Who won Paliganj in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Sandeep Saurav of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won the Paliganj constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Jay Vardhan Yadav @ Bachcha Yadav of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 30,915 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Paliganj?

Sandeep Saurav won Paliganj by 30,915 votes, which is 20.14% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Paliganj in 2020?

Voter turnout in Paliganj constituency was 54.74% in the 2020 election, with 1,55,398 votes cast out of 2,83,864 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 190

Paliganj (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Sandeep Saurav

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)

67,917

votes

Runner-Up

Jay Vardhan Yadav @ Bachcha Yadav

Janata Dal (United)

37,002

votes

Won by 30,915 votes

Margin: 20.14%

Total Valid Votes: 1,53,415

Candidate-Wise Results

26 candidates contested this seat

A total of 26 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Paliganj seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: SANDEEP SAURAV (CPI(ML)(L)), JAY VARDHAN YADAV @ BACHCHA YADAV (JD(U)), Dr. USHA VIDYARTHI (LJP), MADHU MANJARI (RLSP), SUNIL KUMAR (IND), GOPAL CHAUDHARI (IND), DINANATH PANDIT (LPSP), DHANANJAY KUMAR (IND), RAVISH KUMAR (BHRTSBLP), SANT KUMAR SINGH (SSD), JITENDRA BIND (IND), HARE KRISNA SINGH (RSWD), ANITA DEVI (IND), FUJALUR RAHAMAN ASARI (JAPL), RAKESH RANJAN (IND), NITU DEVI (NFDEP), BASANT KUMAR (IND), SRINIVAS KUMAR (IND), RAJGIR PRASAD (LSD), SANJEET KUMAR (IND), VENKATESH SHARMA (IND), MANISH KUMAR (SHS), RAVINDRA PRASAD (PPID), MAHESH YADAV (IND), Manoj Kumar Upadhyay (BHAMAP). 23 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Paliganj 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	190	Paliganj	SANDEEP SAURAV	CPI(ML)(L)	Flag with Three Stars	MALE	33	GENERAL	67,798	119	67,917	43.73%	0.00%	Won
2	190	Paliganj	JAY VARDHAN YADAV @ BACHCHA YADAV	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	42	GENERAL	36,870	132	37,002	23.83%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	190	Paliganj	Dr. USHA VIDYARTHI	LJP	Bungalow	FEMALE	57	GENERAL	16,024	78	16,102	10.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	190	Paliganj	MADHU MANJARI	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	FEMALE	45	GENERAL	5,454	13	5,467	3.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	190	Paliganj	SUNIL KUMAR	IND	Football	MALE	38	GENERAL	5,251	10	5,261	3.39%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	190	Paliganj	GOPAL CHAUDHARI	IND	Bead Necklace	MALE	36	GENERAL	4,440	4	4,444	2.86%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	190	Paliganj	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,876	5	1,881	1.21%	0.00%
8	190	Paliganj	DINANATH PANDIT	LPSP	Battery torch	MALE	50	GENERAL	1,766	1	1,767	1.14%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	190	Paliganj	DHANANJAY KUMAR	IND	Key	MALE	47	GENERAL	1,542	1	1,543	0.99%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	190	Paliganj	RAVISH KUMAR	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	36	GENERAL	1,493	4	1,497	0.96%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	190	Paliganj	SANT KUMAR SINGH	SSD	Saw	MALE	57	GENERAL	1,443	0	1,443	0.93%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	190	Paliganj	JITENDRA BIND	IND	Helicopter	MALE	47	GENERAL	1,274	0	1,274	0.82%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	190	Paliganj	HARE KRISNA SINGH	RSWD	Winnower	MALE	51	GENERAL	1,177	0	1,177	0.76%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	190	Paliganj	ANITA DEVI	IND	Road Roller	FEMALE	32	GENERAL	1,086	0	1,086	0.70%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	190	Paliganj	FUJALUR RAHAMAN ASARI	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	42	GENERAL	1,078	6	1,084	0.70%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	190	Paliganj	RAKESH RANJAN	IND	Truck	MALE	47	GENERAL	884	2	886	0.57%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	190	Paliganj	NITU DEVI	NFDEP	Laptop	FEMALE	37	GENERAL	792	2	794	0.51%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	190	Paliganj	BASANT KUMAR	IND	DIAMOND	MALE	31	GENERAL	745	2	747	0.48%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	190	Paliganj	SRINIVAS KUMAR	IND	Black Board	MALE	50	GENERAL	732	1	733	0.47%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	190	Paliganj	RAJGIR PRASAD	LSD	Helmet	MALE	69	GENERAL	663	0	663	0.43%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	190	Paliganj	SANJEET KUMAR	IND	CHESS BOARD	MALE	34	GENERAL	619	3	622	0.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	190	Paliganj	VENKATESH SHARMA	IND	Cup & Saucer	MALE	63	GENERAL	418	1	419	0.27%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	190	Paliganj	MANISH KUMAR	SHS	Man Blowing Turha	MALE	34	GENERAL	404	3	407	0.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
24	190	Paliganj	RAVINDRA PRASAD	PPID	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	33	GENERAL	370	1	371	0.24%	0.00%	Forfeited
25	190	Paliganj	MAHESH YADAV	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	35	GENERAL	364	0	364	0.23%	0.00%	Forfeited
26	190	Paliganj	Manoj Kumar Upadhyay	BHAMAP	Capsicum	MALE	48	GENERAL	345	0	345	0.22%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

SANDEEP SAURAV

CPI(ML)(L)

Won

Total Votes67,917

% of Valid + NOTA43.73%

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SymbolFlag with Three StarsGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes67,798Postal Votes119% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

JAY VARDHAN YADAV @ BACHCHA YADAV

JD(U)

Runner-up

Total Votes37,002

% of Valid + NOTA23.83%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes36,870Postal Votes132% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

Dr. USHA VIDYARTHI

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes16,102

% of Valid + NOTA10.37%

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SymbolBungalowGenderFEMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes16,024Postal Votes78% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

MADHU MANJARI

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes5,467

% of Valid + NOTA3.52%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderFEMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes5,454Postal Votes13% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

SUNIL KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes5,261

% of Valid + NOTA3.39%

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SymbolFootballGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes5,251Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

GOPAL CHAUDHARI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,444

% of Valid + NOTA2.86%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,440Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

NOTA

Total Votes1,881

% of Valid + NOTA1.21%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,876Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

DINANATH PANDIT

LPSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,767

% of Valid + NOTA1.14%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,766Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

DHANANJAY KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,543

% of Valid + NOTA0.99%

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SymbolKeyGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,542Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

RAVISH KUMAR

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,497

% of Valid + NOTA0.96%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,493Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

SANT KUMAR SINGH

SSD

Forfeited

Total Votes1,443

% of Valid + NOTA0.93%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,443Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

JITENDRA BIND

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,274

% of Valid + NOTA0.82%

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SymbolHelicopterGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,274Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

HARE KRISNA SINGH

RSWD

Forfeited

Total Votes1,177

% of Valid + NOTA0.76%

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SymbolWinnowerGenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,177Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

ANITA DEVI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,086

% of Valid + NOTA0.70%

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SymbolRoad RollerGenderFEMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,086Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

FUJALUR RAHAMAN ASARI

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes1,084

% of Valid + NOTA0.70%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,078Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

RAKESH RANJAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes886

% of Valid + NOTA0.57%

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SymbolTruckGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes884Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

NITU DEVI

NFDEP

Forfeited

Total Votes794

% of Valid + NOTA0.51%

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SymbolLaptopGenderFEMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes792Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

BASANT KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes747

% of Valid + NOTA0.48%

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SymbolDIAMONDGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes745Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

SRINIVAS KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes733

% of Valid + NOTA0.47%

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SymbolBlack BoardGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes732Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

RAJGIR PRASAD

LSD

Forfeited

Total Votes663

% of Valid + NOTA0.43%

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SymbolHelmetGenderMALEAge69CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes663Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

SANJEET KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes622

% of Valid + NOTA0.40%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge34CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes619Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

VENKATESH SHARMA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes419

% of Valid + NOTA0.27%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge63CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes418Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

MANISH KUMAR

SHS

Forfeited

Total Votes407

% of Valid + NOTA0.26%

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SymbolMan Blowing TurhaGenderMALEAge34CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes404Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 24 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

RAVINDRA PRASAD

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes371

% of Valid + NOTA0.24%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes370Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 25 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

MAHESH YADAV

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes364

% of Valid + NOTA0.23%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes364Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 26 · Constituency No. 190 · Paliganj

Manoj Kumar Upadhyay

BHAMAP

Forfeited

Total Votes345

% of Valid + NOTA0.22%

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SymbolCapsicumGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes345Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

CPI(ML)(L)43.73%

JD(U)23.83%

LJP10.37%

RLSP3.52%

IND3.39%

IND2.86%

NOTA1.21%

LPSP1.14%

IND0.99%

BHRTSBLP0.96%

SSD0.93%

IND0.82%

RSWD0.76%

IND0.70%

JAPL0.70%

IND0.57%

NFDEP0.51%

IND0.48%

IND0.47%

LSD0.43%

IND0.40%

IND0.27%

SHS0.26%

PPID0.24%

IND0.23%

BHAMAP0.22%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Sandeep Saurav of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won the Paliganj seat by a margin of 30,915 votes (20.14% of total votes), defeating Jay Vardhan Yadav @ Bachcha Yadav of Janata Dal (United). Voter turnout was 54.74%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,83,864

Total Voters

1,55,398

Turnout

54.74%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,47,306 / 1,36,552 / 6

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

83,469 / 71,439 / 0

Postal Votes

490

Service Electors

1,156

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	24	5	29
Nomination Rejected	0	1	1
Withdrawn	3	0	3
Contested	21	4	25
Forfeited Deposit	19	4	23

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,53,415

NOTA:1,881

Rejected / Test:102

EVM Votes

1,54,908

Postal Votes

490

Valid Postal

383

NOTA % of Valid

1.23%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

407

Avg. Electors / Station

~697

Key Dates

Polling Date

28 Oct 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Paliganj in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Sandeep Saurav of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won the Paliganj constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Jay Vardhan Yadav @ Bachcha Yadav of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 30,915 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Paliganj?: Sandeep Saurav won Paliganj by 30,915 votes, which is 20.14% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Paliganj in 2020?: Voter turnout in Paliganj constituency was 54.74% in the 2020 election, with 1,55,398 votes cast out of 2,83,864 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Paliganj in 2020?: A total of 26 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Paliganj seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: SANDEEP SAURAV (CPI(ML)(L)), JAY VARDHAN YADAV @ BACHCHA YADAV (JD(U)), Dr. USHA VIDYARTHI (LJP), MADHU MANJARI (RLSP), SUNIL KUMAR (IND), GOPAL CHAUDHARI (IND), DINANATH PANDIT (LPSP), DHANANJAY KUMAR (IND), RAVISH KUMAR (BHRTSBLP), SANT KUMAR SINGH (SSD), JITENDRA BIND (IND), HARE KRISNA SINGH (RSWD), ANITA DEVI (IND), FUJALUR RAHAMAN ASARI (JAPL), RAKESH RANJAN (IND), NITU DEVI (NFDEP), BASANT KUMAR (IND), SRINIVAS KUMAR (IND), RAJGIR PRASAD (LSD), SANJEET KUMAR (IND), VENKATESH SHARMA (IND), MANISH KUMAR (SHS), RAVINDRA PRASAD (PPID), MAHESH YADAV (IND), Manoj Kumar Upadhyay (BHAMAP). 23 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Paliganj?: Dr. USHA VIDYARTHI (LJP), MADHU MANJARI (RLSP), SUNIL KUMAR (IND), GOPAL CHAUDHARI (IND), DINANATH PANDIT (LPSP), DHANANJAY KUMAR (IND), RAVISH KUMAR (BHRTSBLP), SANT KUMAR SINGH (SSD), JITENDRA BIND (IND), HARE KRISNA SINGH (RSWD), ANITA DEVI (IND), FUJALUR RAHAMAN ASARI (JAPL), RAKESH RANJAN (IND), NITU DEVI (NFDEP), BASANT KUMAR (IND), SRINIVAS KUMAR (IND), RAJGIR PRASAD (LSD), SANJEET KUMAR (IND), VENKATESH SHARMA (IND), MANISH KUMAR (SHS), RAVINDRA PRASAD (PPID), MAHESH YADAV (IND), Manoj Kumar Upadhyay (BHAMAP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Paliganj election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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