Who won Rajgir in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Kaushal Kishore of Janata Dal (United) won the Rajgir constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Ravi Joyti Kumar of Indian National Congress by a margin of 16,048 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Rajgir?

Kaushal Kishore won Rajgir by 16,048 votes, which is 10.25% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Rajgir in 2020?

Voter turnout in Rajgir constituency was 53.76% in the 2020 election, with 1,58,089 votes cast out of 2,94,082 registered electors.

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Scheduled CasteConstituency No. 173

Rajgir (SC) Election Result 2020

Winner

Kaushal Kishore

Janata Dal (United)

67,191

votes

Runner-Up

Ravi Joyti Kumar

Indian National Congress

51,143

votes

Won by 16,048 votes

Margin: 10.25%

Total Valid Votes: 1,56,316

Candidate-Wise Results

23 candidates contested this seat

A total of 23 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Rajgir seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: KAUSHAL KISHORE (JD(U)), RAVI JOYTI KUMAR (INC), MANJU DEVI (LJP), SHAMBHU KUMAR (BSP), ASHOK KUMAR (IND), SATISH MANJHI (BHRTSBLP), UPENDRA PRASAD (IND), AMIT KUMAR PASWAN (JD(S)), SATYENDRA KUMAR (IND), SURENDRA KUMAR ARYA (MANJP), SANJAY KUMAR (RSSCMJP), RAKESH PASWAN (BRRTD), SONU KUMAR (LJVM), JAGDEO DAS (JMBP), SURESH KUMAR DAS (IND), VILAS PASWAN (IND), PAPPU PASWAN (NCP), AARTI DEVI (SSD), KUMARI GUNJA SINHA (JAPL), MAHESH PASWAN (BBMP), SURESH RAM (IND), VALRAM DAS (IND). 20 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Rajgir 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	173	Rajgir	KAUSHAL KISHORE	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	47	SC	66,837	354	67,191	42.58%	0.00%	Won
2	173	Rajgir	RAVI JOYTI KUMAR	INC	Hand	MALE	51	SC	50,705	438	51,143	32.41%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	173	Rajgir	MANJU DEVI	LJP	Bungalow	FEMALE	45	SC	11,130	44	11,174	7.08%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	173	Rajgir	SHAMBHU KUMAR	BSP	Elephant	MALE	37	SC	4,945	9	4,954	3.14%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	173	Rajgir	ASHOK KUMAR	IND	Air Conditioner	MALE	53	SC	3,841	1	3,842	2.43%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	173	Rajgir	SATISH MANJHI	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	50	SC	2,723	2	2,725	1.73%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	173	Rajgir	UPENDRA PRASAD	IND	Almirah	MALE	66	SC	2,203	0	2,203	1.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	173	Rajgir	AMIT KUMAR PASWAN	JD(S)	A lady farmer carrying paddy on her head	MALE	41	SC	1,805	11	1,816	1.15%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	173	Rajgir	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,482	8	1,490	0.94%	0.00%
10	173	Rajgir	SATYENDRA KUMAR	IND	Bricks	MALE	43	SC	1,428	4	1,432	0.91%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	173	Rajgir	SURENDRA KUMAR ARYA	MANJP	Bead Necklace	MALE	67	SC	1,326	3	1,329	0.84%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	173	Rajgir	SANJAY KUMAR	RSSCMJP	HOCKEY and BALL	MALE	30	SC	1,271	9	1,280	0.81%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	173	Rajgir	RAKESH PASWAN	BRRTD	COMPUTER	MALE	35	SC	1,171	1	1,172	0.74%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	173	Rajgir	SONU KUMAR	LJVM	Cup & Saucer	MALE	29	SC	904	5	909	0.58%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	173	Rajgir	JAGDEO DAS	JMBP	FLUTE	MALE	55	SC	819	6	825	0.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	173	Rajgir	SURESH KUMAR DAS	IND	Baby Walker	MALE	57	SC	734	1	735	0.47%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	173	Rajgir	VILAS PASWAN	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	41	SC	698	4	702	0.44%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	173	Rajgir	PAPPU PASWAN	NCP	Clock	MALE	60	SC	642	8	650	0.41%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	173	Rajgir	AARTI DEVI	SSD	Saw	FEMALE	35	SC	579	4	583	0.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	173	Rajgir	KUMARI GUNJA SINHA	JAPL	Scissors	FEMALE	35	SC	556	4	560	0.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	173	Rajgir	MAHESH PASWAN	BBMP	Envelope	MALE	48	SC	475	4	479	0.30%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	173	Rajgir	SURESH RAM	IND	Balloon	MALE	55	SC	321	3	324	0.21%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	173	Rajgir	VALRAM DAS	IND	Apple	MALE	48	SC	287	1	288	0.18%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

KAUSHAL KISHORE

JD(U)

Won

Total Votes67,191

% of Valid + NOTA42.58%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge47CategorySCGeneral Votes66,837Postal Votes354% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

RAVI JOYTI KUMAR

INC

Runner-up

Total Votes51,143

% of Valid + NOTA32.41%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge51CategorySCGeneral Votes50,705Postal Votes438% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

MANJU DEVI

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes11,174

% of Valid + NOTA7.08%

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SymbolBungalowGenderFEMALEAge45CategorySCGeneral Votes11,130Postal Votes44% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

SHAMBHU KUMAR

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes4,954

% of Valid + NOTA3.14%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge37CategorySCGeneral Votes4,945Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

ASHOK KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,842

% of Valid + NOTA2.43%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge53CategorySCGeneral Votes3,841Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

SATISH MANJHI

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,725

% of Valid + NOTA1.73%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge50CategorySCGeneral Votes2,723Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

UPENDRA PRASAD

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,203

% of Valid + NOTA1.40%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge66CategorySCGeneral Votes2,203Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

AMIT KUMAR PASWAN

JD(S)

Forfeited

Total Votes1,816

% of Valid + NOTA1.15%

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SymbolA lady farmer carrying paddy on her headGenderMALEAge41CategorySCGeneral Votes1,805Postal Votes11% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

NOTA

Total Votes1,490

% of Valid + NOTA0.94%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,482Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

SATYENDRA KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,432

% of Valid + NOTA0.91%

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SymbolBricksGenderMALEAge43CategorySCGeneral Votes1,428Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

SURENDRA KUMAR ARYA

MANJP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,329

% of Valid + NOTA0.84%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge67CategorySCGeneral Votes1,326Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

SANJAY KUMAR

RSSCMJP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,280

% of Valid + NOTA0.81%

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SymbolHOCKEY and BALLGenderMALEAge30CategorySCGeneral Votes1,271Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

RAKESH PASWAN

BRRTD

Forfeited

Total Votes1,172

% of Valid + NOTA0.74%

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SymbolCOMPUTERGenderMALEAge35CategorySCGeneral Votes1,171Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

SONU KUMAR

LJVM

Forfeited

Total Votes909

% of Valid + NOTA0.58%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge29CategorySCGeneral Votes904Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

JAGDEO DAS

JMBP

Forfeited

Total Votes825

% of Valid + NOTA0.52%

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SymbolFLUTEGenderMALEAge55CategorySCGeneral Votes819Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

SURESH KUMAR DAS

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes735

% of Valid + NOTA0.47%

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SymbolBaby WalkerGenderMALEAge57CategorySCGeneral Votes734Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

VILAS PASWAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes702

% of Valid + NOTA0.44%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge41CategorySCGeneral Votes698Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

PAPPU PASWAN

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes650

% of Valid + NOTA0.41%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge60CategorySCGeneral Votes642Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

AARTI DEVI

SSD

Forfeited

Total Votes583

% of Valid + NOTA0.37%

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SymbolSawGenderFEMALEAge35CategorySCGeneral Votes579Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

KUMARI GUNJA SINHA

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes560

% of Valid + NOTA0.35%

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SymbolScissorsGenderFEMALEAge35CategorySCGeneral Votes556Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

MAHESH PASWAN

BBMP

Forfeited

Total Votes479

% of Valid + NOTA0.30%

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SymbolEnvelopeGenderMALEAge48CategorySCGeneral Votes475Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

SURESH RAM

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes324

% of Valid + NOTA0.21%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge55CategorySCGeneral Votes321Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 173 · Rajgir

VALRAM DAS

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes288

% of Valid + NOTA0.18%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge48CategorySCGeneral Votes287Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

JD(U)42.58%

INC32.41%

LJP7.08%

BSP3.14%

IND2.43%

BHRTSBLP1.73%

IND1.40%

JD(S)1.15%

NOTA0.94%

IND0.91%

MANJP0.84%

RSSCMJP0.81%

BRRTD0.74%

LJVM0.58%

JMBP0.52%

IND0.47%

IND0.44%

NCP0.41%

SSD0.37%

JAPL0.35%

BBMP0.30%

IND0.21%

IND0.18%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Kaushal Kishore of Janata Dal (United) won the Rajgir seat by a margin of 16,048 votes (10.25% of total votes), defeating Ravi Joyti Kumar of Indian National Congress. Voter turnout was 53.76%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,94,082

Total Voters

1,58,089

Turnout

53.76%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,54,334 / 1,39,740 / 8

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

84,504 / 72,378 / 0

Postal Votes

1,207

Service Electors

863

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	20	3	23
Nomination Rejected	1	0	1
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	19	3	22
Forfeited Deposit	17	3	20

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,56,316

NOTA:1,490

Rejected / Test:283

EVM Votes

1,56,882

Postal Votes

1,207

Valid Postal

916

NOTA % of Valid

0.95%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

438

Avg. Electors / Station

~671

Key Dates

Polling Date

3 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

11 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Rajgir in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Kaushal Kishore of Janata Dal (United) won the Rajgir constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Ravi Joyti Kumar of Indian National Congress by a margin of 16,048 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Rajgir?: Kaushal Kishore won Rajgir by 16,048 votes, which is 10.25% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Rajgir in 2020?: Voter turnout in Rajgir constituency was 53.76% in the 2020 election, with 1,58,089 votes cast out of 2,94,082 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Rajgir in 2020?: A total of 23 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Rajgir seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: KAUSHAL KISHORE (JD(U)), RAVI JOYTI KUMAR (INC), MANJU DEVI (LJP), SHAMBHU KUMAR (BSP), ASHOK KUMAR (IND), SATISH MANJHI (BHRTSBLP), UPENDRA PRASAD (IND), AMIT KUMAR PASWAN (JD(S)), SATYENDRA KUMAR (IND), SURENDRA KUMAR ARYA (MANJP), SANJAY KUMAR (RSSCMJP), RAKESH PASWAN (BRRTD), SONU KUMAR (LJVM), JAGDEO DAS (JMBP), SURESH KUMAR DAS (IND), VILAS PASWAN (IND), PAPPU PASWAN (NCP), AARTI DEVI (SSD), KUMARI GUNJA SINHA (JAPL), MAHESH PASWAN (BBMP), SURESH RAM (IND), VALRAM DAS (IND). 20 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Rajgir?: MANJU DEVI (LJP), SHAMBHU KUMAR (BSP), ASHOK KUMAR (IND), SATISH MANJHI (BHRTSBLP), UPENDRA PRASAD (IND), AMIT KUMAR PASWAN (JD(S)), SATYENDRA KUMAR (IND), SURENDRA KUMAR ARYA (MANJP), SANJAY KUMAR (RSSCMJP), RAKESH PASWAN (BRRTD), SONU KUMAR (LJVM), JAGDEO DAS (JMBP), SURESH KUMAR DAS (IND), VILAS PASWAN (IND), PAPPU PASWAN (NCP), AARTI DEVI (SSD), KUMARI GUNJA SINHA (JAPL), MAHESH PASWAN (BBMP), SURESH RAM (IND), VALRAM DAS (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Rajgir election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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