Goh Vidhan Sabha Seat Result in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: RJD's Bhim Kumar Singh Wins, Elected as MLA
Goh Vidhan Sabha seat lies in the Aurangabad district of Bihar. The Goh Assembly constituency falls under the Karakat Parliamentary constituency. While it had been a JDU stronghold for years, it was won by the BJP in 2015.
Goh Vidhan Sabha seat lies in the Aurangabad district of Bihar. The Goh Assembly constituency falls under the Karakat Parliamentary constituency. While it had been a JDU stronghold for years, it was won by the BJP in 2015. But in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2020, RJD's Bhim Kumar Singh won the seat. Voting for the Goh election took place in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. The counting of votes took place on November 10.
Voting took place for Bihar Assembly Election 2020 in three phases between October 28 and November 7. Voting for Phase 1 took place in 71 constituencies on October 28. The results for all phases was declared on November 10.
In 2015, the battle for the Goh Assembly seat in Bihar was won by BJP's Manoj Kumar, who had defeated JDU's 3-time MLA Dr Ranvijay Kumar. The candidates for Goh election in the 2020 polls included Bhim Kumar Singh of the RJD and sitting MLA Manoj Kumar of the BJP among others.
Bihar election 2020 is the first major election taking place in the country amid COVID-19. The battle for Bihar was being seen as a three-way fight with NDA, Mahagathbandhan and LJP in the fray. However, AIMIM sprung a surprise.
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| BHIM KUMAR SINGH (Current MLA) | RJD | 81410 |
| MANOJ SHARMA | IND | 577 |
| MANOJ KUMAR | BJP | 45792 |
| DHARMENDRA KUMAR | Rashtra Sewa Dal | 367 |
| MANISH KUMAR | IND | 323 |
| DINESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 308 |
| RAJESH KUMAR, SON OF MADAN SINGH | IND | 3067 |
| SLENDRA BIHARI | Shoshit Samaj Dal | 258 |
| ABHIRAM PRIYADARSHI | IND | 204 |
| RAJESH RANJAN | Jai Maha Bharath Party | 194 |
| SHYAM SUNDER | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 183 |
| CHITRANJAN SHARMA | IND | 175 |
| SREEKANT SHARMA | IND | 1678 |
| YUDHISTHIR NONIA | IND | 1644 |
| RAJESH KUMAR, SON OF NUNU SHARMA | IND | 1642 |
| MD. EKLAKH | Peace Party | 1193 |
| DR. RANVIJAY KUMAR | RLSP | NA |
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Manoj Kumar (Current MLA) | BJP | 53615 |
| Doctor Ranvijay Kumar | JD(U) | 45943 |
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