Who won Rajpur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Vishwanath Ram of Indian National Congress won the Rajpur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Santosh Kumar Nirala of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 21,204 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Rajpur?

Vishwanath Ram won Rajpur by 21,204 votes, which is 11.66% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Rajpur in 2020?

Voter turnout in Rajpur constituency was 57.01% in the 2020 election, with 1,84,732 votes cast out of 3,24,038 registered electors.

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Scheduled CasteConstituency No. 202

Rajpur (SC) Election Result 2020

Winner

Vishwanath Ram

Indian National Congress

67,871

votes

Runner-Up

Santosh Kumar Nirala

Janata Dal (United)

46,667

votes

Won by 21,204 votes

Margin: 11.66%

Total Valid Votes: 1,81,775

Candidate-Wise Results

15 candidates contested this seat

A total of 15 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Rajpur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: VISHWANATH RAM (INC), SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA (JD(U)), SANJAY RAM (BSP), NIRBHAYA KUMAR NIRALA (LJP), AJAD PASWAN (IND), CHHEDI LAL RAM (IND), NEELKAMAL PRASAD (IND), NIKUNJ KUMAR ARYAN (IND), HARE RAM PRASAD (BHRTSBLP), ASHOK KUMAR RAM (BMUP), SAVINAY KUMAR (BHAMAP), SURAJ PRAKASH RAM (SANKISVP), ASHOK PASWAN (RTJHPR), MOHAN RAM RAJAK (PPID). 11 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Rajpur 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	202	Rajpur	VISHWANATH RAM	INC	Hand	MALE	50	SC	66,957	914	67,871	36.76%	0.00%	Won
2	202	Rajpur	SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	49	SC	46,392	275	46,667	25.28%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	202	Rajpur	SANJAY RAM	BSP	Elephant	MALE	44	SC	43,674	162	43,836	23.74%	0.00%
4	202	Rajpur	NIRBHAYA KUMAR NIRALA	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	35	SC	7,403	46	7,449	4.03%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	202	Rajpur	AJAD PASWAN	IND	Walking Stick	MALE	43	SC	4,270	6	4,276	2.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	202	Rajpur	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	2,829	12	2,841	1.54%	0.00%
7	202	Rajpur	CHHEDI LAL RAM	IND	Almirah	MALE	56	SC	2,355	10	2,365	1.28%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	202	Rajpur	NEELKAMAL PRASAD	IND	Apple	MALE	35	SC	1,869	4	1,873	1.01%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	202	Rajpur	NIKUNJ KUMAR ARYAN	IND	Air Conditioner	MALE	25	SC	1,481	0	1,481	0.80%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	202	Rajpur	HARE RAM PRASAD	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	50	SC	1,439	2	1,441	0.78%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	202	Rajpur	ASHOK KUMAR RAM	BMUP	Cot	MALE	40	SC	1,325	2	1,327	0.72%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	202	Rajpur	SAVINAY KUMAR	BHAMAP	Capsicum	MALE	34	SC	967	2	969	0.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	202	Rajpur	SURAJ PRAKASH RAM	SANKISVP	Ganna Kisan	MALE	25	SC	885	0	885	0.48%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	202	Rajpur	ASHOK PASWAN	RTJHPR	Football Player	MALE	35	SC	742	6	748	0.41%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	202	Rajpur	MOHAN RAM RAJAK	PPID	Table	MALE	62	SC	585	2	587	0.32%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

VISHWANATH RAM

INC

Won

Total Votes67,871

% of Valid + NOTA36.76%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge50CategorySCGeneral Votes66,957Postal Votes914% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA

JD(U)

Runner-up

Total Votes46,667

% of Valid + NOTA25.28%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge49CategorySCGeneral Votes46,392Postal Votes275% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

SANJAY RAM

BSP

Total Votes43,836

% of Valid + NOTA23.74%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge44CategorySCGeneral Votes43,674Postal Votes162% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

NIRBHAYA KUMAR NIRALA

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes7,449

% of Valid + NOTA4.03%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge35CategorySCGeneral Votes7,403Postal Votes46% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

AJAD PASWAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,276

% of Valid + NOTA2.32%

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SymbolWalking StickGenderMALEAge43CategorySCGeneral Votes4,270Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

NOTA

Total Votes2,841

% of Valid + NOTA1.54%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes2,829Postal Votes12% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

CHHEDI LAL RAM

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,365

% of Valid + NOTA1.28%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge56CategorySCGeneral Votes2,355Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

NEELKAMAL PRASAD

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,873

% of Valid + NOTA1.01%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge35CategorySCGeneral Votes1,869Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

NIKUNJ KUMAR ARYAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,481

% of Valid + NOTA0.80%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge25CategorySCGeneral Votes1,481Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

HARE RAM PRASAD

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,441

% of Valid + NOTA0.78%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge50CategorySCGeneral Votes1,439Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

ASHOK KUMAR RAM

BMUP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,327

% of Valid + NOTA0.72%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge40CategorySCGeneral Votes1,325Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

SAVINAY KUMAR

BHAMAP

Forfeited

Total Votes969

% of Valid + NOTA0.52%

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SymbolCapsicumGenderMALEAge34CategorySCGeneral Votes967Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

SURAJ PRAKASH RAM

SANKISVP

Forfeited

Total Votes885

% of Valid + NOTA0.48%

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SymbolGanna KisanGenderMALEAge25CategorySCGeneral Votes885Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

ASHOK PASWAN

RTJHPR

Forfeited

Total Votes748

% of Valid + NOTA0.41%

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SymbolFootball PlayerGenderMALEAge35CategorySCGeneral Votes742Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 202 · Rajpur

MOHAN RAM RAJAK

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes587

% of Valid + NOTA0.32%

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SymbolTableGenderMALEAge62CategorySCGeneral Votes585Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

INC36.76%

JD(U)25.28%

BSP23.74%

LJP4.03%

IND2.32%

NOTA1.54%

IND1.28%

IND1.01%

IND0.80%

BHRTSBLP0.78%

BMUP0.72%

BHAMAP0.52%

SANKISVP0.48%

RTJHPR0.41%

PPID0.32%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Vishwanath Ram of Indian National Congress won the Rajpur seat by a margin of 21,204 votes (11.66% of total votes), defeating Santosh Kumar Nirala of Janata Dal (United). Voter turnout was 57.01%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,24,038

Total Voters

1,84,732

Turnout

57.01%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,70,843 / 1,53,195 / 0

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,01,374 / 81,799 / 0

Postal Votes

1,559

Service Electors

822

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Total
Nomination Filed	18	18
Nomination Rejected	4	4
Withdrawn	0	0
Contested	14	14
Forfeited Deposit	11	11

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,81,775

NOTA:2,841

Rejected / Test:116

EVM Votes

1,83,173

Postal Votes

1,559

Valid Postal

1,431

NOTA % of Valid

1.56%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

470

Avg. Electors / Station

~689

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 Rajpur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Vishwanath Ram of Indian National Congress won the Rajpur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Santosh Kumar Nirala of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 21,204 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Rajpur?: Vishwanath Ram won Rajpur by 21,204 votes, which is 11.66% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Rajpur in 2020?: Voter turnout in Rajpur constituency was 57.01% in the 2020 election, with 1,84,732 votes cast out of 3,24,038 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Rajpur in 2020?: A total of 15 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Rajpur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: VISHWANATH RAM (INC), SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA (JD(U)), SANJAY RAM (BSP), NIRBHAYA KUMAR NIRALA (LJP), AJAD PASWAN (IND), CHHEDI LAL RAM (IND), NEELKAMAL PRASAD (IND), NIKUNJ KUMAR ARYAN (IND), HARE RAM PRASAD (BHRTSBLP), ASHOK KUMAR RAM (BMUP), SAVINAY KUMAR (BHAMAP), SURAJ PRAKASH RAM (SANKISVP), ASHOK PASWAN (RTJHPR), MOHAN RAM RAJAK (PPID). 11 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Rajpur?: NIRBHAYA KUMAR NIRALA (LJP), AJAD PASWAN (IND), CHHEDI LAL RAM (IND), NEELKAMAL PRASAD (IND), NIKUNJ KUMAR ARYAN (IND), HARE RAM PRASAD (BHRTSBLP), ASHOK KUMAR RAM (BMUP), SAVINAY KUMAR (BHAMAP), SURAJ PRAKASH RAM (SANKISVP), ASHOK PASWAN (RTJHPR), MOHAN RAM RAJAK (PPID) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Rajpur election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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