Patna, October 20: The Bakhtiarpur Vidhan Sabha seat is among 94 seats that went to polls in the second phase of the Bihar assembly elections 2020. In Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Aniruddh Kumar was elected as an MLA. The results of the Bihar assembly elections 2020 were declared today. Gaya Town Vidhan Sabha Seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Candidates, MLA, Schedule And Result Date.

The Bakhtiarpur seat is currently held by BJP leader Ranvijay Singh who defeated RJD's Aniruddh Kumar in 2015. Both the leaders were renominated by their respective parties for this year's election. Unlike in 2015, the BJP formed an alliance with the Janata Dal (United) and the RJD joined hands with Congress and Left parties. A number of regional parties are part of the two major alliances. Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Dates And Schedule: Voting in 3 Phases on October 28, November 3 and 7, Poll Results on Nov 10.

For Bakhtiarpur seat, the last date of filing nomination papers was October 16. The scrutiny was done on October 17. The last date for withdrawal was October 19. The elections for 243 assembly seats in Bihar were held in three phases - for 71 seats on October 28, for 94 seats on November 3, and remaining 78 on November 7. The results will be announced on November 10.

MLA CandidatesPartyVotes
ANIRUDDH KUMAR (Current MLA)RJD89483
KUNDAN KUMARThe Plurals Party694
RANVIJAY SINGHBJP68811
RAMJATAN CHOUDHARYIND588
PURUSOTAM KUMARJan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)481
UMESH PANDITJawan Kisan Morcha464
KRISHNA PRASADIND412
AVANTIKA SINGHBharatiya Jan Kranti Dal (Democratic)363
NARESH KUMARAsli Deshi Party326
RANDHIR KUMARSwaraj Party (Loktantrik)279
SITA DEVIIND1878
RAJU KUMAR SINGHRashtrawadi Janlok Party (Satya)1119
SHAMBHU SINGHIND1035
VINOD YADAVRLSPNA

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Nov 10, 2020 08:04 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).