Who won Sultanganj in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Lalit Narayan Mandal of Janata Dal (United) won the Sultanganj constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Lalan Kumar of Indian National Congress by a margin of 11,565 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Sultanganj?

Lalit Narayan Mandal won Sultanganj by 11,565 votes, which is 6.95% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Sultanganj in 2020?

Voter turnout in Sultanganj constituency was 52.13% in the 2020 election, with 1,71,166 votes cast out of 3,28,314 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 157

Sultanganj (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Lalit Narayan Mandal

Janata Dal (United)

72,823

votes

Runner-Up

Lalan Kumar

Indian National Congress

61,258

votes

Won by 11,565 votes

Margin: 6.95%

Total Valid Votes: 1,66,318

Candidate-Wise Results

14 candidates contested this seat

A total of 14 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Sultanganj seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Lalit Narayan Mandal (JD(U)), Lalan Kumar (INC), Nilam Devi (LJP), Himanshu Prasad @ Himanshu Kumar (RLSP), Ravi Suman Kumar @ Arun Mandal (BHRTSBLP), Ramanand Paswan (IND), Rajan Kumar (IND), Raj Kumar (IND), Kiran Mishra (IND), Naresh Das (SUCI), Madhu Priya (IND), Pankaj Kumar (JDR), Nand Kishor Sharma (LSMP). 11 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Sultanganj 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	157	Sultanganj	Lalit Narayan Mandal	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	62	GENERAL	72,620	203	72,823	42.58%	0.00%	Won
2	157	Sultanganj	Lalan Kumar	INC	Hand	MALE	42	GENERAL	61,017	241	61,258	35.82%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	157	Sultanganj	Nilam Devi	LJP	Bungalow	FEMALE	43	GENERAL	10,176	46	10,222	5.98%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	157	Sultanganj	Himanshu Prasad @ Himanshu Kumar	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	35	GENERAL	5,706	7	5,713	3.34%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	157	Sultanganj	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	4,710	9	4,719	2.76%	0.00%
6	157	Sultanganj	Ravi Suman Kumar @ Arun Mandal	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	35	GENERAL	4,683	9	4,692	2.74%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	157	Sultanganj	Ramanand Paswan	IND	Almirah	MALE	48	GENERAL	2,858	2	2,860	1.67%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	157	Sultanganj	Rajan Kumar	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	27	GENERAL	2,388	1	2,389	1.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	157	Sultanganj	Raj Kumar	IND	Air Conditioner	MALE	38	GENERAL	1,509	5	1,514	0.89%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	157	Sultanganj	Kiran Mishra	IND	Ludo	FEMALE	51	GENERAL	1,294	9	1,303	0.76%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	157	Sultanganj	Naresh Das	SUCI	Battery Torch	MALE	59	SC	1,103	3	1,106	0.65%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	157	Sultanganj	Madhu Priya	IND	Apple	FEMALE	49	GENERAL	927	5	932	0.54%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	157	Sultanganj	Pankaj Kumar	JDR	Dolli	MALE	45	GENERAL	777	1	778	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	157	Sultanganj	Nand Kishor Sharma	LSMP	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	64	GENERAL	722	6	728	0.43%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

Lalit Narayan Mandal

JD(U)

Won

Total Votes72,823

% of Valid + NOTA42.58%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge62CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes72,620Postal Votes203% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

Lalan Kumar

INC

Runner-up

Total Votes61,258

% of Valid + NOTA35.82%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes61,017Postal Votes241% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

Nilam Devi

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes10,222

% of Valid + NOTA5.98%

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SymbolBungalowGenderFEMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes10,176Postal Votes46% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

Himanshu Prasad @ Himanshu Kumar

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes5,713

% of Valid + NOTA3.34%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes5,706Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

NOTA

Total Votes4,719

% of Valid + NOTA2.76%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes4,710Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

Ravi Suman Kumar @ Arun Mandal

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes4,692

% of Valid + NOTA2.74%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,683Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

Ramanand Paswan

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,860

% of Valid + NOTA1.67%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,858Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

Rajan Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,389

% of Valid + NOTA1.40%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,388Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

Raj Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,514

% of Valid + NOTA0.89%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,509Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

Kiran Mishra

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,303

% of Valid + NOTA0.76%

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SymbolLudoGenderFEMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,294Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

Naresh Das

SUCI

Forfeited

Total Votes1,106

% of Valid + NOTA0.65%

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SymbolBattery TorchGenderMALEAge59CategorySCGeneral Votes1,103Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

Madhu Priya

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes932

% of Valid + NOTA0.54%

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SymbolAppleGenderFEMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes927Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

Pankaj Kumar

JDR

Forfeited

Total Votes778

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolDolliGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes777Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 157 · Sultanganj

Nand Kishor Sharma

LSMP

Forfeited

Total Votes728

% of Valid + NOTA0.43%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge64CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes722Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

JD(U)42.58%

INC35.82%

LJP5.98%

RLSP3.34%

NOTA2.76%

BHRTSBLP2.74%

IND1.67%

IND1.40%

IND0.89%

IND0.76%

SUCI0.65%

IND0.54%

JDR0.45%

LSMP0.43%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Lalit Narayan Mandal of Janata Dal (United) won the Sultanganj seat by a margin of 11,565 votes (6.95% of total votes), defeating Lalan Kumar of Indian National Congress. Voter turnout was 52.13%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,28,314

Total Voters

1,71,166

Turnout

52.13%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,74,194 / 1,54,100 / 20

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

90,661 / 79,829 / 0

Postal Votes

676

Service Electors

1,201

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	13	5	18
Nomination Rejected	3	2	5
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	10	3	13
Forfeited Deposit	8	3	11

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,66,318

NOTA:4,719

Rejected / Test:129

EVM Votes

1,70,490

Postal Votes

676

Valid Postal

538

NOTA % of Valid

2.84%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

463

Avg. Electors / Station

~709

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 Sultanganj in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Lalit Narayan Mandal of Janata Dal (United) won the Sultanganj constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Lalan Kumar of Indian National Congress by a margin of 11,565 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Sultanganj?: Lalit Narayan Mandal won Sultanganj by 11,565 votes, which is 6.95% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Sultanganj in 2020?: Voter turnout in Sultanganj constituency was 52.13% in the 2020 election, with 1,71,166 votes cast out of 3,28,314 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Sultanganj in 2020?: A total of 14 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Sultanganj seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Lalit Narayan Mandal (JD(U)), Lalan Kumar (INC), Nilam Devi (LJP), Himanshu Prasad @ Himanshu Kumar (RLSP), Ravi Suman Kumar @ Arun Mandal (BHRTSBLP), Ramanand Paswan (IND), Rajan Kumar (IND), Raj Kumar (IND), Kiran Mishra (IND), Naresh Das (SUCI), Madhu Priya (IND), Pankaj Kumar (JDR), Nand Kishor Sharma (LSMP). 11 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Sultanganj?: Nilam Devi (LJP), Himanshu Prasad @ Himanshu Kumar (RLSP), Ravi Suman Kumar @ Arun Mandal (BHRTSBLP), Ramanand Paswan (IND), Rajan Kumar (IND), Raj Kumar (IND), Kiran Mishra (IND), Naresh Das (SUCI), Madhu Priya (IND), Pankaj Kumar (JDR), Nand Kishor Sharma (LSMP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Sultanganj election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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