Patna, November 2: The Ramnagar Vidhan Sabha seat in Bihar went to polls along with 77 other seats in the third phase of the state assembly elections. Polling for the third phase of the Bihar assembly elections 2020 was conducted on November 7. In Ramnagar assembly constituency, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Bhagirathi Devi was elected as an MLA after the results were announced on Tuesday. Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Dates And Schedule: Voting in 3 Phases on October 28, November 3 and 7, Poll Results on Nov 10.
The BJP renominated its current MLA from Ramnagar Bhagirathi Devi. Rajesh Ram contested as Congress candidate. A total of 11 candidates are in the electoral fray. For the third phase of Bihar assembly polls, the last date of filing nomination papers was October 20. Nominations were scrutinised 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.
While the BJP formed an alliance and shared seats with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United), Congress tied with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Left parties. The BJP is contesting 121 seats, while its ally JD(U) was given 122 seats. As per the seat-sharing agreement of Mahagathbandhan or grand alliance, the RJD contested 121 seats, Congress 70 and Left parties have been allotted 29 seats. Polling for Bihar's 243 seats was held in three phases. Voting for the first phase was held on October 28.
MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
---|---|---|
Bhagirathi Devi (Current MLA) | BJP | 75423 |
Rajesh Ram | INC | 59627 |
Lorik Das | Fauji Kisan Party | 4331 |
Ramayan Paswan | IND | 3793 |
Vinay Ram | Janta Dal Rashtravadi | 3215 |
Awadh Kishor Ram | IND | 3111 |
Ayush Kumar | IND | 2671 |
Subodh Kumar | Bhartiya Panchyat Party | 26063 |
Ramnaresh Baitha | IND | 2460 |
Champa Devi | The Plurals Party | 1412 |
Lokesh Ram | RLSP | NA |
MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
---|---|---|
Bhagirathi Devi (Current MLA) | BJP | 82166 |
Purnmasi Ram | INC | 64178 |
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