Bihar Assembly Elections Result 2020 News Updates: Counting starts tomorrow.Bihar Assembly Poll Result, Constituency-Wise Winning Candidates 2020: Early trends have show BJP+NDA have a slight lead in Bihar against RJD-led Mahagathbandhan. The result for Bihar Assembly elections will be announced today. The counting of votes started as per the Election Commission guidelines at 8 am. Major trends are expected to be known by the afternoon. The exit polls have dampened the mood of CM Nitish Kumar’s ruling party Janata Dal (United) and its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). If exit polls result hold true then Bihar is all set to see a change after 15 years of Nitish Kumar’s rule. But then, exit polls often go wrong and the real result will only be known after the counting starts tomorrow. The RJD-led Mahagathbandhan is hoping to beat Nitish Kumar-led NDA and return to power in the state. The loss of NDA would mean the end of an era after 15-long years. However, unless the counting starts, nothing can be said for sure as of now.
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As the excitement builds further around Bihar election result 2020, this Financial Express live blog is tracking constituency-wise winning candidates, counting trends.
Highlights
Top RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui and Lalu Prasad's man Friday Bhola Yadav lost to their BJP rivals on Keoti and Hayaghat seats respectively in Darbhanga district after results were declared Tuesday. Siddiqui lost to BJP's Murari Mohan Jha while Bhola Yadav, always seen standing behind the RJD supremo, was defeated by BJP's Ramchandra Prasad on Hayaghat assembly seat. Both had changed their constituencies this time but tasted defeat. Siddiqui who represented Alinagar constituency in 2015 left it and opted for Keoti assembly segment in the current state elections. (PTI)
The EC said that there are 18 constituencies where the difference between the leading and trailing candidates is less than 1000.
The Election Commission said that the couting of votes will likely end by tonight. The delay is due to COIVD norms.
RJD, BJP, and JD(U) win two seats each so far, Vikassheel Insaan Party wins one.
- NDA leading on 124 seats- Mahagathbandhan leading on 109 seats- AIMIM leading on 4 seats- BSP leading on 2 seats- LJP leading on 1 seat- Independents leading on 3 seats
BJP wins Darbhanga seat Darbhanga. BJP leader Sanjay Saraogi has won the Darbhanga seat defeating RJD's Amar Nath Gami by over 10,000 votes, Returning Officer Thiyagrajan SM said Tuesday. Saraogi(50) had won the seat in the 2015 assembly election too with a margin of 7,460 votes. The election was held in the seat in the last phase of Bihar assembly polls on November 7. Counting of votes is underway for the 243-seat assembly and as per trends the NDA has an edge over the RJD- led Mahagathbandhan. (PTI)
EC declares first result of polls- RJD's Lalit Yadav wins Darbhanga Rural
With the Bihar poll trends showing the ruling NDA marching ahead of the RJD-led Grand Alliance, the mood was buoyant among BJP and JD(U) workers, but RJD and Congress activists looked disappointed, even though hoping for things to change in their favour. At the BJP office at Beer Chand Patel Path, where there was not much activity for the past three days after exit polls projected a majority for the Grand Alliance, several leaders and party workers have started coming in with beaming faces. State BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal is in the office monitoring the results closely. Bihar BJP spokesman Sanjay Singh Tiger said the BJP-JD(U) coalition has worked under the "double engine" governments -- NDA dispensations at the Centre as well in the state, and the people of Bihar have blessed it. (PTI)
BJP has won Chanpatia constituency
Bihar minister and BJP leader Vinod Narayan Jha leads over Congress rival Bhawana Jha by 6,000 votes in Benipatti seat.
Bihar minister and BJP leader Brij Kishor Bind leads over BSP rival Md Hamza Khan by 321 votes in Chainpur seat.
Bihar minister and BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav, who was initially trailing Pravin Singh of Congress, now leads by over 3,600 votes in Patna Sahib seat.
HAM chief and former Bihar CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, who was earlier trailing RJD's Uday Narain Choudhary, now leads by over 2,400 votes in Imamganj seat.
Bihar minister and BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav, who was initially trailing Pravin Singh of Congress, now leads by over 3,600 votes in Patna Sahib seat.
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Bihar minister and BJP leader Vinod Narayan Jha leads over Congress rival Bhawana Jha by 6,000 votes in Benipatti seat.
Bihar minister and BJP leader Brij Kishor Bind leads over BSP rival Md Hamza Khan by 321 votes in Chainpur seat.
Bihar Assembly Speaker and JD(U) leader Vijay Kumar Chaudhary trails RJD's Arbind Kumar Sahni by 230 votes in Sarairanjan seat.
Congress leader Luv Sinha trails BJP's Nitin Nabin by 1,200 votes in Bankipur seat. Plurals Party chief Pushpam Priya Choudhary bags only 121 of 3,860 votes counted so far, reports PTI.
HAM president and former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi trailing behind Uday Narain Choudhary of RJD by 1,340 votes in Imamganj seat.
Bankipur constituency result 2020: Congress candidate Luv Sinha - son of party leader Shatrughan Sinha- trailing behind BJP's Nitin Nabin from Bankipur seat, as per Election Commission trends.
BJP's Jamui candidate Shreyasi Singh leads over RJD's Vijay Prakash by 1,323 votes in early trends
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Hasanpur constituency result 2020: RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav is trailing.
NDA leading on 109 seats, Mahagathbandhan on 103 at 10 am.
According to official Election Commission trends, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on Darbhanga assembly seat.
Early trends show a political thriller is unfolding in Bihar with neck-and-neck fight between NDA and Mahagathbandhan. The trends show both combines are leading at 39 seats each at 8.36 am. Read Live Updates Here
Early trends show NDA ahead on 15 seats, Mahagathbandhan also on 15 seats.
The Election Commission said on Monday that the official Bihar election results can be seen on:
1. https://results.eci.gov.in/ The results are displayed on the website of the Election Commission of India and are updated every few minutes to display the current round wise results of each constituency
2. The results are also available from the “Voter helpline” Mobile app available at Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
The website / mobile app will display information filled in the system by the Returning Officers from their respective Counting Centers. The ECI will be displaying the information as being filled in the system by the Returning Officers from their respective Counting Centers.
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The counting of votes for by-elections in several states will take place today. The counting will decide the winners of recently held bypolls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Telangana, Gujarat and Odisha. Read Live Updates
Bihar might be on the cusp of a major generational shift in politics as it braced for Tuesday's counting of votes for the assembly election, with most pollsters predicting a landslide for the five-party Grand Alliance led by the young RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. Counting will be taken up at 55 centres across 38 districts where the outcome will decide the fate of the Nitish Kumar government that has helmed the state for a decade and half.
Most exit polls have predicted a rout for the ruling JD(U)-BJP combine and a resounding victory for the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) led by RJD's 31-year-old chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav, who has thrown down the gauntlet at redoubtable Nitish Kumar, the battle-scarred veteran more than twice his age. The Election Commission is making sure that the winds of potential change cause no disruption in the counting process. (PTI)
Bihar Exit Polls 2020 vs 2015: The exit polls have dampened the spirit of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar. Most of the surveys have shown an edge for Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan. Some have even predicted a thumping majority for the Mahagathbandhan. In the light of exit poll results, is the game over for Nitish Kumar? This is one question political pundits may be contemplating as of now. Read Full Story
The Shiv Sena on Monday said the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led alliance will win the Bihar Assembly elections. An editorial in Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ claimed that ahead of the polls in Bihar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s rallies received good response, unlike those of his political opponents. Read More
A day after several exit polls gave the RJD-led opposition alliance in Bihar an edge over the ruling NDA, Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the people of the state will send a clear message that they are more concerned with issues such as jobs, food, healthcare and inflation. Several exit polls on Saturday gave the RJD-led opposition alliance in Bihar an edge over the ruling NDA while at least three of them predicted a clear majority for the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ which has projected Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial face. Read more
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is projected to fall behind Tejashwi Yadav in the just-concluded assembly elections in Bihar. Multiple exit poll surveys predict an edge for Tejashwi Yadav of the Mahagathbandhan. ABP C-voter exit poll has given 120 seats to Mahagathbandhan while the NDA is predicted to win just 116. TV 9 BharatVarsh exit poll has given somewhat equal numbers —110-120 for the JDU-BJP and 115-125 for the RJD-Congress. Read More