Kutumba Vidhan Sabha Seat Result in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Congress Candidate Rajesh Kumar Wins, Elected as MLA

Patna, October 18: The Kutumba Vidhan Sabha seat went to polls in the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections 2020. In Kutumba assembly constituency, Congress candidate Rajesh Kumar was elected as an MLA. The results of the Bihar assembly elections were declared today. The Kutumba seat went to polls on October 28. Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: RJD, Congress, Left Declare Candidates on 243 Seats; Check Full List of Names Here.

In Kutumba assembly constituency, Congress's Rajesh Kumar was challenged by HAM(S) candidate Sharwan Bhuiya. While the Congress had the support of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Left Party, the HAM was supported by the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). For Kutumba 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. Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Dates And Schedule: Voting in 3 Phases on October 28, November 3 and 7, Poll Results on Nov 10.

As per the seat-sharing agreement, the BJP fought on 121 seats out of the 243 Bihar constituencies while its ally JD(U) contested 122 seats. The Nitish Kumar-led party gave some seats to the HAM. Under the seat-sharing agreement of Mahagathbandhan or grand alliance, the RJD contested 121 seats, Congress 70 and Left parties were allotted 29 seats. The elections for 243 assembly seats were held in three phases - for 71 seats on October 28, for 94 seats on November 3, and remaining 78 on November 7.

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