Amnour Vidhan Sabha Seat Result in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Krishan Kumar Mantoo of BJP Wins
Out of the total 243 Seats, NDA won absolute majority with 125 seats and Mahagatbandhan got 111 seats. Voting for the Amnour election was held on November 3 in the second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. Counting of votes for the Bihar polls took place on November 10.
Amnour Vidhan Sabha seat is situated in the Saran district of Bihar. The Amnour Assembly constituency falls under the Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat. About 1,463 candidates contested in the second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. Krishan Kumar Mantoo won on this seat with 63,316 votes. Out of the total 243 Seats, NDA won absolute majority with 125 seats and Mahagatbandhan got 111 seats. Voting for the Amnour election was held on November 3 in the second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. Counting of votes for the Bihar polls took place on November 10.
Bihar went to polls in three phases. Phase 2 voting took place on November 3 in 94 Assembly constituencies of 17 districts. Here is the complete schedule of Phase 2 of Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Phase 2 Dates And Schedule: Voting on November 3, Results to be Announced on November 10.
| Last Date For Filing Nomination | October 16 |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | October 17 |
| Last date for Nomination Withdrawal | October 19 |
| Voting Date | November 3 |
| Result Date | November 10 |
RJD fielded 56 candidates for phase 2 of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020, while BJP fielded 46 candidates and JD(U) gave ticket to 43 candidates. The candidates for Amnour Assembly Election 2020 included Krishna Kumar Mantoo from BJP, who fought against Sunil Kumar of RJD and Ranjay Kumar Sharma from Bhartiya Sablog Party among other candidates. The winner of Bihar Assembly Election 2015 was BJP's Shatrudhan Tiwary, who defeated JD(U) candidate Krishan Kumar Mantoo by a margin of over 5,000 votes.
Voting for first phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 was held on October 28 and voting for third phase took place on November 7. Elections in the state were the first major polls amid COVID-19 pandemic. While most were looking at it as a two-way fight between the NDA, comprising of Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and BJP, and the Mahagathbandhan consisting of Tejashwi Yadav's RJD, Congress and Left, the LJP this time decided to go alone with Chirag Paswan at the helm of affairs in the party. It was also a test for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Nurjaha | Bharatiya Momin Front | 914 |
| Sunil Kumar | RJD | 78761 |
| Shatrudhan Tiwari | IND | 7493 |
| Krishan Kumar Mantoo (Current MLA) | BJP | 63316 |
| Jitendra Kumar Singh | IND | 532 |
| Poonam Rai | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 438 |
| Sangeeta Singh | IND | 3909 |
| Bikash Kumar | IND | 327 |
| Krishna Mishra | IND | 242 |
| Vir Kunwar Singh | Sarva Samaj Janata Party | 195 |
| Sudish Kumar Singh | IND | 1668 |
| Ram Pukar Mehata | IND | 1538 |
| Nand Kishor Singh | IND | 1052 |
| Rahul Kumar | RLSP | NA |
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Shatrudhan Tiwary (Current MLA) | BJP | 39134 |
| Krishan Kumar Mantoo | JD(U) | 33883 |
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