Motihari Vidhan Sabha Seat Result in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: BJP's Pramod Kumar Wins, Elected as MLA

Patna, November 2: The Motihari Vidhan Sabha went to polls in the third phase of the Bihar assembly elections 2020. Polling in 78 constituencies, including Motihari, was held on November 7. The results were declared today. From Motihari, BJP's Pramod Kumar was elected as an MLA. In Motihari assembly constituency, the main electoral contest was between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Sikta Vidhan Sabha Seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Candidates, MLA, Schedule And Result Date.

The sitting BJP MLA from Motihari, Pramod Kumar was renominated by his party. The RJD fielded Om Prakash Chaudhary. A total of 14 candidates are in the fray. For Motihari seat, the last date of filing nomination papers was October 20. The scrutiny of nominations was conducted on October 21. The last date for withdrawal was October 23. Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: 5 Key Takeaways From IANS-C Voter Opinion Poll Results.

The BJP formed an alliance and shared seats with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United). 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 RJD formed Mahagathbandhan or grand alliance with the Congress and Left parties.

The RJD contested 121 and its ally Congress fielded candidates in 70 constituencies, leaving 29 seats for Left parties. Polling on 71 seats in the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections was held on October 28. The second phase of polls was conducted on November 3.

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