Bisfi Vidhan Sabha Seat Result in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: BJP's Haribhushan Thakur Wins, Elected as MLA
The main candidates for Bisfi Assembly Election 2020 included Taukir of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Dr Fayaz Ahmed of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Haribhushan Thakur of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) among other candidates.
Patna, November 15: Haribhushan Thakur of the BJP has won the Bisfi Vidhan Sabha Seat after defeating RJD candidate Faiyaz Ahmad. The Bisfi constituency is situated in the Madhubani district of Bihar. The voting in this constituency was held on November 7 in the third phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. The current MLA of Bisfi constituency is Faiyaz Ahmad, who belongs to the RJD party. The counting of votes was held on November 10 and the result were also declared on the same day. Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Phase 3 Dates And Schedule: Voting on November 7, Results on November 10.
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. Elections in Bihar this year is one of the biggest elections globally during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Third Phase Complete Schedule
| Last Date For Filing Nomination | October 20 |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | October 21 |
| Last date for Nomination Withdrawal | October 23 |
| Voting Date | November 7 |
| Result Date | November 10 |
The main candidates for Bisfi Assembly Election 2020 included Taukir of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Dr Fayaz Ahmed of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Haribhushan Thakur of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) among other candidates. In the 2015 Bihar polls, RJD candidate Faiyaz Ahmad had won from the Bisfi Vidhan Sabha seat after defeating RLSP candidate Manoj Kumar Yadav (Bhoj Pandaul).
The voting for the first phase was held on October 28 which covered 71 assembly constituencies, the second-phase voting on November 3 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 (RJD+Congress+Left). In the outgoing Bihar assembly, the RJD has 80 members while the JD (U) has 69. The BJP has 54 seats, Congress has 25, while the remaining seats in the 243-member assembly are held by other parties.
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| INDRAJEET MAHTO | IND | 964 |
| MANISH KUMAR | IND | 878 |
| MD AUSAF | Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic | 775 |
| Da. FAIYAZ AHMAD | RJD | 76333 |
| BHARAT PASWAN | IND | 617 |
| PUSHPAM PRIYA | The Plurals Party | 5189 |
| ASHOK KUMAR ROY | IND | 351 |
| ARVIND KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 263 |
| MAHESHWAR PRASAD CHAUDHARY | IND | 2411 |
| RAJ KUMAR MUKHIYA | IND | 2172 |
| TAUKIR | NCP | 1518 |
| ABADHESH KUMAR | Jantantrik Lokhit Party | 1463 |
| HARIBHUSHAN THAKUR "BACHOL" | BJP | NA |
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Faiyaz Ahmad (Current MLA) | RJD | 70975 |
| Manoj Kumar Yadav (Bhoj Pandaul) | RLSP | 35650 |
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