Barbigha Vidhan Sabha Seat Result in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: JD(U)'s Sudarshan Kumar Wins, Elected as MLA

Patna, November 12: Sudarshan Kumar of the JD(U) has won the Barbigha Vidhan Sabha Seat after defeating Congress candidate Gajanand Shahi. The constituency is situated in the Sheikhpura district of Bihar. The current MLA of the Barbigha Assembly constituency is Sudarshan Kumar who belongs to the Congress party. Polling in Barbigha constituency was held on October 28 in the first phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. The counting of votes was held on November 10 and the result was also announced on the same day.  Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Phase 1 Dates And Schedule: Voting on October 28, Results to be Declared on November 10.

The Bihar election is one of the biggest elections globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. Polling for Bihar assembly elections was held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7, followed by counting of votes on November 10.

Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 First Phase Complete Schedule

The main candidates for Barbigha Assembly Election 2020 included Naveen Kumar of Congress, Madhukar Kumar of the Lok Jan Shakti Party among other candidates. In the 2015 Bihar elections, Sudarshan Kumar of the Congress had won the Barbigha seat by defeating RLSP candidate Sheo Kumar.

The voting for the first phase was held on October 28 which covered 71 assembly constituencies, while the second-phase voting was held on November 3 which covered 94 seats. The third phase of voting on November 7 covered 78 assembly seats. In Bihar, the ruling NDA faced a challenge from the RJD-Congress alliance (JDU+BJP) and the Mahagathbandhan.

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