Who won Rajauli in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Prakash Veer of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Rajauli constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Kanhaiya Kumar of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 12,593 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Rajauli?

Prakash Veer won Rajauli by 12,593 votes, which is 7.55% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Rajauli in 2020?

Voter turnout in Rajauli constituency was 50.47% in the 2020 election, with 1,67,868 votes cast out of 3,32,577 registered electors.

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Scheduled CasteConstituency No. 235

Rajauli (SC) Election Result 2020

Winner

Prakash Veer

Rashtriya Janata Dal

69,984

votes

Runner-Up

Kanhaiya Kumar

Bharatiya Janata Party

57,391

votes

Won by 12,593 votes

Margin: 7.55%

Total Valid Votes: 1,66,547

Candidate-Wise Results

23 candidates contested this seat

A total of 23 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Rajauli seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: PRAKASH VEER (RJD), KANHAIYA KUMAR (BJP), ARJUN RAM (IND), PREMA CHAUDHARY (IND), BANWARI RAM (IND), PRITHAVIRAJ BASANT (IND), RANJIT KUMAR (IND), BALMIKI RAM (IND), MITHILESH RAJVANSHI (RLSP), CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUDHARY (IND), RAKESH KUMAR (IND), DEEPAK KUMAR (JAPL), RABINDRA RAJBANSHI (IND), SHYAM SUNDAR KUMAR RAVI (BHRTSBLP), SHRAVAN KUMAR (IND), DILIP PASWAN (RSPS), VISHWANATH TANTI (LOKJANP), MOHAN CHAUDHARY (PBLBRP), NARESH RAM (SSD), PRIYANKA DEVI (MOSP), DUSHYANT PASWAN (JMBP), DURGA RAJBANSHI (PPID). 20 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Rajauli 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	235	Rajauli	PRAKASH VEER	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	54	SC	69,287	697	69,984	41.72%	0.00%	Won
2	235	Rajauli	KANHAIYA KUMAR	BJP	Lotus	MALE	46	SC	57,121	270	57,391	34.22%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	235	Rajauli	ARJUN RAM	IND	Key	MALE	58	SC	14,290	104	14,394	8.58%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	235	Rajauli	PREMA CHAUDHARY	IND	Lady Purse	FEMALE	31	SC	5,289	20	5,309	3.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	235	Rajauli	BANWARI RAM	IND	Bangles	MALE	68	SC	3,476	30	3,506	2.09%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	235	Rajauli	PRITHAVIRAJ BASANT	IND	Bead Necklace	MALE	48	SC	2,294	2	2,296	1.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	235	Rajauli	RANJIT KUMAR	IND	Gas Cylinder	MALE	48	SC	2,206	13	2,219	1.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	235	Rajauli	BALMIKI RAM	IND	Apple	MALE	61	SC	1,955	1	1,956	1.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	235	Rajauli	MITHILESH RAJVANSHI	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	41	SC	1,523	6	1,529	0.91%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	235	Rajauli	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,176	12	1,188	0.71%	0.00%
11	235	Rajauli	CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUDHARY	IND	Football	MALE	31	SC	1,071	1	1,072	0.64%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	235	Rajauli	RAKESH KUMAR	IND	SHIP	MALE	41	SC	919	7	926	0.55%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	235	Rajauli	DEEPAK KUMAR	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	31	SC	909	8	917	0.55%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	235	Rajauli	RABINDRA RAJBANSHI	IND	Battery Torch	MALE	51	SC	816	0	816	0.49%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	235	Rajauli	SHYAM SUNDAR KUMAR RAVI	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	40	SC	687	1	688	0.41%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	235	Rajauli	SHRAVAN KUMAR	IND	Helicopter	MALE	42	SC	657	5	662	0.39%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	235	Rajauli	DILIP PASWAN	RSPS	Cup & Saucer	MALE	52	SC	567	3	570	0.34%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	235	Rajauli	VISHWANATH TANTI	LOKJANP	Triangle	MALE	52	SC	540	2	542	0.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	235	Rajauli	MOHAN CHAUDHARY	PBLBRP	Pressure Cooker	MALE	53	SC	499	1	500	0.30%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	235	Rajauli	NARESH RAM	SSD	Saw	MALE	49	SC	363	2	365	0.22%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	235	Rajauli	PRIYANKA DEVI	MOSP	HOCKEY and BALL	FEMALE	26	SC	333	1	334	0.20%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	235	Rajauli	DUSHYANT PASWAN	JMBP	FLUTE	MALE	40	SC	291	0	291	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	235	Rajauli	DURGA RAJBANSHI	PPID	Table	MALE	63	SC	280	0	280	0.17%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

PRAKASH VEER

RJD

Won

Total Votes69,984

% of Valid + NOTA41.72%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge54CategorySCGeneral Votes69,287Postal Votes697% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

KANHAIYA KUMAR

BJP

Runner-up

Total Votes57,391

% of Valid + NOTA34.22%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge46CategorySCGeneral Votes57,121Postal Votes270% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

ARJUN RAM

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes14,394

% of Valid + NOTA8.58%

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SymbolKeyGenderMALEAge58CategorySCGeneral Votes14,290Postal Votes104% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

PREMA CHAUDHARY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes5,309

% of Valid + NOTA3.17%

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SymbolLady PurseGenderFEMALEAge31CategorySCGeneral Votes5,289Postal Votes20% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

BANWARI RAM

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,506

% of Valid + NOTA2.09%

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SymbolBanglesGenderMALEAge68CategorySCGeneral Votes3,476Postal Votes30% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

PRITHAVIRAJ BASANT

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,296

% of Valid + NOTA1.37%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge48CategorySCGeneral Votes2,294Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

RANJIT KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,219

% of Valid + NOTA1.32%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge48CategorySCGeneral Votes2,206Postal Votes13% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

BALMIKI RAM

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,956

% of Valid + NOTA1.17%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge61CategorySCGeneral Votes1,955Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

MITHILESH RAJVANSHI

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,529

% of Valid + NOTA0.91%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge41CategorySCGeneral Votes1,523Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

NOTA

Total Votes1,188

% of Valid + NOTA0.71%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,176Postal Votes12% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUDHARY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,072

% of Valid + NOTA0.64%

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SymbolFootballGenderMALEAge31CategorySCGeneral Votes1,071Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

RAKESH KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes926

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolSHIPGenderMALEAge41CategorySCGeneral Votes919Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

DEEPAK KUMAR

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes917

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge31CategorySCGeneral Votes909Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

RABINDRA RAJBANSHI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes816

% of Valid + NOTA0.49%

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SymbolBattery TorchGenderMALEAge51CategorySCGeneral Votes816Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

SHYAM SUNDAR KUMAR RAVI

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes688

% of Valid + NOTA0.41%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge40CategorySCGeneral Votes687Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

SHRAVAN KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes662

% of Valid + NOTA0.39%

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SymbolHelicopterGenderMALEAge42CategorySCGeneral Votes657Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

DILIP PASWAN

RSPS

Forfeited

Total Votes570

% of Valid + NOTA0.34%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge52CategorySCGeneral Votes567Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

VISHWANATH TANTI

LOKJANP

Forfeited

Total Votes542

% of Valid + NOTA0.32%

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SymbolTriangleGenderMALEAge52CategorySCGeneral Votes540Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

MOHAN CHAUDHARY

PBLBRP

Forfeited

Total Votes500

% of Valid + NOTA0.30%

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SymbolPressure CookerGenderMALEAge53CategorySCGeneral Votes499Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

NARESH RAM

SSD

Forfeited

Total Votes365

% of Valid + NOTA0.22%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge49CategorySCGeneral Votes363Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

PRIYANKA DEVI

MOSP

Forfeited

Total Votes334

% of Valid + NOTA0.20%

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SymbolHOCKEY and BALLGenderFEMALEAge26CategorySCGeneral Votes333Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

DUSHYANT PASWAN

JMBP

Forfeited

Total Votes291

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolFLUTEGenderMALEAge40CategorySCGeneral Votes291Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 235 · Rajauli

DURGA RAJBANSHI

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes280

% of Valid + NOTA0.17%

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SymbolTableGenderMALEAge63CategorySCGeneral Votes280Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD41.72%

BJP34.22%

IND8.58%

IND3.17%

IND2.09%

IND1.37%

IND1.32%

IND1.17%

RLSP0.91%

NOTA0.71%

IND0.64%

IND0.55%

JAPL0.55%

IND0.49%

BHRTSBLP0.41%

IND0.39%

RSPS0.34%

LOKJANP0.32%

PBLBRP0.30%

SSD0.22%

MOSP0.20%

JMBP0.17%

PPID0.17%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Prakash Veer of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Rajauli seat by a margin of 12,593 votes (7.55% of total votes), defeating Kanhaiya Kumar of Bharatiya Janata Party. Voter turnout was 50.47%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,32,577

Total Voters

1,67,868

Turnout

50.47%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,72,255 / 1,60,301 / 21

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

84,940 / 81,609 / 0

Postal Votes

1,319

Service Electors

490

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	20	3	23
Nomination Rejected	0	1	1
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	20	2	22
Forfeited Deposit	18	2	20

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,66,547

NOTA:1,188

Rejected / Test:133

EVM Votes

1,66,549

Postal Votes

1,319

Valid Postal

1,174

NOTA % of Valid

0.71%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

492

Avg. Electors / Station

~676

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 Rajauli in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Prakash Veer of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Rajauli constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Kanhaiya Kumar of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 12,593 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Rajauli?: Prakash Veer won Rajauli by 12,593 votes, which is 7.55% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Rajauli in 2020?: Voter turnout in Rajauli constituency was 50.47% in the 2020 election, with 1,67,868 votes cast out of 3,32,577 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Rajauli in 2020?: A total of 23 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Rajauli seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: PRAKASH VEER (RJD), KANHAIYA KUMAR (BJP), ARJUN RAM (IND), PREMA CHAUDHARY (IND), BANWARI RAM (IND), PRITHAVIRAJ BASANT (IND), RANJIT KUMAR (IND), BALMIKI RAM (IND), MITHILESH RAJVANSHI (RLSP), CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUDHARY (IND), RAKESH KUMAR (IND), DEEPAK KUMAR (JAPL), RABINDRA RAJBANSHI (IND), SHYAM SUNDAR KUMAR RAVI (BHRTSBLP), SHRAVAN KUMAR (IND), DILIP PASWAN (RSPS), VISHWANATH TANTI (LOKJANP), MOHAN CHAUDHARY (PBLBRP), NARESH RAM (SSD), PRIYANKA DEVI (MOSP), DUSHYANT PASWAN (JMBP), DURGA RAJBANSHI (PPID). 20 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Rajauli?: ARJUN RAM (IND), PREMA CHAUDHARY (IND), BANWARI RAM (IND), PRITHAVIRAJ BASANT (IND), RANJIT KUMAR (IND), BALMIKI RAM (IND), MITHILESH RAJVANSHI (RLSP), CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUDHARY (IND), RAKESH KUMAR (IND), DEEPAK KUMAR (JAPL), RABINDRA RAJBANSHI (IND), SHYAM SUNDAR KUMAR RAVI (BHRTSBLP), SHRAVAN KUMAR (IND), DILIP PASWAN (RSPS), VISHWANATH TANTI (LOKJANP), MOHAN CHAUDHARY (PBLBRP), NARESH RAM (SSD), PRIYANKA DEVI (MOSP), DUSHYANT PASWAN (JMBP), DURGA RAJBANSHI (PPID) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Rajauli election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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