Raghopur Vidhan Sabha Seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Candidates, MLA, Schedule And Result Date
Raghopur is among the 94 seats that will be contested in round second of the assembly elections on November 3. The first, second, and third phases of polls would be conducted on October 28, November 3, and 7 respectively, whereas, the results of all the 243 assembly seats of Bihar will be declared on November 10.
Raghopur, a rural constituency of Bihar. The Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 will be Held in Three Phase. Raghopur vidhan sabha seat would be contested in the second phase of upcoming assembly elections. The electoral fight in this constituency is between, Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJSP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The Election Commission has scheduled the voting on November 3.
Raghopur among the 94 seats that will be contested in the round second of the assembly elections. The first, second, and third phases of polls would be conducted on October 28, November 3, and 7 respectively, whereas, the results of all the 243 assembly seats of Bihar will be declared on November 10. Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Dates And Schedule: Voting in 3 Phases on October 28, November 3 and 7, Poll Results on Nov 10.
Schedule of Bihar Phase 2 Elections
| Last Date For Filing Nomination | October 16 |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | October 17 |
| Last date for Nomination Withdrawal | October 19 |
| Voting Date | November 3 |
| Result Date | November 10 |
In the 2015 assembly polls, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav from RJD was elected as the winner. Jaimala Devi from Shiv Sena, Satish Kumar from BJP, Rakesh Raushan from LJSP, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav from RJD, are the candidate for the 2020 assembly polls.
The forthcoming polls in Bihar is also the first major electoral battle in India after the outbreak of COVID-19. The C-Voter survey, whose outcome was released on October 12, had predicted another term for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with the NDA expected to win 160 seats. The Mahagathbandhan was predicted to be restricted at 76 constituencies.
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| TEJASHWI PRASAD YADAV (Current MLA) | RJD | 97404 |
| RAJU KUMAR | IND | 703 |
| SATISH KUMAR | BJP | 59230 |
| MEGHNATH PASWAN | IND | 557 |
| RAJESH RAUSHAN | Bahujan Mukti Party | 449 |
| MADHUSUDHAN PASWAN | IND | 407 |
| NATHU BHAGAT | IND | 351 |
| RAJESHWAR RAY | IND | 3481 |
| KUMAR SAMEER RAJA YADAV | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 3413 |
| JAYMALA DEVI | SHS | 324 |
| ARUN RAY | IND | 305 |
| Ramswaroop Ray | IND | 2672 |
| PARAMHANS SINGH URF PARAMHANS KUMAR SINGH | Aam Jan Party (Secular) | 223 |
| RAKESH RAUSHAN | LJP | NA |
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Tejashwi Prasad Yadav (Current MLA) | RJD | 91236 |
| Satish Kumar | BJP | 68503 |
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