Who won Wazirganj in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Birendra Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Wazirganj constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Shashi Shekhar Singh of Indian National Congress by a margin of 22,430 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Wazirganj?

Birendra Singh won Wazirganj by 22,430 votes, which is 12.85% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Wazirganj in 2020?

Voter turnout in Wazirganj constituency was 56.18% in the 2020 election, with 1,76,152 votes cast out of 3,13,544 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 234

Wazirganj (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Birendra Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party

70,713

votes

Runner-Up

Shashi Shekhar Singh

Indian National Congress

48,283

votes

Won by 22,430 votes

Margin: 12.85%

Total Valid Votes: 1,74,241

Candidate-Wise Results

23 candidates contested this seat

A total of 23 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Wazirganj seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Birendra Singh (BJP), SHASHI SHEKHAR Singh (INC), Shital Prasad Yadav (IND), CHITRANJAN KUMAR (BHRTSBLP), Shreedhar Prasad (RLSP), Rajiv Kumar (JAPL), Rajendra Kumar Verma (IND), Ram bilash Prasad (IND), Vandana Singh (IND), Ranjay Kumar Singh (IND), Raju Saw (SABP), Sanjay Prasad (BBMP), Ram Vijay Paswan (IND), BINOD DAS (IND), INDRAN PASWAN (PPID), JWALA MEHTA (BHULKD), Suman Saurav (PBLBRP), Ram Prasad Manjhi (JRJP), SURAJ KUMAR (IND), MRITYUNJAY Kumar Singh (SHS), RITA DEVI (IND), Dipak Kumar (BRRTD). 20 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Wazirganj 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	234	Wazirganj	Birendra Singh	BJP	Lotus	MALE	65	GENERAL	70,325	388	70,713	40.23%	0.00%	Won
2	234	Wazirganj	SHASHI SHEKHAR Singh	INC	Hand	MALE	42	GENERAL	47,903	380	48,283	27.47%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	234	Wazirganj	Shital Prasad Yadav	IND	BUCKET	MALE	46	GENERAL	14,088	85	14,173	8.06%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	234	Wazirganj	CHITRANJAN KUMAR	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	38	GENERAL	11,127	35	11,162	6.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	234	Wazirganj	Shreedhar Prasad	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	62	GENERAL	7,347	43	7,390	4.20%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	234	Wazirganj	Rajiv Kumar	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	39	GENERAL	3,715	7	3,722	2.12%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	234	Wazirganj	Rajendra Kumar Verma	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	48	GENERAL	3,170	0	3,170	1.80%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	234	Wazirganj	Ram bilash Prasad	IND	Telephone	MALE	59	GENERAL	2,427	1	2,428	1.38%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	234	Wazirganj	Vandana Singh	IND	CHESS BOARD	FEMALE	35	GENERAL	2,121	2	2,123	1.21%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	234	Wazirganj	Ranjay Kumar Singh	IND	Bricks	MALE	39	GENERAL	1,974	0	1,974	1.12%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	234	Wazirganj	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,540	8	1,548	0.88%	0.00%
12	234	Wazirganj	Raju Saw	SABP	Cup & Saucer	MALE	47	GENERAL	1,043	1	1,044	0.59%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	234	Wazirganj	Sanjay Prasad	BBMP	Envelope	MALE	42	GENERAL	985	0	985	0.56%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	234	Wazirganj	Ram Vijay Paswan	IND	Black Board	MALE	42	SC	961	1	962	0.55%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	234	Wazirganj	BINOD DAS	IND	Balloon	MALE	38	SC	864	2	866	0.49%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	234	Wazirganj	INDRAN PASWAN	PPID	Table	MALE	43	SC	774	4	778	0.44%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	234	Wazirganj	JWALA MEHTA	BHULKD	Gas Cylinder	MALE	37	GENERAL	753	0	753	0.43%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	234	Wazirganj	Suman Saurav	PBLBRP	Pressure Cooker	MALE	28	GENERAL	677	0	677	0.39%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	234	Wazirganj	Ram Prasad Manjhi	JRJP	Football	MALE	42	SC	665	0	665	0.38%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	234	Wazirganj	SURAJ KUMAR	IND	Bead Necklace	MALE	25	SC	658	0	658	0.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	234	Wazirganj	MRITYUNJAY Kumar Singh	SHS	Man Blowing Turha	MALE	27	GENERAL	634	1	635	0.36%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	234	Wazirganj	RITA DEVI	IND	Cot	FEMALE	32	SC	577	5	582	0.33%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	234	Wazirganj	Dipak Kumar	BRRTD	COMPUTER	MALE	40	GENERAL	496	2	498	0.28%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Birendra Singh

BJP

Won

Total Votes70,713

% of Valid + NOTA40.23%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge65CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes70,325Postal Votes388% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

SHASHI SHEKHAR Singh

INC

Runner-up

Total Votes48,283

% of Valid + NOTA27.47%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes47,903Postal Votes380% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Shital Prasad Yadav

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes14,173

% of Valid + NOTA8.06%

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SymbolBUCKETGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes14,088Postal Votes85% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

CHITRANJAN KUMAR

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes11,162

% of Valid + NOTA6.35%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes11,127Postal Votes35% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Shreedhar Prasad

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes7,390

% of Valid + NOTA4.20%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge62CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes7,347Postal Votes43% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Rajiv Kumar

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes3,722

% of Valid + NOTA2.12%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,715Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Rajendra Kumar Verma

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes3,170

% of Valid + NOTA1.80%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes3,170Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Ram bilash Prasad

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,428

% of Valid + NOTA1.38%

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SymbolTelephoneGenderMALEAge59CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,427Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Vandana Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,123

% of Valid + NOTA1.21%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderFEMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,121Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Ranjay Kumar Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,974

% of Valid + NOTA1.12%

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SymbolBricksGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,974Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

NOTA

Total Votes1,548

% of Valid + NOTA0.88%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,540Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Raju Saw

SABP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,044

% of Valid + NOTA0.59%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,043Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Sanjay Prasad

BBMP

Forfeited

Total Votes985

% of Valid + NOTA0.56%

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SymbolEnvelopeGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes985Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Ram Vijay Paswan

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes962

% of Valid + NOTA0.55%

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SymbolBlack BoardGenderMALEAge42CategorySCGeneral Votes961Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

BINOD DAS

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes866

% of Valid + NOTA0.49%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge38CategorySCGeneral Votes864Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

INDRAN PASWAN

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes778

% of Valid + NOTA0.44%

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SymbolTableGenderMALEAge43CategorySCGeneral Votes774Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

JWALA MEHTA

BHULKD

Forfeited

Total Votes753

% of Valid + NOTA0.43%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge37CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes753Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Suman Saurav

PBLBRP

Forfeited

Total Votes677

% of Valid + NOTA0.39%

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SymbolPressure CookerGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes677Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Ram Prasad Manjhi

JRJP

Forfeited

Total Votes665

% of Valid + NOTA0.38%

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SymbolFootballGenderMALEAge42CategorySCGeneral Votes665Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

SURAJ KUMAR

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes658

% of Valid + NOTA0.37%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge25CategorySCGeneral Votes658Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

MRITYUNJAY Kumar Singh

SHS

Forfeited

Total Votes635

% of Valid + NOTA0.36%

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SymbolMan Blowing TurhaGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes634Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

RITA DEVI

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes582

% of Valid + NOTA0.33%

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SymbolCotGenderFEMALEAge32CategorySCGeneral Votes577Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 234 · Wazirganj

Dipak Kumar

BRRTD

Forfeited

Total Votes498

% of Valid + NOTA0.28%

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SymbolCOMPUTERGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes496Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

BJP40.23%

INC27.47%

IND8.06%

BHRTSBLP6.35%

RLSP4.20%

JAPL2.12%

IND1.80%

IND1.38%

IND1.21%

IND1.12%

NOTA0.88%

SABP0.59%

BBMP0.56%

IND0.55%

IND0.49%

PPID0.44%

BHULKD0.43%

PBLBRP0.39%

JRJP0.38%

IND0.37%

SHS0.36%

IND0.33%

BRRTD0.28%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Birendra Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Wazirganj seat by a margin of 22,430 votes (12.85% of total votes), defeating Shashi Shekhar Singh of Indian National Congress. Voter turnout was 56.18%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,13,544

Total Voters

1,76,152

Turnout

56.18%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,61,977 / 1,51,562 / 5

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

94,123 / 80,701 / 0

Postal Votes

1,328

Service Electors

1,241

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	21	2	23
Nomination Rejected	1	0	1
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	20	2	22
Forfeited Deposit	18	2	20

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,74,241

NOTA:1,548

Rejected / Test:363

EVM Votes

1,74,824

Postal Votes

1,328

Valid Postal

957

NOTA % of Valid

0.89%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

471

Avg. Electors / Station

~666

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 Wazirganj in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Birendra Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Wazirganj constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Shashi Shekhar Singh of Indian National Congress by a margin of 22,430 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Wazirganj?: Birendra Singh won Wazirganj by 22,430 votes, which is 12.85% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Wazirganj in 2020?: Voter turnout in Wazirganj constituency was 56.18% in the 2020 election, with 1,76,152 votes cast out of 3,13,544 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Wazirganj in 2020?: A total of 23 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Wazirganj seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Birendra Singh (BJP), SHASHI SHEKHAR Singh (INC), Shital Prasad Yadav (IND), CHITRANJAN KUMAR (BHRTSBLP), Shreedhar Prasad (RLSP), Rajiv Kumar (JAPL), Rajendra Kumar Verma (IND), Ram bilash Prasad (IND), Vandana Singh (IND), Ranjay Kumar Singh (IND), Raju Saw (SABP), Sanjay Prasad (BBMP), Ram Vijay Paswan (IND), BINOD DAS (IND), INDRAN PASWAN (PPID), JWALA MEHTA (BHULKD), Suman Saurav (PBLBRP), Ram Prasad Manjhi (JRJP), SURAJ KUMAR (IND), MRITYUNJAY Kumar Singh (SHS), RITA DEVI (IND), Dipak Kumar (BRRTD). 20 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Wazirganj?: Shital Prasad Yadav (IND), CHITRANJAN KUMAR (BHRTSBLP), Shreedhar Prasad (RLSP), Rajiv Kumar (JAPL), Rajendra Kumar Verma (IND), Ram bilash Prasad (IND), Vandana Singh (IND), Ranjay Kumar Singh (IND), Raju Saw (SABP), Sanjay Prasad (BBMP), Ram Vijay Paswan (IND), BINOD DAS (IND), INDRAN PASWAN (PPID), JWALA MEHTA (BHULKD), Suman Saurav (PBLBRP), Ram Prasad Manjhi (JRJP), SURAJ KUMAR (IND), MRITYUNJAY Kumar Singh (SHS), RITA DEVI (IND), Dipak Kumar (BRRTD) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Wazirganj election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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