Who won Sikandra in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Prafull Kumar Manjhi of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) won the Sikandra constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sudhir Kumar @ Banty Choudhry of Indian National Congress by a margin of 5,505 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Sikandra?

Prafull Kumar Manjhi won Sikandra by 5,505 votes, which is 3.66% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Sikandra in 2020?

Voter turnout in Sikandra constituency was 53.17% in the 2020 election, with 1,53,537 votes cast out of 2,88,763 registered electors.

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Scheduled CasteConstituency No. 240

Sikandra (SC) Election Result 2020

Winner

Prafull Kumar Manjhi

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)

47,061

votes

Runner-Up

Sudhir Kumar @ Banty Choudhry

Indian National Congress

41,556

votes

Won by 5,505 votes

Margin: 3.66%

Total Valid Votes: 1,50,412

Candidate-Wise Results

16 candidates contested this seat

A total of 16 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Sikandra seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: PRAFULL KUMAR MANJHI (HAMS), SUDHIR KUMAR @ BANTY CHOUDHRY (INC), SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSH (IND), RAVISHANKAR PASWAN (LJP), Er. INDRAJEET PRASAD GUPTA (IND), NANDLAL RAVIDAS (RLSP), SINDHU KUMAR PASWAN (IND), SHIV SHANKAR CHOUDHARY (IND), RAMESHWAR PASWAN (IND), DHARMENDRA PASWAN (IND), BRAHAMDEO ANAND PASWAN (AMJNMTP), VISHNU PRIYA (BMUP), SHIV BALAK PASWAN (PPID), REWA RAVIDAS (BHRTSBLP), RAJ KUMAR PASWAN (JTLP). 13 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Sikandra 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	240	Sikandra	PRAFULL KUMAR MANJHI	HAMS	Pan	MALE	53	SC	46,901	160	47,061	30.67%	0.00%	Won
2	240	Sikandra	SUDHIR KUMAR @ BANTY CHOUDHRY	INC	Hand	MALE	37	SC	41,233	323	41,556	27.09%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	240	Sikandra	SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSH	IND	Bangles	MALE	36	SC	17,995	110	18,105	11.80%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	240	Sikandra	RAVISHANKAR PASWAN	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	34	SC	10,614	89	10,703	6.98%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	240	Sikandra	Er. INDRAJEET PRASAD GUPTA	IND	Almirah	MALE	50	SC	7,540	36	7,576	4.94%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	240	Sikandra	NANDLAL RAVIDAS	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	39	SC	7,259	25	7,284	4.75%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	240	Sikandra	SINDHU KUMAR PASWAN	IND	Balloon	MALE	37	SC	4,705	19	4,724	3.08%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	240	Sikandra	SHIV SHANKAR CHOUDHARY	IND	Baby Walker	MALE	56	SC	3,084	29	3,113	2.03%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	240	Sikandra	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	3,005	9	3,014	1.96%	0.00%
10	240	Sikandra	RAMESHWAR PASWAN	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	79	SC	2,139	14	2,153	1.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	240	Sikandra	DHARMENDRA PASWAN	IND	Apple	MALE	45	SC	2,016	9	2,025	1.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	240	Sikandra	BRAHAMDEO ANAND PASWAN	AMJNMTP	Basket containing Fruits	MALE	65	SC	1,752	10	1,762	1.15%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	240	Sikandra	VISHNU PRIYA	BMUP	Cot	FEMALE	33	SC	1,408	26	1,434	0.93%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	240	Sikandra	SHIV BALAK PASWAN	PPID	Air Conditioner	MALE	38	SC	1,057	6	1,063	0.69%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	240	Sikandra	REWA RAVIDAS	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	60	SC	1,013	7	1,020	0.66%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	240	Sikandra	RAJ KUMAR PASWAN	JTLP	Television	MALE	47	SC	832	1	833	0.54%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

PRAFULL KUMAR MANJHI

HAMS

Won

Total Votes47,061

% of Valid + NOTA30.67%

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SymbolPanGenderMALEAge53CategorySCGeneral Votes46,901Postal Votes160% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

SUDHIR KUMAR @ BANTY CHOUDHRY

INC

Runner-up

Total Votes41,556

% of Valid + NOTA27.09%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge37CategorySCGeneral Votes41,233Postal Votes323% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes18,105

% of Valid + NOTA11.80%

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SymbolBanglesGenderMALEAge36CategorySCGeneral Votes17,995Postal Votes110% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

RAVISHANKAR PASWAN

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes10,703

% of Valid + NOTA6.98%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge34CategorySCGeneral Votes10,614Postal Votes89% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

Er. INDRAJEET PRASAD GUPTA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes7,576

% of Valid + NOTA4.94%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge50CategorySCGeneral Votes7,540Postal Votes36% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

NANDLAL RAVIDAS

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes7,284

% of Valid + NOTA4.75%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge39CategorySCGeneral Votes7,259Postal Votes25% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

SINDHU KUMAR PASWAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,724

% of Valid + NOTA3.08%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge37CategorySCGeneral Votes4,705Postal Votes19% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

SHIV SHANKAR CHOUDHARY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,113

% of Valid + NOTA2.03%

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SymbolBaby WalkerGenderMALEAge56CategorySCGeneral Votes3,084Postal Votes29% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

NOTA

Total Votes3,014

% of Valid + NOTA1.96%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes3,005Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

RAMESHWAR PASWAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,153

% of Valid + NOTA1.40%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge79CategorySCGeneral Votes2,139Postal Votes14% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

DHARMENDRA PASWAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,025

% of Valid + NOTA1.32%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge45CategorySCGeneral Votes2,016Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

BRAHAMDEO ANAND PASWAN

AMJNMTP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,762

% of Valid + NOTA1.15%

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SymbolBasket containing FruitsGenderMALEAge65CategorySCGeneral Votes1,752Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

VISHNU PRIYA

BMUP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,434

% of Valid + NOTA0.93%

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SymbolCotGenderFEMALEAge33CategorySCGeneral Votes1,408Postal Votes26% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

SHIV BALAK PASWAN

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes1,063

% of Valid + NOTA0.69%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge38CategorySCGeneral Votes1,057Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

REWA RAVIDAS

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,020

% of Valid + NOTA0.66%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge60CategorySCGeneral Votes1,013Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 240 · Sikandra

RAJ KUMAR PASWAN

JTLP

Forfeited

Total Votes833

% of Valid + NOTA0.54%

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SymbolTelevisionGenderMALEAge47CategorySCGeneral Votes832Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

HAMS30.67%

INC27.09%

IND11.80%

LJP6.98%

IND4.94%

RLSP4.75%

IND3.08%

IND2.03%

NOTA1.96%

IND1.40%

IND1.32%

AMJNMTP1.15%

BMUP0.93%

PPID0.69%

BHRTSBLP0.66%

JTLP0.54%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Prafull Kumar Manjhi of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) won the Sikandra seat by a margin of 5,505 votes (3.66% of total votes), defeating Sudhir Kumar @ Banty Choudhry of Indian National Congress. Voter turnout was 53.17%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,88,763

Total Voters

1,53,537

Turnout

53.17%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,52,149 / 1,36,609 / 5

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

79,822 / 72,731 / 0

Postal Votes

984

Service Electors

405

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	19	2	21
Nomination Rejected	5	1	6
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	14	1	15
Forfeited Deposit	12	1	13

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,50,412

NOTA:3,014

Rejected / Test:111

EVM Votes

1,52,553

Postal Votes

984

Valid Postal

864

NOTA % of Valid

2.00%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

429

Avg. Electors / Station

~673

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 Sikandra in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Prafull Kumar Manjhi of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) won the Sikandra constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sudhir Kumar @ Banty Choudhry of Indian National Congress by a margin of 5,505 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Sikandra?: Prafull Kumar Manjhi won Sikandra by 5,505 votes, which is 3.66% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Sikandra in 2020?: Voter turnout in Sikandra constituency was 53.17% in the 2020 election, with 1,53,537 votes cast out of 2,88,763 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Sikandra in 2020?: A total of 16 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Sikandra seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: PRAFULL KUMAR MANJHI (HAMS), SUDHIR KUMAR @ BANTY CHOUDHRY (INC), SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSH (IND), RAVISHANKAR PASWAN (LJP), Er. INDRAJEET PRASAD GUPTA (IND), NANDLAL RAVIDAS (RLSP), SINDHU KUMAR PASWAN (IND), SHIV SHANKAR CHOUDHARY (IND), RAMESHWAR PASWAN (IND), DHARMENDRA PASWAN (IND), BRAHAMDEO ANAND PASWAN (AMJNMTP), VISHNU PRIYA (BMUP), SHIV BALAK PASWAN (PPID), REWA RAVIDAS (BHRTSBLP), RAJ KUMAR PASWAN (JTLP). 13 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Sikandra?: SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSH (IND), RAVISHANKAR PASWAN (LJP), Er. INDRAJEET PRASAD GUPTA (IND), NANDLAL RAVIDAS (RLSP), SINDHU KUMAR PASWAN (IND), SHIV SHANKAR CHOUDHARY (IND), RAMESHWAR PASWAN (IND), DHARMENDRA PASWAN (IND), BRAHAMDEO ANAND PASWAN (AMJNMTP), VISHNU PRIYA (BMUP), SHIV BALAK PASWAN (PPID), REWA RAVIDAS (BHRTSBLP), RAJ KUMAR PASWAN (JTLP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Sikandra election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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