Bihar Election Result 2020: NDA wins majority and set to form government, RJD emerges as single-largest party

Bihar Election Result 2020: Tejashwi Yadav-led RJD emerged as the single-largest party in Bihar polls with 75 seats, followed by the BJP with 74 seats but the NDA alliance crossed majority mark with 125 seats. 

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Bihar Election Result 2020 Updates: The NDA alliance has won majority in Bihar Assembly Elections by winning 125 seats and is set to form government again in the state. Tejashwi Yadav-led RJD emerged as the single-largest party in the state with 75 seats, followed by the BJP with 74 seats. 

Nitish Kumar-led JDU's result was anything but promising as the party could only manage to get 43 assembly constituencies. The Congress also failed to perform well in the state, as it could only manage to get 19 seats. The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) surprisingly did extremely well by grabbing 12 seats in its first election. 

Among other surprise performances, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen picked up 5 seats. The party was fighting the Bihar polls independently. The Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and the Vikassheel Insaan Party also picked up 4 seats each. 

Among the other parties, CPI and CPI-M grabbed two seats each, BSP won 1 seat and Chirag Paswan's LJP also won just seat. An independent also won one seat. 

Bihar Election Results 2020

Party

Won

Leading

Total

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen 5 0 5
Bahujan Samaj Party 1 0 1
Bharatiya Janata Party 74 0 74
Communist Party of India 2 0 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2 0 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) 12 0 12
Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) 4 0 4
Independent 1 0 1
Indian National Congress 19 0 19
Janata Dal (United) 43 0 43
Lok Jan Shakti Party 1 0 1
Rashtriya Janata Dal 75 0 75
Vikassheel Insaan Party 4 0 4
Total 243 0 243

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @9: 30 am: Party-wise vote share

Key Parties

BJP-19.46%
INC-9.48%
JDU-15.39%
RJD-23.11%
LJP-5.66%

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @9: 00 am: The neck-to-neck battle between the NDA and Mahagathbandhan in the Bihar Assembly Polls is now over with the NDA emerging as the clear winner and crossing the majority mark with 125 seats out of the total 243 assembly seats, while the Mahagathbandhan could only manage to get 110 seats. 

The BJP-led NDA is set to form government in the state and JDU's NItish Kumar is likely to retain his post as the Chief Minister of the state despite JDU's underperformance in the polls. 

The Bihar Elections 2020 were held in three phases, first covering 71 constituencies was held on October 28, second covering 94 constituencies was held on November 3rd and the third and the final phase covering 78 assembly constituencies was held on November 7. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @8:45 pm: Results declared for 77 seats- NDA claims victory in 39 seats, RJD-led Mahagathbandhan has won 35

NDA Alliance

BJP- 23 seats

JDU-13 seats

Vikassheel Insaan Party- 2

HAM- 1

Mahagathbandhan

RJD- 21 seats

Congress-7 seats

Left- 7 seats

Other Parties

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen- 2

Independent- 1

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @8:30 pm: Around 3.40 crore votes have been counted till 8 pm, as per Election Commission of India. Overall, 4.10 crore votes were cast in Bihar Elections 2020.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @8:15 pm: Results have been declared for 52 seats out of 243 seats in Bihar Assembly.

While the BJP & RJD have won 16 seats each, JD(U) has won 7 seats Congress and CPI(M-L) have won 3 seats each and VIP has won 2 seats, while AIMIM, CPI, CPI(M), HAM(S) and Independent have won 1 seat each.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @8:04 pm: NDA claims victory in 26 seats, RJD-led Mahagathbandhan has won 22

NDA alliance

BJP- 16

JDU-7

VIP-2

HAM- 1

Mahagathbandhan

RJD- 14

INC-3

Left Parties- 5

Other Parties

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen- 1

Independent- 1

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @7.35 pm: Congress candidate Luv Sinha is trailing behind BJP's Nitin Nabin from Bankipur assembly constituency by 19613 votes. Luv Sinha is the son of actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha.

Among other leaders, RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav is leading over JD(U)'s Raj Kumar Ray in Hasanpur Assembly Constituency. Tejashwi Yadav is also leading over BJP's Satish Kumar in Raghopur Assembly Constituency by 27839 votes.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @7.30 pm: NDA claims victory in 20 seats, RJD-led Mahagathbandhan has won 13

NDA wins 20 seats

BJP- 12

JDU- 6

VIP-2

Mahagathbandhan wins 13 seats

RJD-8

INC-2

Left Parties- 3

Other Parties

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen- 1

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @7.25 pm: Following are the seats where the lead is less than 500:

Bhorey - JDU's Sunil Kumar is leading by 124 votes

Bisfi- RJD's Faiyaz Ahmad is leading by 76 votes

Dehri- RJD's Phate Bahadur Singh is leading by 81 votes

Parbatta - RJD's Digambar Prasad Tiwary is leading by 345 votes

Ramgarh- RJD's Sudhakar Singh is leading by 189 votes

Raniganj- RJD's Avinash Manglam is leading by 117 votes

Triveniganj- RJD's Santosh Kumar is leading by 440 votes

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @7.01 pm: Who is leading and on how many seats?

The NDA has won 13 seats and is leading on 109 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan has won 10 seats and is leading on 103 seats. The BJP is alone leading in 66 seats, JDU is leading on 37 seats, VIP on 3 and HAM on 3 seats as well. Among the Mahagathbandhan allies, the RJD is leading on 68 seats, Congress on 18 and the left parties on 17 seats.  

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @6.55 pm: NDA is currently leading with 12 wins, while Mahagathbandhan has won 9 seats.

The margin between the two alliances have narrowed down, making it a very tight contest. Both BJP and RJD will be hoping to become the single-largest party in the state. However, as per the Election Commission there may be a delay in the announcement of full results due to COVID-19 restrictions. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @6.45 pm:  Following are the winners from 16 assembly constituencies:

Constituency  Winning Candidate Party

Alinagar

Mishri Lal Yadav

VIP

Aurangabad

Anand Shankar Singh

INC

Bathnaha

Anil Kumar

BJP

Chanpatia

Umakant Singh

BJP

Darbhanga

Sanjay Saraogi

BJP

Darbhanga Rural

Lalit Kumar Yadav

RJD

Gaura Bauram

Swarna Singh

Vikassheel Insaan Party

Hajipur    

Awadhesh Singh    

BJP

Hayaghat 

Ram Chandra Prasad

BJP

Jale 

Jibesh Kumar

BJP

Jokihat

Shanawaz

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen 

Kusheshwar Asthan

Shashibhushan Hajari

JDU

Manjhi

Dr. Satyendra Yadav

CPI-M

Mohania

Sangita Kumari 

RJD

Sahebpur Kamal

Satanand Sambuddha

RJD

Sakra

Ashok Kumar Chodhary

JDU

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @6.27 pm: Which party will emerge as the single-largest party? The BJP or RJD?

The NDA alliance is currently leading on 114 seats, while the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan is leading on 106 seats. The BJP has won 6 seats and is leading on 67 seats., while the RJD has won 3 seats and is leading on 71 seats. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @6.20 pm:  Results declared for 16 seats

NDA Alliance- 10 seats

BJP-6 

JDU- 2

Vikassheel Insaan Party- 2

Mahagathbandhan- 5 seats

RJD- 3

CPI-M- 1 

INC- 1 

Others - 1

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen- 1 seat

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @6.10 pm: Swarna Singh from Vikassheel Insaan Party has won from Gaura Bauram seat, beating RJD's Afzal Ali Khan by 7280 votes. 

Shanawaz from All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen wins from Jokihat, beating RJD's Sarfaraz Alam by 7383 votes. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @6.08 pm: The Election Commission is currently holding a press briefing. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @6.00 pm: Neck-to-neck battle in Bihar between the NDA and the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @5.57 pm: BJP's Anil Kumar has won from Bathnaha constituency, defeating INC's Sanjay Ram by 46818 votes. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @5.50 pm: JD (U) workers celebrate in Patna after trends show NDA in the lead in Bihar Election Results 2020. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @5.48 pm: Results have been declared in the following 10 assembly constituencies:

Constituency  Winning Candidate Party
Alinagar Mishri Lal Yadav VIP
Aurangabad Anand Shankar Singh INC
Darbhanga Sanjay Saraogi BJP
Darbhanga Rural Lalit Kumar Yadav RJD
Jale  Jibesh Kumar BJP
Hajipur     Awadhesh Singh     BJP
Hayaghat  Ram Chandra Prasad BJP
Kusheshwar Asthan Shashibhushan Hajari JDU
Sahebpur Kamal Satanand Sambuddha RJD
Sakra Ashok Kumar Chodhary JDU

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @5.45 pm: BJP's Jibesh Kumar has won from Jale constituency, beating Congress' Maskoor Ahmad Usmani by 21796 votes. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @5.30 pm: BJP's  Awadhesh Singh has won from Hajipur, beating RJD's Deo Kumar Chaurasia by 2990 votes. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @5.20pm: RJD, BJP, and JD(U) win two seats each, INC, VIP win one each.

NDA is currently leading on 124 seats, while Mahagathbandhan is leading on 109 seats. Among other parties, AIMIM is leading on 4 seats, BSP is leading on 2 seats, LJP is leading on 1 seat and Independents are leading on 3 seats.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @5.11 pm: NDA poised to come to power? NDA wins 5 seats, Mahagathbandhan wins 3 seats

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @5:10pm: RJD's Satanand Sambuddha has won from Sahebpur Kamal constituency. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @5:04pm: VIP's Mishri Lal Yadav beats RJD's Binod Misra by 3101 votes in Alinagar constituency. 

INC's Anand Shankar Singh has won from Aurangabad, beating BJP's Ramadhar Singh by 2243 votes.  

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @4.59 pm: BJP's Sanjay Saraogi wins from Darbhanga, beating RJD's Amar Nath Gami by 10639 votes. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @4.45 pm: JDU wins two seats, BJP and RJD win one each

BJP's Ram Chandra Prasad has won from Hayaghat assembly constituency, defeating RJD's Bhola Yadav by 10252 votes. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @4.40 pm: JDU's Ashok Kumar Chodhary wins from Sakra constituency

JDU's Ashok Kumar Chodhary has won from Sakra constituency, beating Congress' Umesh Kumar Ram by 1537 votes. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @4.30 pm: JDU's Shashibhushan Hajari wins from Kusheshwar Asthan

JDU's sitting MLA Shashi Bhushan Hajari has won from Kusheshwar Asthan assembly constituency, beating his Congress rival Dr. Ashok Kumar by 7222 votes. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @4.15 pm: Why are Bihar Elections Results taking longer to be declared?

The Election Commission of India informed that the Bihar Election Results will take more time because of an increase in polling booths and thus increase in EVMs and increase in the number of counting rounds. The Election Commission expects the counting to continue till late night. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @3.50 pm: First result declared, RJD wins Darbhanga Rural

NDA is currently leading on 129 seats, with BJP leading on 73 seats, JDU on 49, VIP on 5 and HAM on 2. The Mahagathbandhan is ahead on 103 seats with RJD winning one seat, leading on 64, Congress on 20 and left parties leading on 18 seats so far.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @3.30 pm: RJD's Lalit Kumar Yadav wins Darbhanga Rural constituency

Lalit Kumar Yadav, sitting RJD MLA from Darbhanga Rural has retained his seat, beating JDU's Faraz Fatmi by 2141 votes. The result has been declared for the seat by the Election Commission of India. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @3.20 pm: Almost 40 percent votes have been counted so far in Bihar, as per Election Commission of India.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @3.15 pm: NDA leading on 128 seats, RJD-led Mahagathbandhan leading on 105

NDA- BJP leading on 73, JDU on 49, VIP on 5 and HAM on 1.

Mahagathbandhan- RJD leading on 67, Congress on 20 and Left on 18. 

Among other parties- BSP is leading on two, AIMIM on two, LJP on two and independents on four. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @2.55 pm: Seats with leads below 100 votes

Alinagar - RJD's Binod Mishra is leading by 42 votes over VIP's Mishri Lal Yadav 

Atri - RJD's Ajay Yadav is leading by 19 votes over JDU's Manorma Devi

Barhara- RJD's Saroj Yadav is leading by 57 votes over BJP's Raghvendra Pratap Singh

Daraundha- CPI-ML's Amarnath Yadav is leading by 53 votes over BJP's Karnjeet Singh. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @2.45 pm: NDA is leading on 127 seats, RJD-led Mahagathbandhan leading on 105

NDA- BJP leading on 73 seats, JDU leading on 47 seats, VIP on 6 and HAM is leading on 1 seat.

Mahagathbandhan - RJD is leading on 67 seats, Congress leading on 20 seats and left parties are leading on 18 seats. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @2.25 pm: Former Bihar Chief Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha's Jitan Ram Manjhi is leading from Imamganj  by 6470 votes, Uday Narain Choudhary from RJD is trailing.   

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @2.19 pm: Counting of votes to take extra time due to 63 percent more EVMs than 2015 Bihar polls, as COVID-19 protocol mandated additional polling booths: Election Commission. Hence the counting of votes for Bihar Assembly Polls is expected to continue till late night. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @2.15 pm: EVMs are robust & tamper-proof and integrity of EVMs merits no further clarification: Dy Election Commissioner Sudeep Jain

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @2.00 pm: Seats where the leads are extremely close:

7 seats have vote margins less than 200

23 seats have margin of votes less than 500

27 seats have margin of votes between 500-1000 

Seats with leads below 200 votes
Constituency Leading Candidate & Party
Alauli Sadhna Devi - JDU
Alinagar Mishri Lal Yadav - VIP
Atri Manorma Devi- JDU
Bihariganj Niranjan Kumar Mehta- JDU
Jamalpur Ajay Kumar Singh - Cong
Kasba Pradeep Kumar Das - LJP
Sitamarhi Mithilesh Kumar- BJP

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @1.40 pm: All data is being updated on the ECI portal regularly. So far, there has been glitch-free counting process, informed the Election Commission of India during media briefing. 

Deputy Election Commissioner Chandra Bhushan stated that till now, around 1 crore votes have been counted in Bihar, which means that there is significant ground to be covered yet so the final results may take longer to come out. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @1.25 pm: Over 4.10 crore votes were cast during Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 and 92 lakh votes have been counted so far, as per Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar, HR Srinivas. 

The Bihar CEO further stated that earlier there used to be 25-26 rounds of counting but this time it has gone up to around 35 rounds so the counting will continue till late evening. He explained saying that while in some of Assembly Constituencies (ACs) there are fewer polling stations and hence, counting will conclude in 24-25 rounds but there are other ACs where there will be 50-51 rounds. On an average, there will be 30-35 rounds of counting constituency. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @1.20 pm: NDA continues to lead on 127 seats, Mahagathbandhan gains lead in 106 seats.

NDA- BJP is leading in 73 seats,  JDU is leading in 48 seats, VIP on 5 and HAM on 1. 

Mahagathgandhan- RJD is leading in 66 seats, Congress on 20 seats and left parties on 20 seats.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @1.15 pm: Key Constituencies and Key Candidates

Constituency Leading candidate Party 
Bankipur Nitin Nabin BJP 
Bihariganj Niranjan Kumar Mehta JDU
Dinara Vijay Kumar Mandal RJD
Dumraon Ajit Kumar Singh CPI-ML
Gaya Town Prem Kumar BJP 
Ghosi Ram Bali Singh Yadav CPI-ML
Hasanpur Tej Pratap Yadav RJD
Imamganj Jitan Ram Manjhi HAM
Jahanabad Kumar Krishna Mohan RJD
Jale Jibesh Kumar BJP 
Jamui Shreyasi Singh BJP 
Kahalgaon Shubhanand Mukesh INC
Keoti Murari Mohan Jha BJP 
Lakhisarai Vijay Kumar Sinha BJP 
Madhepura Nikhil Mandal JDU
Mokama Anant Kumar Singh RJD
Nalanda Shrawon Kumar JDU
Paliganj Sandeep Saurav CPI-ML
Parsa Chhote Lal Ray RJD
Raghopur Tejashwi Prasad Yadav RJD
Rajpur Vishwanath Ram INC
Saharsa Alok Ranjan BJP 
Sarairanjan Arbind Kumar Sahni RJD
Sasaram Rajesh Kumar RJD

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @12.50 pm: Bihar Chief Electoral Officer HR Srinivas has informed that so far 80 lakh votes have been counted, which makes about 20 percent of the total number of votes. The counting is expected to take longer this time, as there are more polling stations

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @12.40 pm: Key Candidates who are leading:

Tejaswi Yadav is leading from Raghopur constituency, BJP's Satish Kumar is trailing.

BJP's Nitin Nabin is leading from Bankipur and Luv Sinha is trailing.

JDU's Nikhil Mandal is leading from Madhepura.

RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav leading again over JDU's Raj Kumar Ray in Hasanpur

HAM's Jitan Ram Manjhi is leading from Imamganj. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @12.20 pm: The Election Commission has announced trends for all 243 Bihar Assembly Seats

NDA is currently leading on 126 seats out of the total 243, while the Mahagathbandhan is leading on 102 seats.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @12.10 pm: NDA supporters celebrate their lead in initial trends.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @12.00 pm: NDA is leading on 127 seats, Mahagathbandhan is leading on 100 seats. 

NDA- BJP leading on 73 seats, JDU on 47 and VIP on 7 and HAM (Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)) leading on 1. 

Mahagathbandhan- RJD leading on 60 seats, Congress on 21 and left on 19 seats. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @11.50 am: Who is leading?

Tej Pratap Yadav is leading from Asampur

Tejashwi Yadav is leading from Raghopur seat.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @11.50 am: BJP is leading on 71 seats, JDU on 52 seats, while RJD is leading on 59 seats and Congress on 20 seats. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @11.45 am: EC to hold press conference at 1.30pm

The Election Commission will be holding a press conference at 1.30 pm today. Deputy Election Commissioners Sudeep Jain, Chandrabhushan Kumar and Ashish Kundra will be addressing the media.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @11.38 am: NDA crosses halfway mark

NDA is now leading on 125 seats, has crossed halfway mark, as per Election Commission trends for 238 out of the total 243 seats. On the other hand, the Mahagathbandhan is leading on 101 seats.

NDA-BJP leading on 70 seats, JDU on 48, VIP on 6 and HAM (Hindustani Awam Morcha) on 1.

Mahagathbandhan - RJD is leading on 62 seats, Congress on 20 and Left on 19

Among other parties, BSP is leading on 1 seat, AIMIM on 2, LJP on 5 and Independents ahead on 4.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @11.20 am: BJP single-largest party?

BJP is currently leading on 66 seats, RJD is following closely with leads on 65 seats. The JDU is leading on 46 seats, while Congress is leading on 23 seats. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @11.15am: NDA leading on 118 seats, Mahagathbandhan ahead on 99

NDA- BJP leading on 61 seats, JDU on 51 seats and VIP on 6 seats

Mahagathbandhan - RJD leading on 61 seats, Cong on 20 and Left parties on 18 seats

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @11.13 am: Shatrughan Sinha's son Luv Sinha is trailing behind BJP's Nitin Nabin from Bankipur seat, as per Election Commission trends. 

RJD's Tejashwi Yadav is leading from Raghopur seat.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @10.18am: Election Commission trends for 133 out of 243 seats- NDA leading on 66 seats - BJP on 35, JDU on 26, Vikassheel Insaan Party on 5.

Mahagathbandhan is leading on 61 seats - RJD on 40, Congress on 14 and Left is leading on 7 seats. Among other parties, BSP has a lead on two seats, Lok Jan Shakti Party on three while AIMIM is ahead on one.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @10.10am: NDA leading on 60 seats, Mahagathbandhan ahead on 53 seats, as per latest EC trends. 

NDA- BJP is leading on 31 seats, JD(U) leading on 24 seats and VIP is leading on 5 seats

Mahagathbandhan- RJD is leading on 34 seats, Congress on 12 seats, CPI-M is leading on 1 seat and CPI-ML is leading on 6 seats. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @10.00am: BJP is leading on 25 seats, JD(U) on 20, RJD leading on 27, Congress leading on 12 seats

Other Parties- BSP is leading on 2 seats, CPI-M is leading on 1 seat, CPI-ML on 4 seats and VIP is leading on 4 seats.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @9:45am: NDA is leading on 32 seats, Mahagathbandhan ahead on 21 seats

NDA- BJP leading on 20 seats, JDU leading on 9 and Vikassheel Insaan Party leading on 3

Mahagathbandhan- RJD leading on 9 seats, Congress on 7 and Left on 5

Bahujan Samaj Party has a lead on one seat 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @9:35 am: NDA leading on 24 seats, Mahagathbandhan ahead on 18 seats

NDA Alliance- BJP is leading in 15 seats, JDU in 8 and Vikassheel Insaan Party in one seat.

Mahagathbandhan- RJD is leading on 18 seats, Congress on 5 and Left on 4 

Bahujan Samaj Party is leading on one seat

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @9:30 am: BJP leading on 9 seats, JDU and RJD leading on 5 seats each, Congress leading on 3, Vikassheel Insaan Party leading on 1 seat, as per initial Election Commission trends. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @9:20 am: Who is leading, as per initial trends?

Constituency

Leading Candidate & Party

Trailing Candidate & Party

Alinagar

Mishri Lal Yadav ( Vikassheel Insaan Party  )

Binod Mishra (RJD)
Aurangabad Ramadhar Singh (BJP)     Anand Shankar Singh (Cong)
Benipur Mithilesh Kumar Choudhary (Cong) Binay Kumar Choudhary JD(U)
Darauli Ramayan Manjhi (BJP) Satyadeo Ram CPI-ML
Daraundha Karnjeet Singh (BJP) Amarnath Yadav CPI-ML
Darbhanga Sanjay Saraogi (BJP) Amar Nath Gami (RJD)
Darbhanga Rural Lalit Kumar Yadav  (RJD) FARAZ FATMI JD (U)
Garkha Gyanchand Manjhi (BJP) Surendra Ram (RJD)
Hajipur Awadhesh Singh  (BJP) Deo Kumar Chaurasia (RJD)
Jale Jibesh Kumar (BJP) Maskoor Ahmad Usmani  (Cong)
Lakhisarai Vijay Kumar Sinha (BJP) Amaresh Kumar (Cong)
Maharajganj Hem Narayan Sah JD(U) Vijay Shanker Dubey (Cong)
Parsa Chandrika Roy JD(U) Chhote Lal Ray (RJD)
Raghunathpur Harishankar Yadav (RJD) Manoj Kumar Singh (LJP)
Ramgarh Ambika Singh (BSP) Ashok Kumar Singh (BJP)
Runnisaidpur Pankaj Kumar Mishra JD(U) Mangita Devi (RJD)
Saharsa Alok Ranjan (BJP) Lovely Anand (RJD)

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @9:00 am: As per initial trends published by the Election Commission, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on Darbhanga assembly seat.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @8:20 am: Initial Trends - Mahagathbandhan is leading in over 20 seats, NDA is leading on 12 seats. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @8:15 am: Counting of votes underway

The counting of votes for Bihar Assembly elections is underway at a counting centre established at Anugrah Narayan College in Patna. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @8:15 am: RJD leader and Tejashwi Yadav's elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav has tweeted saying, " Tejashwi Bhav: Bihar!" 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @8:00 am: Counting begins

Counting of votes begins for 243 Bihar Assembly seats and by-polls to 58 Assembly seats across 11 states. The ballot votes are being counted first and then the EVM votes will be counted. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @7:50 am: Voter turnout higher this year than 2015 despite COVID-19 pandemic

Bihar recorded 57.05 voter turnout this time despite COVID-19 pandemic, which is marginally more than the voter turnout in 2015. In Bihar Elections 2015, roughly 56.66 percent voter turnout was recorded. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @7:40 am: Counting of votes to begin soon; the initial trends will be available roughly after one hour of counting. 

A strong room established at Anugrah Narayan College has been opened, as counting of votes for Bihar Assembly elections is set to begin at 8 am.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @7:30 am: EC's guidelines in view of COVID-19 

The Election Commission has issued specific guidelines for the vote counting process in the view of COVID-19. All counting centres will be disinfected before, during and after the counting of votes and social distancing and other safety protocols will need to be followed for each activity. All counting officials have to wear masks. Bihar is the first state to hold full-fledged elections amid coronavirus outbreak in India.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @7:20 am: Security beefed up in Bihar 

Besides the Bihar State Police, roughly around 59 companies of Central Para-Military Forces have been deployed at each booth to ensure smooth and trouble-free counting. Victory processions have been banned in the state and a prohibitory order has also been issued in an around counting centres.

Around 55 counting centres have been set up in 38 districts across the state and around 414 counting halls have been prepared. Only seven counting tables will be allowed in each hall to maintain social distancing.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @7:15 am: Counting of votes for by-polls in Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat in Bihar

The counting of votes for by-elections to Bihar's Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat will also be taken up simultaneously today.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @7:10 am: Counting of votes for by-polls in 58 Assembly seats

The counting of votes for by-polls to 58 Assembly seats in eleven states will also take place today including Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Odisha, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Nagaland. Madhya Pradesh will see counting of votes for the assembly by-polls in 28 seats and the results could possibly decide the fate of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's government. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @7:00 am: Counting of Votes

The counting of votes for 243 Bihar Assembly seats will begin at 8 am today.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @6:50 am: Bihar Election 2020 Exit Polls give to edge to Mahagathbandhan

The voting for Bihar Elections 2020 concluded on November 7, 2020 and the total voter turnout on the last day was 57 percent. Following the conclusion of the voting, the Bihar Election 2020 Exit Polls were announced. 

Majority of pollsters including Axis My India, which is known for its accurate predictions, have predicted a win for the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan in Bihar Elections 2020 with Tejashwi Yadav emerging as the clear choice for Bihar Chief Minister post. RJD has also been predicted to emerge as the single-largest party in the state. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @6:40 am: Seat-Sharing between Alliances- Who is contesting from how many seats?

NDA- Nitish Kumar-led JD (U) is contesting from 115 seats, while its ally BJP is contesting from 110 seats. 

LJP- Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party is contesting independently from 134 seats out of the total 243 assembly constituencies. 

Mahagathbandhan- Tejashwi Yadav-led RJD is leading the Mahagathbandhan with the support of Congress and left parties. While RJD is contesting from 144 seats, Congress is contesting from 70 seats and the Left parties are contesting from 29 seats. 

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @6:30 am: Key Alliances

The Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 saw a tough contest between two major alliances, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Mahagathbandhan. While under the NDA, Nitish Kumar’s JD (U) is contesting alongside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mahagathbandhan on the other hand witnessed Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal joining hands with the Congress and Left Parties.

Bihar Election Result 2020 Live Updates @6:25 am: Bihar Elections 2020

The Bihar Elections 2020 were conducted in three phases for 243 assembly seats with first phase on October 28th, second on November 3rd and third and final phase on November 7th.

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