Patna, October 20: The Digha Vidhan Sabha seat went to polls in the second phase of the Bihar assembly elections. In Digha assembly constituency, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Sanjiv Chaurasia was elected as an MLA. Voting to elected the new legislator from Digha took place on November 3. The results of the Bihar assembly polls were declared today. Gaya Town Vidhan Sabha Seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Candidates, MLA, Schedule And Result Date.

The Digha seat is currently held by BJP MLA Sanjiv Chaurasia. As per the seat-sharing agreement, the Mahagahthbandhan or grand alliance of Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress and Left parties allotted the Digha seat to CPI-ML which nominated Shashi Yadav. The BJP candidate received support from the Janata Dal (United) as the two parties formed an alliance to contest the Bihar polls. Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Dates And Schedule: Voting in 3 Phases on October 28, November 3 and 7, Poll Results on Nov 10.

For Digha seat, 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 went to polls in three phases: October 28, November 3 and November 7 for its 243 assembly seats.

2020 digha Assembly Election: Candidates' list

MLA CandidatesPartyVotes
JAY PRAKASH RAYNCP989
SANJIV CHAURASIA (Current MLA)BJP97044
ANIL KUMAR SHRIVASTAVALoktantrik Janshakti Party893
MANOJ KUMARIND889
VIKAS CHANDRABhartiya Party (Loktantrik)852
LEENA PRIYARashtriya Sahyog Party615
MAYA SHRIVASTAVABhartiya Sablog Party602
SANJAY YADAVNational Jagaran Party598
DINA NATH PASWANSwabhiman Party543
SHASHI YADAVCommunist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)50971
RAJANI KUMARIAsli Deshi Party480
SHAMBHAVIThe Plurals Party4701
OM PRAKASHApna Kisan Party445
CHOTE LAL RAYRashtriya Jansambhavna Party431
VARUNI POORVAIND410
SUBHAM KUMARIND389
ANIL KUMAR PASWANLog Jan Party - Secular,1132
SANJAY KUMAR SINHARLSPNA

2015 digha Assembly Election Results

MLA CandidatesPartyVotes
Sanjiv Chaurasia (Current MLA)BJP92671
Rajeev Ranjan PrasadJD(U)67892

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