Who won Taraiya in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Janak Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Taraiya constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sipahi Lal Mahto of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 11,307 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Taraiya?

Janak Singh won Taraiya by 11,307 votes, which is 6.85% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Taraiya in 2020?

Voter turnout in Taraiya constituency was 54.96% in the 2020 election, with 1,66,353 votes cast out of 3,02,679 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 116

Taraiya (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Janak Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party

53,430

votes

Runner-Up

Sipahi Lal Mahto

Rashtriya Janata Dal

42,123

votes

Won by 11,307 votes

Margin: 6.85%

Total Valid Votes: 1,64,956

Candidate-Wise Results

18 candidates contested this seat

A total of 18 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Taraiya seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Janak Singh (BJP), Sipahi Lal Mahto (RJD), Sudhir Kumar Singh (IND), SHAILENDRA PRATAP (IND), Saroj Kumar Giri (IND), Mithilesh Kumar (IND), Mudrika Prasad Roy (IND), Satrudhan Singh (IND), Shaukat Ali (BSP), Dhananjay Kumar Singh (IND), Ranjay Kumar Singh (SHS), Raj Kishore Prasad (PPID), Braj Bihari Singh (IND), Chandni Devi (IND), Sanjay Kumar Singh (JAPL), Aman Anand (IND), Rana Partap Singh (AIFB). 15 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Taraiya 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	116	Taraiya	Janak Singh	BJP	Lotus	MALE	59	GENERAL	53,275	155	53,430	32.15%	0.00%	Won
2	116	Taraiya	Sipahi Lal Mahto	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	69	GENERAL	41,733	390	42,123	25.35%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	116	Taraiya	Sudhir Kumar Singh	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	38	GENERAL	15,301	124	15,425	9.28%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	116	Taraiya	SHAILENDRA PRATAP	IND	Helicopter	MALE	49	GENERAL	13,939	56	13,995	8.42%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	116	Taraiya	Saroj Kumar Giri	IND	Battery torch	MALE	37	GENERAL	11,523	27	11,550	6.95%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	116	Taraiya	Mithilesh Kumar	IND	Cup & Saucer	MALE	36	GENERAL	9,017	22	9,039	5.44%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	116	Taraiya	Mudrika Prasad Roy	IND	Sewing Machine	MALE	55	GENERAL	7,265	24	7,289	4.39%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	116	Taraiya	Satrudhan Singh	IND	Camera	MALE	71	GENERAL	4,507	3	4,510	2.71%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	116	Taraiya	Shaukat Ali	BSP	Elephant	MALE	31	GENERAL	1,744	9	1,753	1.05%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	116	Taraiya	Dhananjay Kumar Singh	IND	Black Board	MALE	49	GENERAL	1,464	6	1,470	0.88%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	116	Taraiya	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,225	4	1,229	0.74%	0.00%
12	116	Taraiya	Ranjay Kumar Singh	SHS	Man Blowing Turha	MALE	36	GENERAL	1,066	2	1,068	0.64%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	116	Taraiya	Raj Kishore Prasad	PPID	Table	MALE	58	GENERAL	766	0	766	0.46%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	116	Taraiya	Braj Bihari Singh	IND	Apple	MALE	51	GENERAL	622	0	622	0.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	116	Taraiya	Chandni Devi	IND	Almirah	FEMALE	52	GENERAL	562	1	563	0.34%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	116	Taraiya	Sanjay Kumar Singh	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	44	GENERAL	513	2	515	0.31%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	116	Taraiya	Aman Anand	IND	Air Conditioner	MALE	40	GENERAL	461	3	464	0.28%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	116	Taraiya	Rana Partap Singh	AIFB	Lion	MALE	27	GENERAL	373	1	374	0.23%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Janak Singh

BJP

Won

Total Votes53,430

% of Valid + NOTA32.15%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes53,275Postal Votes155% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Sipahi Lal Mahto

RJD

Runner-up

Total Votes42,123

% of Valid + NOTA25.35%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge69CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes41,733Postal Votes390% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Sudhir Kumar Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes15,425

% of Valid + NOTA9.28%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes15,301Postal Votes124% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

SHAILENDRA PRATAP

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes13,995

% of Valid + NOTA8.42%

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SymbolHelicopterGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes13,939Postal Votes56% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Saroj Kumar Giri

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes11,550

% of Valid + NOTA6.95%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes11,523Postal Votes27% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Mithilesh Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes9,039

% of Valid + NOTA5.44%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes9,017Postal Votes22% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Mudrika Prasad Roy

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes7,289

% of Valid + NOTA4.39%

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SymbolSewing MachineGenderMALEAge55CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes7,265Postal Votes24% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Satrudhan Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,510

% of Valid + NOTA2.71%

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SymbolCameraGenderMALEAge71CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,507Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Shaukat Ali

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,753

% of Valid + NOTA1.05%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,744Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Dhananjay Kumar Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,470

% of Valid + NOTA0.88%

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SymbolBlack BoardGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,464Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

NOTA

Total Votes1,229

% of Valid + NOTA0.74%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,225Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Ranjay Kumar Singh

SHS

Forfeited

Total Votes1,068

% of Valid + NOTA0.64%

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SymbolMan Blowing TurhaGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,066Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Raj Kishore Prasad

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes766

% of Valid + NOTA0.46%

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SymbolTableGenderMALEAge58CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes766Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Braj Bihari Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes622

% of Valid + NOTA0.37%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes622Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Chandni Devi

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes563

% of Valid + NOTA0.34%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderFEMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes562Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Sanjay Kumar Singh

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes515

% of Valid + NOTA0.31%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes513Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Aman Anand

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes464

% of Valid + NOTA0.28%

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SymbolAir ConditionerGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes461Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 116 · Taraiya

Rana Partap Singh

AIFB

Forfeited

Total Votes374

% of Valid + NOTA0.23%

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SymbolLionGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes373Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

BJP32.15%

RJD25.35%

IND9.28%

IND8.42%

IND6.95%

IND5.44%

IND4.39%

IND2.71%

BSP1.05%

IND0.88%

NOTA0.74%

SHS0.64%

PPID0.46%

IND0.37%

IND0.34%

JAPL0.31%

IND0.28%

AIFB0.23%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Janak Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Taraiya seat by a margin of 11,307 votes (6.85% of total votes), defeating Sipahi Lal Mahto of Rashtriya Janata Dal. Voter turnout was 54.96%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,02,679

Total Voters

1,66,353

Turnout

54.96%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,60,380 / 1,42,292 / 7

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

77,718 / 87,638 / 0

Postal Votes

997

Service Electors

615

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	16	1	17
Nomination Rejected	0	0	0
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	16	1	17
Forfeited Deposit	14	1	15

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,64,956

NOTA:1,229

Rejected / Test:168

EVM Votes

1,65,356

Postal Votes

997

Valid Postal

825

NOTA % of Valid

0.75%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

428

Avg. Electors / Station

~707

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 Taraiya in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Janak Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Taraiya constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sipahi Lal Mahto of Rashtriya Janata Dal by a margin of 11,307 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Taraiya?: Janak Singh won Taraiya by 11,307 votes, which is 6.85% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Taraiya in 2020?: Voter turnout in Taraiya constituency was 54.96% in the 2020 election, with 1,66,353 votes cast out of 3,02,679 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Taraiya in 2020?: A total of 18 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Taraiya seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Janak Singh (BJP), Sipahi Lal Mahto (RJD), Sudhir Kumar Singh (IND), SHAILENDRA PRATAP (IND), Saroj Kumar Giri (IND), Mithilesh Kumar (IND), Mudrika Prasad Roy (IND), Satrudhan Singh (IND), Shaukat Ali (BSP), Dhananjay Kumar Singh (IND), Ranjay Kumar Singh (SHS), Raj Kishore Prasad (PPID), Braj Bihari Singh (IND), Chandni Devi (IND), Sanjay Kumar Singh (JAPL), Aman Anand (IND), Rana Partap Singh (AIFB). 15 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Taraiya?: Sudhir Kumar Singh (IND), SHAILENDRA PRATAP (IND), Saroj Kumar Giri (IND), Mithilesh Kumar (IND), Mudrika Prasad Roy (IND), Satrudhan Singh (IND), Shaukat Ali (BSP), Dhananjay Kumar Singh (IND), Ranjay Kumar Singh (SHS), Raj Kishore Prasad (PPID), Braj Bihari Singh (IND), Chandni Devi (IND), Sanjay Kumar Singh (JAPL), Aman Anand (IND), Rana Partap Singh (AIFB) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Taraiya election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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