Bihar, October 30: Goriakothi is an assembly constituency in Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar. Goriakothi constituency went to vote in the second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 on November 3. BJP's Devesh Kant Singh won from this seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. Counting of votes took place on November 10 and the results were also declared on the same day. In the 2015 Bihar Assembly election, the Goriakothi constituency was won by Satyadeo Prasad Singh of RJD.
The Bihar assembly elections 2020 took place in three phases this time. The dates were October 28, November 3 and November 7, followed by counting of votes on November 10. The Bihar election is one of the biggest elections to be held globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. Runnisaidpur Vidhan Sabha Seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Candidates, MLA, Schedule And Result Date.
The contesting candidates for 2020 elections were Nutan Devi from Rashtriya Janata Dal, Devesh Kant Singh from BJP, among others. The voting for the first phase was held on October 28, it covered 71 assembly constituencies, the second-phase voting was on November 3 and covered 94 seats. The third phase of voting was held on November 7 covering a total of 78 assembly seats.
The Congress, a part of the Mahagathbandhan alliance in Bihar, is contesting on 70 out of the 243 seats. As per the seat-sharing pact finalised, the RJD would be fielding its candidates on 144 constituencies, and the Left Front comprising of CPI, CPI(M) and CPI-ML would be fielding their candidates in 29 assembly seats. The term of Bihar assembly will end on November 29.
MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
---|---|---|
RAVINDRA PANDEY | NCP | 920 |
DEVESH KANT SINGH (Current MLA) | BJP | 87368 |
NUTAN DEVI | RJD | 75477 |
SHEKH IMAM HUSSAIN | IND | 681 |
PARMOD RAI | Janata Party | 672 |
VINAY KUMAR BHARDWAJ | Jawan Kisan Morcha | 561 |
DHARAMBEER SINGH | IND | 544 |
ARAVIND KUMAR SINGH | IND | 5223 |
SANJAY SINGH | Rashtrawadi Janlok Party (Satya) | 435 |
ASHOK KUMAR VARMA | IND | 4104 |
RAMAYAN SINGH | AIFB | 377 |
JITESH KUMAR SINGH | The Plurals Party | 327 |
LALBABU SHARMA | IND | 320 |
KAUNAIN AHAMAD | IND | 3136 |
RAMAYAN YADAV | IND | 300 |
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH | IND | 293 |
AKHILESHWAR MISHRA | Bhartiya Sablog Party | 277 |
ANUP KUMAR TEWARI | IND | 2377 |
PRAMOD KUMAR SAHWAL | Jagrook Janta Party | 207 |
EMTAJ MIYAN | Bhartiya Insan Party | 189 |
PREMCHAND SINGH | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 1767 |
JAWAHER SAH | IND | 1585 |
TRIBHUWAN RAM | IND | 1397 |
MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
---|---|---|
Satyadeo Prasad Singh (Current MLA) | RJD | 70965 |
Devesh Kant Singh | BJP | 63314 |
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