABU RAY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes6,323

% of Valid + NOTA4.17%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes6,299Postal Votes24% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

NAGENDRA RAY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,445

% of Valid + NOTA2.93%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,436Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

PANKAJ KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,512

% of Valid + NOTA2.32%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,512Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

CHANDESHWAR CHOUDHARY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,329

% of Valid + NOTA2.19%

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SymbolBaby WalkerGenderMALEAge69CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,328Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

ANAND KUMAR RAI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,108

% of Valid + NOTA2.05%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,099Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

ASHWANI KUMAR

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,638

% of Valid + NOTA1.74%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge27CategorySCGeneral Votes2,622Postal Votes16% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

PRABHAT KUMAR GIRI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,731

% of Valid + NOTA1.14%

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SymbolBanglesGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,729Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

NOTA

Total Votes1,525

% of Valid + NOTA1.01%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,518Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

RAJEEV RANJAN

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,252

% of Valid + NOTA0.83%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,246Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

GANPATI PRASAD GAURAV

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,202

% of Valid + NOTA0.79%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,202Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

SHAMBHU PD. SINGH

Forfeited

Total Votes995

% of Valid + NOTA0.66%

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SymbolHaldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)GenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes986Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

Abhishek Kumar Singh

RGPP

Forfeited

Total Votes994

% of Valid + NOTA0.66%

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SymbolBUCKETGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes993Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

AMRITESH KUMAR SINGH

RJNJNP

Forfeited

Total Votes955

% of Valid + NOTA0.63%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes940Postal Votes15% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

EHASAN AHMAD

SDPI

Forfeited

Total Votes884

% of Valid + NOTA0.58%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes879Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

Santosh Kumar Ray

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes865

% of Valid + NOTA0.57%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes864Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

LALU PRASAD YADAV

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes818

% of Valid + NOTA0.54%

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SymbolBatsmanGenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes817Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

BULINDER D YADAV

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes641

% of Valid + NOTA0.42%

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SymbolBasket containing FruitsGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes640Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

ASHOK SHARMA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes635

% of Valid + NOTA0.42%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes633Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

JAI RAM RAY

JDR

Forfeited

Total Votes555

% of Valid + NOTA0.37%

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SymbolDolliGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes555Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 117 · Marhaura

SANDEV KUMAR RAY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes468

% of Valid + NOTA0.31%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge26CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes467Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD39.44%

JD(U)31.93%

LJP4.32%

IND4.17%

IND2.93%

IND2.32%

IND2.19%

IND2.05%

BSP1.74%

IND1.14%

NOTA1.01%

BHRTSBLP0.83%

IND0.79%

JP0.66%

RGPP0.66%

RJNJNP0.63%

SDPI0.58%

IND0.57%

IND0.54%

IND0.42%

JDR0.37%

IND0.31%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Jitendra Kumar Ray of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Marhaura seat by a margin of 11,385 votes (7.58% of total votes), defeating Altaf Alam of Janata Dal (United). Voter turnout was 56.62%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,67,925

Total Voters

1,51,691

Turnout

56.62%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,40,906 / 1,27,013 / 6

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

73,107 / 77,561 / 0

Postal Votes

1,023

Service Electors

812

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	27	1	28
Nomination Rejected	5	0	5
Withdrawn	0	1	1
Contested	22	0	22
Forfeited Deposit	20	0	20

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,50,139

NOTA:1,525

Rejected / Test:27

EVM Votes

1,50,668

Postal Votes

1,023

Valid Postal

989

NOTA % of Valid

1.02%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

385

Avg. Electors / Station

~696

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 Marhaura in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Jitendra Kumar Ray of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Marhaura constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Altaf Alam of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 11,385 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Marhaura?: Jitendra Kumar Ray won Marhaura by 11,385 votes, which is 7.58% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Marhaura in 2020?: Voter turnout in Marhaura constituency was 56.62% in the 2020 election, with 1,51,691 votes cast out of 2,67,925 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Marhaura in 2020?: A total of 23 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Marhaura seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: JITENDRA KUMAR RAY (RJD), ALTAF ALAM (JD(U)), VINAY KUMAR (LJP), LAL BABU RAY (IND), NAGENDRA RAY (IND), PANKAJ KUMAR (IND), CHANDESHWAR CHOUDHARY (IND), ANAND KUMAR RAI (IND), ASHWANI KUMAR (BSP), PRABHAT KUMAR GIRI (IND), RAJEEV RANJAN (BHRTSBLP), GANPATI PRASAD GAURAV (IND), SHAMBHU PD. SINGH (JP), Abhishek Kumar Singh (RGPP), AMRITESH KUMAR SINGH (RJNJNP), EHASAN AHMAD (SDPI), Santosh Kumar Ray (IND), LALU PRASAD YADAV (IND), BULINDER D YADAV (IND), ASHOK SHARMA (IND), JAI RAM RAY (JDR), SANDEV KUMAR RAY (IND). 20 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Marhaura?: VINAY KUMAR (LJP), LAL BABU RAY (IND), NAGENDRA RAY (IND), PANKAJ KUMAR (IND), CHANDESHWAR CHOUDHARY (IND), ANAND KUMAR RAI (IND), ASHWANI KUMAR (BSP), PRABHAT KUMAR GIRI (IND), RAJEEV RANJAN (BHRTSBLP), GANPATI PRASAD GAURAV (IND), SHAMBHU PD. SINGH (JP), Abhishek Kumar Singh (RGPP), AMRITESH KUMAR SINGH (RJNJNP), EHASAN AHMAD (SDPI), Santosh Kumar Ray (IND), LALU PRASAD YADAV (IND), BULINDER D YADAV (IND), ASHOK SHARMA (IND), JAI RAM RAY (JDR), SANDEV KUMAR RAY (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Marhaura election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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