Patna, October 18: The Imamganj Vidhan Sabha seat, a VIP constituency, went to polls in the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections. A total of 10 candidates were in the fray from Imamganj assembly constituency. But, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) or HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi was elected as an MLA from Imamganj. Manjhi defeated Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) nominee Uday Narain Choudhry. Polling in Imamganj assembly constituency was held on October 28. Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: RJD, Congress, Left Declare Candidates on 243 Seats; Check Full List of Names Here.

Jitan Ram Manjhi is a former Chief Minister of Bihar. A JD(U) turncoat, Manjhi founded the HAM in 2015. The Imamganj Vidhan Sabha seat is currently held by Manjhi. Manjhi's HAM contested elections in an alliance with the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Similarly, RJD candidate Uday Narain Choudhry received support from the Congress and Left parties. Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Dates And Schedule: Voting in 3 Phases on October 28, November 3 and 7, Poll Results on Nov 10.

For the Imamganj assembly seat, the last date of filing nomination papers was October 8. Nominations were scrutinised on October 9. The last date for withdrawal was October 12. The Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 took place in three phases - October 28, November 3 and November 7. The results were declared earlier today.

2020 imamganj Assembly Election: Candidates' list

MLA CandidatesPartyVotes
Banarsi DasPeoples Party of India (Democratic)962
Jitan Ram Manjhi (Current MLA)Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)78762
Uday Narain ChoudharyRJD62728
Fakirchand DasJan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)3797
Jitendra ChaudhariJagrook Janta Party2033
Bijendra PaswanIND1579
Deepak RamIND1339
Lalan KumarAmbedkarite Party of India1206
Kumari Shobha SinhaLJPNA
Jitendra Kumar PaswanRLSPNA

2015 imamganj Assembly Election Results

MLA CandidatesPartyVotes
Jitan Ram Manjhi (Current MLA)HAM(S)79389
Uday Narain ChoudharyJD(U)49981

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