Who won Phulwari in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Gopal Ravidas of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won the Phulwari constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Arun Manjhi of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 13,857 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Phulwari?

Gopal Ravidas won Phulwari by 13,857 votes, which is 6.73% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Phulwari in 2020?

Voter turnout in Phulwari constituency was 57.38% in the 2020 election, with 2,09,170 votes cast out of 3,64,523 registered electors.

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Scheduled CasteConstituency No. 188

Phulwari (SC) Election Result 2020

Winner

Gopal Ravidas

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

91,124

votes

Runner-Up

Arun Manjhi

Janata Dal (United)

77,267

votes

Won by 13,857 votes

Margin: 6.73%

Total Valid Votes: 2,05,876

Candidate-Wise Results

27 candidates contested this seat

A total of 27 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Phulwari seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: GOPAL RAVIDAS (CPI(ML)(L)), ARUN MANJHI (JD(U)), KUMARI PRATIBHA (AIMIM), KAMLESH KANT CHAUDHARY (BHRTLKCHTP), GAJENDRA MANJHI (BHRTSBLP), SHILA DEVI (LSWP), LAXMI KUMARI (IND), AMARENDRA KUMAR (SANKISVP), SATYENDRA PASWAN (JAPL), SHRIRAJ PASWAN (PBLBRP), RAVI KUMAR (TPLRSP), SURENDRA PASWAN (NCP), PRATIMA KUMARI (Santosh Kumar) (IND), DHURI DAS (PPID), KUMAR JAINENDRA PRASAD (BNDL), SHANKAR KUMAR (IND), KAILASH PASWAN (RJPTY), RAMESHWAR PASWAN (RJBP), BACHCHU PASWAN (BMUP), MOTI RAM (ANC), MANOHAR PRAKASH CHAUDHARY (IND), PRATIMA KUMARI (Sanjay Paswan) (IND), RADHE RAMAN (BDLP), SATYAM KUMAR RAJAK (BHAMAP), AMAR PASWAN (IND), ARJUN PASWAN (IND). 24 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Phulwari 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	188	Phulwari	GOPAL RAVIDAS	CPI(ML)(L)	Flag with Three Stars	MALE	51	SC	90,974	150	91,124	43.57%	0.00%	Won
2	188	Phulwari	ARUN MANJHI	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	48	SC	77,104	163	77,267	36.95%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	188	Phulwari	KUMARI PRATIBHA	AIMIM	Kite	FEMALE	34	SC	5,015	4	5,019	2.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	188	Phulwari	KAMLESH KANT CHAUDHARY	BHRTLKCHTP	Bicycle Pump	MALE	48	SC	3,880	5	3,885	1.86%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	188	Phulwari	GAJENDRA MANJHI	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	50	SC	3,479	1	3,480	1.66%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	188	Phulwari	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	3,229	16	3,245	1.55%	0.00%
7	188	Phulwari	SHILA DEVI	LSWP	Air Conditioner	FEMALE	41	SC	2,281	2	2,283	1.09%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	188	Phulwari	LAXMI KUMARI	IND	Bangles	FEMALE	31	SC	2,163	0	2,163	1.03%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	188	Phulwari	AMARENDRA KUMAR	SANKISVP	Ganna Kisan	MALE	47	SC	2,104	8	2,112	1.01%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	188	Phulwari	SATYENDRA PASWAN	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	56	SC	1,764	3	1,767	0.84%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	188	Phulwari	SHRIRAJ PASWAN	PBLBRP	Pressure Cooker	MALE	45	SC	1,733	0	1,733	0.83%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	188	Phulwari	RAVI KUMAR	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	MALE	37	SC	1,675	4	1,679	0.80%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	188	Phulwari	SURENDRA PASWAN	NCP	Clock	MALE	48	SC	1,570	15	1,585	0.76%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	188	Phulwari	PRATIMA KUMARI (Santosh Kumar)	IND	Baby Walker	FEMALE	47	SC	1,143	1	1,144	0.55%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	188	Phulwari	DHURI DAS	PPID	Table	MALE	65	SC	1,100	4	1,104	0.53%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	188	Phulwari	KUMAR JAINENDRA PRASAD	BNDL	Telephone	MALE	41	SC	1,080	1	1,081	0.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	188	Phulwari	SHANKAR KUMAR	IND	Basket containing Fruits	MALE	33	SC	997	1	998	0.48%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	188	Phulwari	KAILASH PASWAN	RJPTY	CALCULATOR	MALE	43	SC	968	0	968	0.46%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	188	Phulwari	RAMESHWAR PASWAN	RJBP	Cauliflower	MALE	50	SC	949	1	950	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	188	Phulwari	BACHCHU PASWAN	BMUP	Cot	MALE	35	SC	943	6	949	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	188	Phulwari	MOTI RAM	ANC	Battery torch	MALE	69	SC	908	1	909	0.43%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	188	Phulwari	MANOHAR PRAKASH CHAUDHARY	IND	Balloon	MALE	31	SC	866	0	866	0.41%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	188	Phulwari	PRATIMA KUMARI (Sanjay Paswan)	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	FEMALE	40	SC	727	3	730	0.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
24	188	Phulwari	RADHE RAMAN	BDLP	Shoe	MALE	49	SC	658	3	661	0.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
25	188	Phulwari	SATYAM KUMAR RAJAK	BHAMAP	Capsicum	MALE	25	SC	531	1	532	0.25%	0.00%	Forfeited
26	188	Phulwari	AMAR PASWAN	IND	Almirah	MALE	44	SC	506	0	506	0.24%	0.00%	Forfeited
27	188	Phulwari	ARJUN PASWAN	IND	Slate	MALE	68	SC	381	0	381	0.18%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

GOPAL RAVIDAS

CPI(ML)(L)

Won

Total Votes91,124

% of Valid + NOTA43.57%

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SymbolFlag with Three StarsGenderMALEAge51CategorySCGeneral Votes90,974Postal Votes150% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

ARUN MANJHI

JD(U)

Runner-up

Total Votes77,267

% of Valid + NOTA36.95%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge48CategorySCGeneral Votes77,104Postal Votes163% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

KUMARI PRATIBHA

AIMIM

Forfeited

Total Votes5,019

% of Valid + NOTA2.40%

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SymbolKiteGenderFEMALEAge34CategorySCGeneral Votes5,015Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

KAMLESH KANT CHAUDHARY

BHRTLKCHTP

Forfeited

Total Votes3,885

% of Valid + NOTA1.86%

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SymbolBicycle PumpGenderMALEAge48CategorySCGeneral Votes3,880Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

GAJENDRA MANJHI

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes3,480

% of Valid + NOTA1.66%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge50CategorySCGeneral Votes3,479Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

NOTA

Total Votes3,245

% of Valid + NOTA1.55%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes3,229Postal Votes16% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

SHILA DEVI

LSWP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,283

% of Valid + NOTA1.09%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderFEMALEAge41CategorySCGeneral Votes2,281Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

LAXMI KUMARI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,163

% of Valid + NOTA1.03%

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SymbolBanglesGenderFEMALEAge31CategorySCGeneral Votes2,163Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

AMARENDRA KUMAR

SANKISVP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,112

% of Valid + NOTA1.01%

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SymbolGanna KisanGenderMALEAge47CategorySCGeneral Votes2,104Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

SATYENDRA PASWAN

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes1,767

% of Valid + NOTA0.84%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge56CategorySCGeneral Votes1,764Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

SHRIRAJ PASWAN

PBLBRP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,733

% of Valid + NOTA0.83%

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SymbolPressure CookerGenderMALEAge45CategorySCGeneral Votes1,733Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

RAVI KUMAR

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,679

% of Valid + NOTA0.80%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge37CategorySCGeneral Votes1,675Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

SURENDRA PASWAN

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,585

% of Valid + NOTA0.76%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge48CategorySCGeneral Votes1,570Postal Votes15% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

PRATIMA KUMARI (Santosh Kumar)

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,144

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolBaby WalkerGenderFEMALEAge47CategorySCGeneral Votes1,143Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

DHURI DAS

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes1,104

% of Valid + NOTA0.53%

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SymbolTableGenderMALEAge65CategorySCGeneral Votes1,100Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

KUMAR JAINENDRA PRASAD

BNDL

Forfeited

Total Votes1,081

% of Valid + NOTA0.52%

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SymbolTelephoneGenderMALEAge41CategorySCGeneral Votes1,080Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

SHANKAR KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes998

% of Valid + NOTA0.48%

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SymbolBasket containing FruitsGenderMALEAge33CategorySCGeneral Votes997Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

KAILASH PASWAN

RJPTY

Forfeited

Total Votes968

% of Valid + NOTA0.46%

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SymbolCALCULATORGenderMALEAge43CategorySCGeneral Votes968Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

RAMESHWAR PASWAN

RJBP

Forfeited

Total Votes950

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolCauliflowerGenderMALEAge50CategorySCGeneral Votes949Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

BACHCHU PASWAN

BMUP

Forfeited

Total Votes949

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge35CategorySCGeneral Votes943Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

MOTI RAM

ANC

Forfeited

Total Votes909

% of Valid + NOTA0.43%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge69CategorySCGeneral Votes908Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

MANOHAR PRAKASH CHAUDHARY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes866

% of Valid + NOTA0.41%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge31CategorySCGeneral Votes866Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

PRATIMA KUMARI (Sanjay Paswan)

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes730

% of Valid + NOTA0.35%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderFEMALEAge40CategorySCGeneral Votes727Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 24 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

RADHE RAMAN

BDLP

Forfeited

Total Votes661

% of Valid + NOTA0.32%

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SymbolShoeGenderMALEAge49CategorySCGeneral Votes658Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 25 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

SATYAM KUMAR RAJAK

BHAMAP

Forfeited

Total Votes532

% of Valid + NOTA0.25%

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SymbolCapsicumGenderMALEAge25CategorySCGeneral Votes531Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 26 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

AMAR PASWAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes506

% of Valid + NOTA0.24%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge44CategorySCGeneral Votes506Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 27 · Constituency No. 188 · Phulwari

ARJUN PASWAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes381

% of Valid + NOTA0.18%

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SymbolSlateGenderMALEAge68CategorySCGeneral Votes381Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

CPI(ML)(L)43.57%

JD(U)36.95%

AIMIM2.40%

BHRTLKCHTP1.86%

BHRTSBLP1.66%

NOTA1.55%

LSWP1.09%

IND1.03%

SANKISVP1.01%

JAPL0.84%

PBLBRP0.83%

TPLRSP0.80%

NCP0.76%

IND0.55%

PPID0.53%

BNDL0.52%

IND0.48%

RJPTY0.46%

RJBP0.45%

BMUP0.45%

ANC0.43%

IND0.41%

IND0.35%

BDLP0.32%

BHAMAP0.25%

IND0.24%

IND0.18%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Gopal Ravidas of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won the Phulwari seat by a margin of 13,857 votes (6.73% of total votes), defeating Arun Manjhi of Janata Dal (United). Voter turnout was 57.38%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,64,523

Total Voters

2,09,170

Turnout

57.38%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,92,158 / 1,72,353 / 12

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,16,148 / 92,579 / 1

Postal Votes

442

Service Electors

518

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	25	6	31
Nomination Rejected	4	1	5
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	21	5	26
Forfeited Deposit	19	5	24

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:2,05,876

NOTA:3,245

Rejected / Test:49

EVM Votes

2,08,728

Postal Votes

442

Valid Postal

377

NOTA % of Valid

1.58%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

525

Avg. Electors / Station

~694

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 Phulwari in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Gopal Ravidas of Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won the Phulwari constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Arun Manjhi of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 13,857 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Phulwari?: Gopal Ravidas won Phulwari by 13,857 votes, which is 6.73% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Phulwari in 2020?: Voter turnout in Phulwari constituency was 57.38% in the 2020 election, with 2,09,170 votes cast out of 3,64,523 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Phulwari in 2020?: A total of 27 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Phulwari seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: GOPAL RAVIDAS (CPI(ML)(L)), ARUN MANJHI (JD(U)), KUMARI PRATIBHA (AIMIM), KAMLESH KANT CHAUDHARY (BHRTLKCHTP), GAJENDRA MANJHI (BHRTSBLP), SHILA DEVI (LSWP), LAXMI KUMARI (IND), AMARENDRA KUMAR (SANKISVP), SATYENDRA PASWAN (JAPL), SHRIRAJ PASWAN (PBLBRP), RAVI KUMAR (TPLRSP), SURENDRA PASWAN (NCP), PRATIMA KUMARI (Santosh Kumar) (IND), DHURI DAS (PPID), KUMAR JAINENDRA PRASAD (BNDL), SHANKAR KUMAR (IND), KAILASH PASWAN (RJPTY), RAMESHWAR PASWAN (RJBP), BACHCHU PASWAN (BMUP), MOTI RAM (ANC), MANOHAR PRAKASH CHAUDHARY (IND), PRATIMA KUMARI (Sanjay Paswan) (IND), RADHE RAMAN (BDLP), SATYAM KUMAR RAJAK (BHAMAP), AMAR PASWAN (IND), ARJUN PASWAN (IND). 24 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Phulwari?: KUMARI PRATIBHA (AIMIM), KAMLESH KANT CHAUDHARY (BHRTLKCHTP), GAJENDRA MANJHI (BHRTSBLP), SHILA DEVI (LSWP), LAXMI KUMARI (IND), AMARENDRA KUMAR (SANKISVP), SATYENDRA PASWAN (JAPL), SHRIRAJ PASWAN (PBLBRP), RAVI KUMAR (TPLRSP), SURENDRA PASWAN (NCP), PRATIMA KUMARI (Santosh Kumar) (IND), DHURI DAS (PPID), KUMAR JAINENDRA PRASAD (BNDL), SHANKAR KUMAR (IND), KAILASH PASWAN (RJPTY), RAMESHWAR PASWAN (RJBP), BACHCHU PASWAN (BMUP), MOTI RAM (ANC), MANOHAR PRAKASH CHAUDHARY (IND), PRATIMA KUMARI (Sanjay Paswan) (IND), RADHE RAMAN (BDLP), SATYAM KUMAR RAJAK (BHAMAP), AMAR PASWAN (IND), ARJUN PASWAN (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Phulwari election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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