Makhdumpur (SC) Vidhan Sabha Seat Result in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: RJD's Satish Kumar Wins, Elected as MLA
Makhdumpur (SC) Vidhan Sabha seat falls in the Jehanabad district of Bihar. The Makhdumpur (SC) Assembly constituency lies under the Jehanabad Lok Sabha constituency. It is scheduled for the Scheduled Castes and has been an RJD seat since 2015.
Makhdumpur (SC) Vidhan Sabha seat falls in the Jehanabad district of Bihar. The Makhdumpur (SC) Assembly constituency lies under the Jehanabad Lok Sabha constituency. It is scheduled for the Scheduled Castes and has been an RJD seat since 2015. RJD's Satish Kumar won the seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. Voting for the Makhdumpur election took place in the first phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 on October 28. The results were announced on November 10 after counting of votes.
Voting for Bihar Assembly Election 2020 took place in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7. Bihar election results were declared on November 10 for all phases. Voting for Phase 1 took place in 71 constituencies of the state including Makhdumpur.
In the 2015 Bihar election, RJD's Subedar Das had defeated former chief minister, HAM's Jitan Ram Manjhi on the Makhdumpur seat. The candidates fighting for this seat in Bihar polls 2020 included RJD's Satish Kumar, HAM(S)'s Devendra Kumar and BSP's Byas Muni Das among others.
The battle for Bihar this year was being seen as a three-pronged fight with the LJP breaking away from the NDA and fighting the polls alone. It was also the first major election in the country amid COVID-19 outbreak and also comes shortly after floods in Bihar.
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| SHRAVAN MANJHI | Jagrook Janta Party | 741 |
| Satish Kumar (Current MLA) | RJD | 71571 |
| Byas muni das | BSP | 5025 |
| DEVENDRA KUMAR | Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) | 49006 |
| AVADH PASWAN | Nation First Democratic Party | 1793 |
| Ranjit Paswan | IND | 1580 |
| FUL CHAND MANJHI | Sanyukt Kisan Vikas Party | 1347 |
| Dharmendra Kumar | IND | 1235 |
| Mukesh Dayal | IND | 1140 |
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Subedar Das (Current MLA) | RJD | 66631 |
| Jitan Ram Manjhi | HAM(S) | 39854 |
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