Narpatganj Vidhan Sabha Seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Candidates, MLA, Schedule And Result Date
Narpatganj, along with 77 other constituencies, would be contested in the third round of elections on Saturday. The assembly segment has thrown fluctuating results over the past two decades, with back and forth victories of RJD and BJP candidates. In the last assembly elections, the winner from Narpatganj constituency was Anil Kumar Yadav of the RJD.
The Narpatganj vidhan sabha segment is based in Araria district of Bihar. The seat will go to polls on November 7, when the Election Commission has scheduled the final phase of assembly elections. The contest here is primarily between Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The poll results would be declared on November 10, when the counting of votes will take place.
Narpatganj, along with 77 other constituencies, would be contested in the third round of elections on Saturday. The assembly segment has thrown fluctuating results over the past two decades, with back and forth victories of RJD and BJP candidates. In the last assembly elections, the winner from Narpatganj constituency was Anil Kumar Yadav of the RJD. Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Phase 3 Dates And Schedule: Voting on November 7, Results on November 10.
Schedule of Bihar Phase 3 Elections
| Last Date For Filing Nomination | October 20 |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | October 21 |
| Last date for Nomination Withdrawal | October 23 |
| Voting Date | November 7 |
| Result Date | November 10 |
From the Mahagathbandhan camp, the Narpatganj seat was allotted to the RJD, which had won the seat in 2015. The party has re-fielded its sitting MLA Anil Kumar Yadav. From the rival NDA camp, the BJP was contesting. The saffron party issued the ticket to Jai Prakash Yadav.
The assembly polls in Bihar was the first major elections in India after the outbreak of COVID-19. The pandemic-induced lockdown had forced thousands of migrant labourers from the state to return back under strenuous mode of commutations. Ahead of the polls, analysts had claimed that the migrant crisis, along with unemployment, would be the major issues of the elections.
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| JAI PRAKASH YADAV (Current MLA) | BJP | 98397 |
| SADHAN KUMAR YADAV | Janshakti Vikas Party (Democratic) | 932 |
| NAND LAL PASWAN | IND | 817 |
| ALOK KUMAR | IND | 788 |
| ANIL KUMAR YADAV | RJD | 69787 |
| SHASHI BHUSHAN YADAV | IND | 598 |
| HADIS | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 5495 |
| GUNJA DEVI | SHS | 544 |
| RAJ KUMAR RISHIDEV | Apna Adhikar Party | 525 |
| NISHANT KR JHA | The Plurals Party | 511 |
| LOCHAN KAMET | Bhartiya Lokmat Rashtrwadi Party | 481 |
| MD. MUKHTAR ALAM | Bhartiya Jantantrik Janata Dal | 457 |
| PRINCE VICTOR | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 3993 |
| PAPPU KUMAR SINGH | Rashtrawadi Janlok Party (Satya) | 379 |
| MOHAMMAD ABUBAKAR | All India Minorities Front | 340 |
| HARUN | Janta Dal Rashtravadi | 2863 |
| AKHILESH KUMAR | IND | 2571 |
| PRASENJEET KRISHNA | IND | 2288 |
| ANANT KUMAR RAY | Bahujan Mukti Party | 1950 |
| CHANDRESH KUMAR | NCP | 1678 |
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Anil Kumar Yadav (Current MLA) | RJD | 90250 |
| Janardan Yadav | BJP | 64299 |
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