Danapur Vidhan Sabha Seat Result in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: RJD's Rit Lal Ray Wins, Elected as MLA

According to the results of the Bihar assembly elections, RJD candidate Rit Lal Ray was elected as an MLA from Danapur.

Danapur Vidhan Sabha Seat (Photo Credits: File Image)

Patna, October 20: The electoral contest in Danapur Vidhan Sabha seat in Bihar, which went to polls in the second phase of the state assembly elections 2020, was between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). According to the results of the Bihar assembly elections, RJD candidate Rit Lal Ray was elected as an MLA from Danapur. Voting to elect the new MLA from Danapur was held on November 3. Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: 5 Key Takeaways From IANS-C Voter Opinion Poll Results.

The Danapur assembly seat is currently represented by BJP leader Asha Devi. The BJP reposed faith in Asha Devi and renominated her. To wrest the seat from the BJP, the RJD fielded Rit Lal Ray and he served the purpose. In 2015, RJD's Raj Kishore Yadav lost the election from Danapur. BJP's Asha Devi was also backed by the Janata Dal (United) under the seat-sharing agreement between the two parties. Similarly, the RJD formed Mahagathbandhan or grand alliance with the Congress and Left party. Gaya Town Vidhan Sabha Seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Candidates, MLA, Schedule And Result Date.

Besides Danapur, 93 other seats in Bihar went to polls in the second phase. The last date of filing nomination papers was October 16. Nominations were scrutinised on October 17. The last date for withdrawal was October 19. Bihar will go to polls in three phases: October 28, November 3 and November 7 for its 243 assembly seats.

MLA CandidatesPartyVotes
Rit lal Ray (Current MLA)RJD89895
SURAJ PrasadIND866
Surendra PrasadIND756
Asha DeviBJP73971
Manoj Kumar SinhaNCP637
SURAJ DEV RAYBhartiya Lokmat Rashtrwadi Party634
AMRENDRA KUMAR ANANDLoktantrik Sarvjan Samaj Party459
Ramji RayIND457
DR. SIDHESHWAR PRASADBhartiya Rashtriya Dal440
Rakesh Kumar RanjanJawan Kisan Morcha429
RAMESH KUMARIND4086
RAGHUVIR MAHTORashtriya Jansambhavna Party383
Shambhu SharmaLog Jan Party - Secular,375
Vijay Shanker MishraBharatiya Jan Kranti Dal (Democratic)304
Sonu KumarIND274
Ganesh RayIND2265
Amar Nath RayThe Plurals Party1449
Shyam RajakIND1422
Deepak KumarRLSPNA

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Nov 10, 2020 10:42 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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