Who won Surajgarha in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Prahlad Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Surajgarha constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Ramanand Mandal of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 9,589 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Surajgarha?

Prahlad Yadav won Surajgarha by 9,589 votes, which is 5.11% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Surajgarha in 2020?

Voter turnout in Surajgarha constituency was 56.04% in the 2020 election, with 1,89,876 votes cast out of 3,38,795 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 167

Surajgarha (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Prahlad Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal

62,306

votes

Runner-Up

Ramanand Mandal

Janata Dal (United)

52,717

votes

Won by 9,589 votes

Margin: 5.11%

Total Valid Votes: 1,87,668

Candidate-Wise Results

20 candidates contested this seat

A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Surajgarha seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: PRAHLAD YADAV (RJD), RAMANAND MANDAL (JD(U)), RAVISHANKER PRASAD SINGH (LJP), BIPIN KUMAR (IND), GANESH KUMAR (RLSP), GANGADHAR PANDEY (IND), RANJAN KUMAR (IND), MURARI SINGH (IND), SHANKAR SHARMA ALIAS SHANKAR DAS JI MAHARAJ (IND), SHARVAN KUMAR ANAND (IND), SHYAM KISHORE SINGH (BHRTSBLP), RUPESH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA (IND), ABHISHEK RANJAN (IND), PAPPU SINGH (RJNJNP), AMARJIT PATEL (IND), SANDIP KUMAR (JTLP), AKHILESHWAR BHAGAT (BAHUMP), RANA AMIT KUMAR SINGH (JP), AJAY KUMAR (AJPR). 16 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Surajgarha 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	167	Surajgarha	PRAHLAD YADAV	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	59	GENERAL	61,635	671	62,306	32.82%	0.00%	Won
2	167	Surajgarha	RAMANAND MANDAL	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	55	GENERAL	52,308	409	52,717	27.77%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	167	Surajgarha	RAVISHANKER PRASAD SINGH	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	55	GENERAL	44,378	419	44,797	23.60%	0.00%
4	167	Surajgarha	BIPIN KUMAR	IND	COMPUTER	MALE	54	GENERAL	4,113	5	4,118	2.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	167	Surajgarha	GANESH KUMAR	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	37	GENERAL	3,697	17	3,714	1.96%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	167	Surajgarha	GANGADHAR PANDEY	IND	Binoculars	MALE	68	GENERAL	2,951	3	2,954	1.56%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	167	Surajgarha	RANJAN KUMAR	IND	Laptop	MALE	40	GENERAL	2,159	5	2,164	1.14%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	167	Surajgarha	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	2,134	13	2,147	1.13%	0.00%
9	167	Surajgarha	MURARI SINGH	IND	Apple	MALE	48	GENERAL	2,134	3	2,137	1.13%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	167	Surajgarha	SHANKAR SHARMA ALIAS SHANKAR DAS JI MAHARAJ	IND	FLUTE	MALE	52	GENERAL	1,848	1	1,849	0.97%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	167	Surajgarha	SHARVAN KUMAR ANAND	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	49	GENERAL	1,670	2	1,672	0.88%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	167	Surajgarha	SHYAM KISHORE SINGH	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	61	GENERAL	1,632	7	1,639	0.86%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	167	Surajgarha	RUPESH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA	IND	Almirah	MALE	33	GENERAL	1,336	1	1,337	0.70%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	167	Surajgarha	ABHISHEK RANJAN	IND	Gas Cylinder	MALE	33	GENERAL	1,155	7	1,162	0.61%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	167	Surajgarha	PAPPU SINGH	RJNJNP	Bat	MALE	37	GENERAL	1,068	22	1,090	0.57%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	167	Surajgarha	AMARJIT PATEL	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	40	GENERAL	986	4	990	0.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	167	Surajgarha	SANDIP KUMAR	JTLP	Television	MALE	42	GENERAL	958	2	960	0.51%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	167	Surajgarha	AKHILESHWAR BHAGAT	BAHUMP	Football	MALE	51	GENERAL	796	4	800	0.42%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	167	Surajgarha	RANA AMIT KUMAR SINGH	JP	Haldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)	MALE	32	GENERAL	675	6	681	0.36%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	167	Surajgarha	AJAY KUMAR	AJPR	Chappals	MALE	40	GENERAL	575	6	581	0.31%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

PRAHLAD YADAV

RJD

Won

Total Votes62,306

% of Valid + NOTA32.82%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes61,635Postal Votes671% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

RAMANAND MANDAL

JD(U)

Runner-up

Total Votes52,717

% of Valid + NOTA27.77%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge55CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes52,308Postal Votes409% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

RAVISHANKER PRASAD SINGH

LJP

Total Votes44,797

% of Valid + NOTA23.60%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge55CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes44,378Postal Votes419% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

BIPIN KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,118

% of Valid + NOTA2.17%

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SymbolCOMPUTERGenderMALEAge54CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,113Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

GANESH KUMAR

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes3,714

% of Valid + NOTA1.96%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,697Postal Votes17% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

GANGADHAR PANDEY

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,954

% of Valid + NOTA1.56%

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SymbolBinocularsGenderMALEAge68CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,951Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

RANJAN KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,164

% of Valid + NOTA1.14%

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SymbolLaptopGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,159Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

NOTA

Total Votes2,147

% of Valid + NOTA1.13%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes2,134Postal Votes13% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

MURARI SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,137

% of Valid + NOTA1.13%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,134Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

SHANKAR SHARMA ALIAS SHANKAR DAS JI MAHARAJ

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,849

% of Valid + NOTA0.97%

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SymbolFLUTEGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,848Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

SHARVAN KUMAR ANAND

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,672

% of Valid + NOTA0.88%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,670Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

SHYAM KISHORE SINGH

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,639

% of Valid + NOTA0.86%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge61CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,632Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

RUPESH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,337

% of Valid + NOTA0.70%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,336Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

ABHISHEK RANJAN

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,162

% of Valid + NOTA0.61%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,155Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

PAPPU SINGH

RJNJNP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,090

% of Valid + NOTA0.57%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,068Postal Votes22% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

AMARJIT PATEL

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes990

% of Valid + NOTA0.52%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes986Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

SANDIP KUMAR

JTLP

Forfeited

Total Votes960

% of Valid + NOTA0.51%

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SymbolTelevisionGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes958Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

AKHILESHWAR BHAGAT

BAHUMP

Forfeited

Total Votes800

% of Valid + NOTA0.42%

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SymbolFootballGenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes796Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

RANA AMIT KUMAR SINGH

Forfeited

Total Votes681

% of Valid + NOTA0.36%

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SymbolHaldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)GenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes675Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 167 · Surajgarha

AJAY KUMAR

AJPR

Forfeited

Total Votes581

% of Valid + NOTA0.31%

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SymbolChappalsGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes575Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD32.82%

JD(U)27.77%

LJP23.60%

IND2.17%

RLSP1.96%

IND1.56%

IND1.14%

NOTA1.13%

IND1.13%

IND0.97%

IND0.88%

BHRTSBLP0.86%

IND0.70%

IND0.61%

RJNJNP0.57%

IND0.52%

JTLP0.51%

BAHUMP0.42%

JP0.36%

AJPR0.31%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Prahlad Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Surajgarha seat by a margin of 9,589 votes (5.11% of total votes), defeating Ramanand Mandal of Janata Dal (United). Voter turnout was 56.04%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,38,795

Total Voters

1,89,876

Turnout

56.04%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,83,081 / 1,55,711 / 3

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,00,813 / 87,395 / 0

Postal Votes

1,668

Service Electors

1,455

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Total
Nomination Filed	19	19
Nomination Rejected	0	0
Withdrawn	0	0
Contested	19	19
Forfeited Deposit	16	16

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,87,668

NOTA:2,147

Rejected / Test:61

EVM Votes

1,88,208

Postal Votes

1,668

Valid Postal

1,594

NOTA % of Valid

1.14%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

512

Avg. Electors / Station

~662

Key Dates

Polling Date

28 Oct 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

11 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Surajgarha in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Prahlad Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Surajgarha constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Ramanand Mandal of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 9,589 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Surajgarha?: Prahlad Yadav won Surajgarha by 9,589 votes, which is 5.11% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Surajgarha in 2020?: Voter turnout in Surajgarha constituency was 56.04% in the 2020 election, with 1,89,876 votes cast out of 3,38,795 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Surajgarha in 2020?: A total of 20 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Surajgarha seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: PRAHLAD YADAV (RJD), RAMANAND MANDAL (JD(U)), RAVISHANKER PRASAD SINGH (LJP), BIPIN KUMAR (IND), GANESH KUMAR (RLSP), GANGADHAR PANDEY (IND), RANJAN KUMAR (IND), MURARI SINGH (IND), SHANKAR SHARMA ALIAS SHANKAR DAS JI MAHARAJ (IND), SHARVAN KUMAR ANAND (IND), SHYAM KISHORE SINGH (BHRTSBLP), RUPESH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA (IND), ABHISHEK RANJAN (IND), PAPPU SINGH (RJNJNP), AMARJIT PATEL (IND), SANDIP KUMAR (JTLP), AKHILESHWAR BHAGAT (BAHUMP), RANA AMIT KUMAR SINGH (JP), AJAY KUMAR (AJPR). 16 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Surajgarha?: BIPIN KUMAR (IND), GANESH KUMAR (RLSP), GANGADHAR PANDEY (IND), RANJAN KUMAR (IND), MURARI SINGH (IND), SHANKAR SHARMA ALIAS SHANKAR DAS JI MAHARAJ (IND), SHARVAN KUMAR ANAND (IND), SHYAM KISHORE SINGH (BHRTSBLP), RUPESH KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA (IND), ABHISHEK RANJAN (IND), PAPPU SINGH (RJNJNP), AMARJIT PATEL (IND), SANDIP KUMAR (JTLP), AKHILESHWAR BHAGAT (BAHUMP), RANA AMIT KUMAR SINGH (JP), AJAY KUMAR (AJPR) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Surajgarha election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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