Atri Vidhan Sabha Seat Result in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: RJD's Ajay Yadav Declared Winner by EC

Atri, a rural constituency of Bihar, is based in Gaya district of the state. The vidhan sabha seat was contested in the first phase of assembly elections. The electoral fight in this constituency was primarily between the Janata Dal (United) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The Election Commission has declared the result, announcing Ajay Yadav of the RJD as the winner. Bihar Election Results 2020: NDA Wins Another Term With 125 Seats.

Atri was among the 71 seats that was contested in round one of the assembly elections. The second and third phase of polls was conducted on November 3 and 7, whereas, the results of all the 243 assembly seats of Bihar was declared on November 10.

Schedule of Bihar Phase 1 Elections

The Mahagathbandhan candidate from Atri vidhan sabha seat was RJD leader Ajay Yadav, whereas, the rival NDA camp had issued the ticket to JD(U) leader Manorma Devi. In the 2015 assembly polls, when the JD(U) and RJD had contested in an alliance, the latter's Kunti Devi was elected as the winner.

The polls in Bihar was also the first major electoral battle in India after the outbreak of COVID-19. The C-Voter survey, whose outcome was released on October 12, had predicted another term for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with the NDA expected to win 160 seats. The Mahagathbandhan was predicted to be restricted at 76 constituencies.

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