Who won Siwan in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Awadh Bihari Chaudhary of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Siwan constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Om Prakash Yadav of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 1,973 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Siwan?

Awadh Bihari Chaudhary won Siwan by 1,973 votes, which is 1.17% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Siwan in 2020?

Voter turnout in Siwan constituency was 54.43% in the 2020 election, with 1,69,568 votes cast out of 3,11,523 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 105

Siwan (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Awadh Bihari Chaudhary

Rashtriya Janata Dal

76,785

votes

Runner-Up

Om Prakash Yadav

Bharatiya Janata Party

74,812

votes

Won by 1,973 votes

Margin: 1.17%

Total Valid Votes: 1,68,103

Candidate-Wise Results

15 candidates contested this seat

A total of 15 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Siwan seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: AWADH BIHARI CHAUDHARY (RJD), OM PRAKASH YADAV (BJP), VINOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA (IND), RAJAN KUMAR (IND), ABDUL RIZWAN ANSARI (RLSP), VYASDEO PRASAD (IND), NEMATULLAH KHAN (IND), RAMESHWAR KUMAR (TPLRSP), DEVENDRA GUPTA (IND), ANIL KUMAR VERMA (RTMNSWP), AQUIL AHMAD RAHI (NCP), MOHAMMAD MITHU SAH (IND), KAUSHAL KISHORE YADAV (IND), ABHISHEK SRIVASTVA alias SONU (IND). 12 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Siwan 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	105	Siwan	AWADH BIHARI CHAUDHARY	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	73	GENERAL	76,052	733	76,785	45.30%	0.00%	Won
2	105	Siwan	OM PRAKASH YADAV	BJP	Lotus	MALE	57	GENERAL	74,491	321	74,812	44.13%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	105	Siwan	VINOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA	IND	Cot	MALE	49	GENERAL	2,578	4	2,582	1.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	105	Siwan	RAJAN KUMAR	IND	Football	MALE	52	GENERAL	2,345	1	2,346	1.38%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	105	Siwan	ABDUL RIZWAN ANSARI	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	43	GENERAL	2,326	12	2,338	1.38%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	105	Siwan	VYASDEO PRASAD	IND	Gas Cylinder	MALE	67	GENERAL	1,851	20	1,871	1.10%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	105	Siwan	NEMATULLAH KHAN	IND	Helicopter	MALE	31	GENERAL	1,573	9	1,582	0.93%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	105	Siwan	RAMESHWAR KUMAR	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	MALE	42	GENERAL	1,531	21	1,552	0.92%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	105	Siwan	DEVENDRA GUPTA	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	39	GENERAL	1,428	8	1,436	0.85%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	105	Siwan	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,412	4	1,416	0.84%	0.00%
11	105	Siwan	ANIL KUMAR VERMA	RTMNSWP	Sewing Machine	MALE	55	GENERAL	896	2	898	0.53%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	105	Siwan	AQUIL AHMAD RAHI	NCP	Clock	MALE	49	GENERAL	788	3	791	0.47%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	105	Siwan	MOHAMMAD MITHU SAH	IND	Air Conditioner	MALE	32	GENERAL	651	1	652	0.38%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	105	Siwan	KAUSHAL KISHORE YADAV	IND	BUCKET	MALE	45	GENERAL	228	2	230	0.14%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	105	Siwan	ABHISHEK SRIVASTVA alias SONU	IND	Gas Stove	MALE	36	GENERAL	226	2	228	0.13%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

AWADH BIHARI CHAUDHARY

RJD

Won

Total Votes76,785

% of Valid + NOTA45.30%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge73CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes76,052Postal Votes733% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

OM PRAKASH YADAV

BJP

Runner-up

Total Votes74,812

% of Valid + NOTA44.13%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes74,491Postal Votes321% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

VINOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,582

% of Valid + NOTA1.52%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,578Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

RAJAN KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,346

% of Valid + NOTA1.38%

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SymbolFootballGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,345Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

ABDUL RIZWAN ANSARI

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,338

% of Valid + NOTA1.38%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,326Postal Votes12% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

VYASDEO PRASAD

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,871

% of Valid + NOTA1.10%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge67CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,851Postal Votes20% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

NEMATULLAH KHAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,582

% of Valid + NOTA0.93%

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SymbolHelicopterGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,573Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

RAMESHWAR KUMAR

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,552

% of Valid + NOTA0.92%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,531Postal Votes21% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

DEVENDRA GUPTA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,436

% of Valid + NOTA0.85%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,428Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

NOTA

Total Votes1,416

% of Valid + NOTA0.84%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,412Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

ANIL KUMAR VERMA

RTMNSWP

Forfeited

Total Votes898

% of Valid + NOTA0.53%

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SymbolSewing MachineGenderMALEAge55CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes896Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

AQUIL AHMAD RAHI

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes791

% of Valid + NOTA0.47%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes788Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

MOHAMMAD MITHU SAH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes652

% of Valid + NOTA0.38%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes651Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

KAUSHAL KISHORE YADAV

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes230

% of Valid + NOTA0.14%

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SymbolBUCKETGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes228Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 105 · Siwan

ABHISHEK SRIVASTVA alias SONU

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes228

% of Valid + NOTA0.13%

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SymbolGas StoveGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes226Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD45.30%

BJP44.13%

IND1.52%

IND1.38%

RLSP1.38%

IND1.10%

IND0.93%

TPLRSP0.92%

IND0.85%

NOTA0.84%

RTMNSWP0.53%

NCP0.47%

IND0.38%

IND0.14%

IND0.13%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Awadh Bihari Chaudhary of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Siwan seat by a margin of 1,973 votes (1.17% of total votes), defeating Om Prakash Yadav of Bharatiya Janata Party. Voter turnout was 54.43%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,11,523

Total Voters

1,69,568

Turnout

54.43%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,63,489 / 1,48,028 / 6

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

84,683 / 83,693 / 0

Postal Votes

1,192

Service Electors

499

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	18	1	19
Nomination Rejected	3	1	4
Withdrawn	1	0	1
Contested	14	0	14
Forfeited Deposit	12	0	12

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,68,103

NOTA:1,416

Rejected / Test:49

EVM Votes

1,68,376

Postal Votes

1,192

Valid Postal

1,139

NOTA % of Valid

0.84%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

452

Avg. Electors / Station

~689

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 Siwan in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Awadh Bihari Chaudhary of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Siwan constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Om Prakash Yadav of Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 1,973 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Siwan?: Awadh Bihari Chaudhary won Siwan by 1,973 votes, which is 1.17% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Siwan in 2020?: Voter turnout in Siwan constituency was 54.43% in the 2020 election, with 1,69,568 votes cast out of 3,11,523 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Siwan in 2020?: A total of 15 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Siwan seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: AWADH BIHARI CHAUDHARY (RJD), OM PRAKASH YADAV (BJP), VINOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA (IND), RAJAN KUMAR (IND), ABDUL RIZWAN ANSARI (RLSP), VYASDEO PRASAD (IND), NEMATULLAH KHAN (IND), RAMESHWAR KUMAR (TPLRSP), DEVENDRA GUPTA (IND), ANIL KUMAR VERMA (RTMNSWP), AQUIL AHMAD RAHI (NCP), MOHAMMAD MITHU SAH (IND), KAUSHAL KISHORE YADAV (IND), ABHISHEK SRIVASTVA alias SONU (IND). 12 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Siwan?: VINOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA (IND), RAJAN KUMAR (IND), ABDUL RIZWAN ANSARI (RLSP), VYASDEO PRASAD (IND), NEMATULLAH KHAN (IND), RAMESHWAR KUMAR (TPLRSP), DEVENDRA GUPTA (IND), ANIL KUMAR VERMA (RTMNSWP), AQUIL AHMAD RAHI (NCP), MOHAMMAD MITHU SAH (IND), KAUSHAL KISHORE YADAV (IND), ABHISHEK SRIVASTVA alias SONU (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Siwan election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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