Barachatti Vidhan Sabha Seat Result in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: HAM's Jyoti Devi Wins, Elected as MLA
Jyoti Devi of Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) or HAM was elected as an MLA from Barachatti Vidhan Sabha seat in Bihar.
Patna, October 18: Polling for the Barachatti Vidhan Sabha seat was held in the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections 2020. A total of 13 candidates were in the electoral fray from the Barachatti assembly constituency. According to the results. Jyoti Devi of Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) or HAM was elected as an MLA. The Barachatti seat went to polls on October 28. Kutumba Vidhan Sabha Seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Candidates, MLA, Schedule And Result Date.
In Barachatti assembly constituency, RJD's incumbent MLA Samta Devi was renominated by the party. The HAM fielded Jyoti Devi against Samta Devi from Barachatti assembly seat. For seats going to polls in the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections, the last date of filing nomination papers was October 8. Nominations were scrutinised on October 9. The last date for withdrawal was October 12. Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Dates And Schedule: Voting in 3 Phases on October 28, November 3 and 7, Poll Results on Nov 10.
The HAM contested polls as part of the alliance of the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As per the seat-sharing agreement, the BJP fought on 121 seats out of the 243 Bihar constituencies while its ally JD(U) was given 122 seats. Similarly, the RJD shared seats with the Congress and Left parties.
The RJD fought elections on 121 seats, while the Congress declared candidates in 70 constituencies. The grand alliance left 70 seats for Left parties. The elections for 243 assembly seats were held in three phases - for 71 seats on October 28, for 94 seats on November 3, and remaining 78 on November 7.
MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
---|---|---|
RITA DEVI | BSP | 9721 |
JYOTI DEVI (Current MLA) | Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) | 72491 |
SAMATA DEVI | RJD | 66173 |
ARJUN BHUIYAN | IND | 3836 |
PUNIYA DEVI | IND | 3778 |
BAL KUNWAR MANJHI | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 3127 |
SHIVCHARAN MANJHI | IND | 2962 |
PARMESHWAR PASWAN | Bahujan Mukti Party | 1893 |
SHIV SHANKAR KUMAR | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | 1802 |
PRASHURAM MANJHI | Apna Kisan Party | 1659 |
RAM BHAJAN MANAV | Shoshit Samaj Dal | 1427 |
REKHA DEVI | Jai Maha Bharath Party | 1022 |
RENUKA DEVI | LJP | NA |
MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
---|---|---|
Samta Devi (Current MLA) | RJD | 70909 |
Sudha Devi | LJP | 51783 |
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