The results of Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency will be declared today by the Election Commission of India. Ajay Kumar Mandal of the Janata  Dal (United) has been named the winner. The seat went to polls in phase 2 of the general elections 2019, held on April 18. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Results: Check Tally of BJP, Congress, Other Parties.

Notification for the second phase elections, which includes the electoral contest in Bhagalpur, was issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 20. Candidates were allowed to file their nominations till the last date of March 26. From Bhagalpur, the Mahagathbandhan has fielded the sitting RJD MP Shailesh Kumar alias Bulo Mandal whereas, the NDA candidate is Ajay Kumar Mandal of the JD(U).

In the 2014 general elections, the Bhagalpur seat was won by RJD leader Bulo Mandal. He succeeded in defeating two-time MP from the seat and senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain.

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Who will win Bhagalpur in the upcoming polls? The answer would be out on May 23, 2019, when the ECI would declare the results of the Lok Sabha elections. Bhagalpur, along with all 40 seats of Bihar, remains keenly watched by pollsters as the state remains a determining factor for the next government at the Centre.

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