Who won Vaishali in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Siddharth Patel of Janata Dal (United) won the Vaishali constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sanjeev Singh of Indian National Congress by a margin of 7,413 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Vaishali?

Siddharth Patel won Vaishali by 7,413 votes, which is 3.92% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Vaishali in 2020?

Voter turnout in Vaishali constituency was 59.04% in the 2020 election, with 1,94,168 votes cast out of 3,28,862 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 125

Vaishali (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Siddharth Patel

Janata Dal (United)

69,780

votes

Runner-Up

Sanjeev Singh

Indian National Congress

62,367

votes

Won by 7,413 votes

Margin: 3.92%

Total Valid Votes: 1,88,918

Candidate-Wise Results

15 candidates contested this seat

A total of 15 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Vaishali seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: SIDDHARTH PATEL (JD(U)), SANJEEV SINGH (INC), AJAY KUMAR KUSHWAHA (LJP), SUGANDH KUMAR (IND), RAJ NARAYAN KUMAR (IND), ABHISHEK RAJ (IND), TARUN SINGH ALIAS PINTOO (JPS), ARUN KUMAR SINGH (BHRTSBLP), SANJAY KUMAR (JMBP), MITHILESH KUMAR SINGH (IND), VINAY PASWAN (JAPL), NILESH RANJAN (TPLRSP), RAM NATH RAY (SUCI), MUHAMAD AWAS (JRJP). 11 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Vaishali 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	125	Vaishali	SIDDHARTH PATEL	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	48	GENERAL	69,565	215	69,780	35.96%	0.00%	Won
2	125	Vaishali	SANJEEV SINGH	INC	Hand	MALE	40	GENERAL	61,936	431	62,367	32.14%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	125	Vaishali	AJAY KUMAR KUSHWAHA	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	36	GENERAL	33,269	82	33,351	17.18%	0.00%
4	125	Vaishali	SUGANDH KUMAR	IND	Ludo	MALE	25	GENERAL	5,574	8	5,582	2.88%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	125	Vaishali	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	5,150	5	5,155	2.66%	0.00%
6	125	Vaishali	RAJ NARAYAN KUMAR	IND	Television	MALE	37	GENERAL	4,386	0	4,386	2.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	125	Vaishali	ABHISHEK RAJ	IND	Telephone	MALE	32	GENERAL	2,858	6	2,864	1.48%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	125	Vaishali	TARUN SINGH ALIAS PINTOO	JPS	Saw	MALE	43	GENERAL	2,734	1	2,735	1.41%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	125	Vaishali	ARUN KUMAR SINGH	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	65	GENERAL	2,180	10	2,190	1.13%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	125	Vaishali	SANJAY KUMAR	JMBP	FLUTE	MALE	41	SC	1,712	3	1,715	0.88%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	125	Vaishali	MITHILESH KUMAR SINGH	IND	Balloon	MALE	49	GENERAL	1,234	2	1,236	0.64%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	125	Vaishali	VINAY PASWAN	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	38	SC	890	6	896	0.46%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	125	Vaishali	NILESH RANJAN	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	MALE	30	GENERAL	764	2	766	0.39%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	125	Vaishali	RAM NATH RAY	SUCI	Battery torch	MALE	47	GENERAL	640	4	644	0.33%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	125	Vaishali	MUHAMAD AWAS	JRJP	Football	MALE	48	GENERAL	404	2	406	0.21%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

SIDDHARTH PATEL

JD(U)

Won

Total Votes69,780

% of Valid + NOTA35.96%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes69,565Postal Votes215% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

SANJEEV SINGH

INC

Runner-up

Total Votes62,367

% of Valid + NOTA32.14%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes61,936Postal Votes431% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

AJAY KUMAR KUSHWAHA

LJP

Total Votes33,351

% of Valid + NOTA17.18%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes33,269Postal Votes82% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

SUGANDH KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes5,582

% of Valid + NOTA2.88%

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SymbolLudoGenderMALEAge25CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes5,574Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

NOTA

Total Votes5,155

% of Valid + NOTA2.66%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes5,150Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

RAJ NARAYAN KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,386

% of Valid + NOTA2.26%

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SymbolTelevisionGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,386Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

ABHISHEK RAJ

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,864

% of Valid + NOTA1.48%

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SymbolTelephoneGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,858Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

TARUN SINGH ALIAS PINTOO

JPS

Forfeited

Total Votes2,735

% of Valid + NOTA1.41%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,734Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

ARUN KUMAR SINGH

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,190

% of Valid + NOTA1.13%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge65CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,180Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

SANJAY KUMAR

JMBP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,715

% of Valid + NOTA0.88%

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SymbolFLUTEGenderMALEAge41CategorySCGeneral Votes1,712Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

MITHILESH KUMAR SINGH

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,236

% of Valid + NOTA0.64%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,234Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

VINAY PASWAN

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes896

% of Valid + NOTA0.46%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge38CategorySCGeneral Votes890Postal Votes6% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

NILESH RANJAN

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes766

% of Valid + NOTA0.39%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes764Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

RAM NATH RAY

SUCI

Forfeited

Total Votes644

% of Valid + NOTA0.33%

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SymbolBattery torchGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes640Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 125 · Vaishali

MUHAMAD AWAS

JRJP

Forfeited

Total Votes406

% of Valid + NOTA0.21%

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SymbolFootballGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes404Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

JD(U)35.96%

INC32.14%

LJP17.18%

IND2.88%

NOTA2.66%

IND2.26%

IND1.48%

JPS1.41%

BHRTSBLP1.13%

JMBP0.88%

IND0.64%

JAPL0.46%

TPLRSP0.39%

SUCI0.33%

JRJP0.21%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Siddharth Patel of Janata Dal (United) won the Vaishali seat by a margin of 7,413 votes (3.92% of total votes), defeating Sanjeev Singh of Indian National Congress. Voter turnout was 59.04%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,28,862

Total Voters

1,94,168

Turnout

59.04%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,76,745 / 1,52,103 / 14

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

96,452 / 96,844 / 0

Postal Votes

872

Service Electors

488

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Total
Nomination Filed	16	16
Nomination Rejected	2	2
Withdrawn	0	0
Contested	14	14
Forfeited Deposit	11	11

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,88,918

NOTA:5,155

Rejected / Test:95

EVM Votes

1,93,296

Postal Votes

872

Valid Postal

772

NOTA % of Valid

2.73%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

449

Avg. Electors / Station

~732

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 Vaishali in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Siddharth Patel of Janata Dal (United) won the Vaishali constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Sanjeev Singh of Indian National Congress by a margin of 7,413 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Vaishali?: Siddharth Patel won Vaishali by 7,413 votes, which is 3.92% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Vaishali in 2020?: Voter turnout in Vaishali constituency was 59.04% in the 2020 election, with 1,94,168 votes cast out of 3,28,862 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Vaishali in 2020?: A total of 15 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Vaishali seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: SIDDHARTH PATEL (JD(U)), SANJEEV SINGH (INC), AJAY KUMAR KUSHWAHA (LJP), SUGANDH KUMAR (IND), RAJ NARAYAN KUMAR (IND), ABHISHEK RAJ (IND), TARUN SINGH ALIAS PINTOO (JPS), ARUN KUMAR SINGH (BHRTSBLP), SANJAY KUMAR (JMBP), MITHILESH KUMAR SINGH (IND), VINAY PASWAN (JAPL), NILESH RANJAN (TPLRSP), RAM NATH RAY (SUCI), MUHAMAD AWAS (JRJP). 11 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Vaishali?: SUGANDH KUMAR (IND), RAJ NARAYAN KUMAR (IND), ABHISHEK RAJ (IND), TARUN SINGH ALIAS PINTOO (JPS), ARUN KUMAR SINGH (BHRTSBLP), SANJAY KUMAR (JMBP), MITHILESH KUMAR SINGH (IND), VINAY PASWAN (JAPL), NILESH RANJAN (TPLRSP), RAM NATH RAY (SUCI), MUHAMAD AWAS (JRJP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Vaishali election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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