Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: NDA gets majority in Bihar Assembly polls

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: November 10, 2020 09:16 AM2020-11-10T09:16:07+5:302020-11-11T08:59:01+5:30

Will Bihar see a fourth term for incumbent Nitish Kumar or will the state get a new chief minister ...

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Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: NDA gets majority in Bihar Assembly polls

Will Bihar see a fourth term for incumbent Nitish Kumar or will the state get a new chief minister in young Tejashwi Yadav? The answer will be known with the results of counting of votes on Tuesday in the recently concluded and bitterly fought Assembly elections.

Counting of votes will began at 8 am today with all real-time trends and results of elections being made on Election Commission of India's website http://results.eci.gov.in and Voter Helpline App.

The ECI has set up 55 counting centres in all the 38 districts of the state, which had voted in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7 to decide the fate of 3,755 candidates.

Bihar is the first state where the full-fledged election was held after the coronavirus outbreak in India. The voting across 243-assembly constituencies in Bihar was held in three phases on October 28, November 3, and November 7 to decide the fate of 3,755 candidates.

Over 7,29,27,396 electors were eligible to vote in Bihar polls and the voter turnout was at 57.05 per cent, which was 0.39 per cent higher compared to 56.66 per cent in 2015 elections.

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RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav wins from Hasanpur Assembly Constituency
 

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HAM president Jitan Ram Manjhi wins Imamganj seat by a margin of 16,034 votes: Election Commission
 

09:43 PM

Results declared for 74 out of the total 243 seats

BJP 22, RJD wins 20, JD(U) 13, Congress 7, CPI(M-L) 5, VIP 2 and AIMIM, CPI, CPI(M), HAM(S) & Independent 1.
 

09:43 PM

Red flag flies high in Bihar polls, CPI(ML) wins 5 seats

With a win in five seats and leads in 11 others, the CPI(ML) is all set for an impressive performance in the Bihar Assembly elections whose results will be declared late on Tuesday. Inarguably the biggest gainer in the Grand Alliance, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) , often working in the margins of mainstream politics, had 19 candidates in the fray, most of them students and youth leaders.
 

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Results declared for 103 seats out of the total 243

NDA wins 54 seats (BJP 32, JDU 19, VIP 2, HAM 1), leading on 69Mahagathbandhan wins 44 seats (RJD 29, Congress 7, Left 8), ahead on 69AIMIM wins 3, leading on 2; BSP wins 1, & Independent 1
 

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RJD's Bhola Yadav loses to BJP's Ram Chandra Prasad in Hayaghat Assembly Constituency
 

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Sharad Pawar praises Tejashwi Yadav for tough fight in Bihar polls

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said though the trends of Bihar Assembly election results favour the NDA, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav put up a "gritty" fight. 

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Deputy chief minister Sushil Modi arrives at Nitish Kumar's residence

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After four rounds of counting for the 243 seats in the Bihar Assembly elections on Tuesday, 38 constituencies are witnessing a very close fight between the NDA and the Grand Alliance. As per the Election Commission website, four rounds of counting have been done for the 243 seats.Read more

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The area bordering Nepal and West Bengal and connecting to Northeast India is known as the border area of ​​Bihar. This part is considered to be important from the point of view of politics. This is because Purnia has 35 per cent, Katihar 45 per cent, Araria 51 per cent and Kishanganj 70 per cent Muslim voters.  Read more

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BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday said he was satisfied with the trends of Bihar election results so far and asserted that the NDA will form the next government in the state. Read more

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In the bihar assembly polls, Shiv Sena has become clear loser. In several cases, according to the votes counted till now, Shiv Sena seems to be doing worse that NOTA (None of the above). Read more

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Election Commission trends for all 243 seats at 3 pm: NDA leading on 128 seats - BJP 73, JDU 49, VIP 5, HAM 1 Mahagathbandhan ahead on 105 seats - RJD 67, Congress 20, Left 18 BSP leading on two, AIMIM on two, LJP on two & independents on four.

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As the trends are coming in from polling centres, the BJP is emerging as the single-largest party in the state but the Congress is not able to repeat its 2015 performance of 27 seats and the Mahagathbandhan is behind the NDA. Read more

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set to emerge as the single-largest party in Bihar polls as it is leading on 73 seats in the state, as per the Election Commission of India's initial trends. Read more

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After six rounds of counting of votes, as per Election Commission, RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav leading from Hasanpur assembly seat. Tej Pratap, a sitting MLA from Mahua assembly in Vaisali district, has changed the constituency to Hasanpur this time. Yadavs and Muslims are in majority in the constituency. Tej Pratap is facing the Janata Dal (United) sitting MLA Raj Kumar Ray, who had in 2015 defeated Binod Choudhary of BLSP.

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Election Commission press conference to take place at 1.30 pm

Election Commission press conference to take place at 1.30 pm. Deputy Election Commissioners Sudeep Jain, Chandrabhushan Kumar, and Ashish Kundra to brief the media.

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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday reacted to the early trends that showed Mahagathbandhan in the lead and said that Bihar will witness Tejashwi fest from today. Read more

11:34 AM

NDA crosses halfway mark as per EC trends for 238 of 243 seats, leading on 125 seats - BJP 70, JDU 48, VIP 6, HAM 1 Mahagathbandhan ahead on 101 seats - RJD 62, Congress 20, Left 19, BSP leads on 1, AIMIM on 2, LJP on 5 & independents also ahead on 4

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Congress candidate Luv Sinha - son of party leader Shatrughan Sinha is trailing behind BJP's Nitin Nabin from Bankipur seat, as per Election Commission trends. Luv has made his political debut from Congress in Bankipur seat, which is a part of the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha constituency that elected his father twice to the parliament in 2009 and 2014. 

11:08 AM

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who is leading the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, is leading from Raghopur seat, as per Election Commission trends. The counting is underway for the state elections, the first large polls amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

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As of 10.56 am, according to Election Commission trends for 223 of 243 seats: NDA is leading on 117 seats - BJP 63, JDU 48, Vikassheel Insaan Party 5, HAM-1 Mahagathbandhan is ahead on 95 seats - RJD 61, Congress 19, Left 15 BSP and AIMIM have a lead on one seat each, LJP on four & independents on five #BiharElectionResults

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EC trends for 189 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 97 seats - BJP 53, JDU 39, Vikassheel Insaan Party 5, Mahagathbandhan ahead on 82 seats - RJD 54, Congress 14, Left 14, BSP has a lead on one seat, LJP on four, while AIMIM is ahead on 2 & independents on three

10:54 AM

A shocking incident has taken place in Bhojpur district of Bihar before the counting of votes began for Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. BJP Mahila Morcha mayor's BJP 'Mahila Morcha' city president's husband was shot dead in Ara city of Bhojpur district. Read more

10:28 AM

Janata Dal (United) leading in Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat in Bihar which went to by-poll, as per Election Commission

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EC trends for 161 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 81 seats - BJP 42, JDU 34, Vikassheel Insaan Party 5
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 75 seats - RJD 51, Congress 13, Left 11
BSP has a lead on one seat, LJP on two, while AIMIM and an independent ahead on one each

10:23 AM

RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav is trailing behind JDU's Raj Kumar Ray from Hasanpur seat. Tej Pratap, a sitting MLA from Mahua assembly in Vaisali district, has changed the constituency to Hasanpur this time. Yadavs and Muslims are in majority in the constituency. Tej Pratap is facing the Janata Dal (United) sitting MLA Raj Kumar Ray, who had in 2015 defeated Binod Choudhary of BLSP.

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As of 10:11 am according to EC trends for 133 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 66 seats - BJP 35, JDU 26, Vikassheel Insaan Party 5, Mahagathbandhan ahead on 61 seats - RJD 40, Congress 14, Left 7, BSP has a lead on two seats, Lok Jan Shakti Party on three while AIMIM is ahead on one


 

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A year ago, RJD couldn't win a single seat in Lok Sabha polls. As per Lok Sabha results, JDU & allies were to win over 200 seats. In last one year, nothing has harmed brand Nitish or added to brand RJD, we're losing only due to COVID19 impact, said  Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi.

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According to Election Commission trends for 78 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 41 seats - BJP 23, while the JDU 14, Vikassheel Insaan Party 4. The Mahagathbandhan is ahead on 34 seats - RJD 17, Congress 12, Left 5, Bahujan Samaj Party has a lead on two seats, Lok Jan Shakti Party on one

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NDA leads in 32 seats; MGB in 21

 

Election Commission trends: NDA leading on 32 seats - BJP 20, JDU 9, Vikassheel Insaan Party 3, Mahagathbandhan ahead on 21 seats - RJD 9, Congress 7, Left 5 Bahujan Samaj Party has a lead on one seat

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Counting of votes for 243 Assembly constituencies of Bihar is underway on Tuesday amid tight security and Covid-19 arrangements at all counting centres. Read more

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According to official Election Commission trends, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on Darbhanga assembly seat

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The first leads is in for Bihar elections 2020. Both NDA and RJD-led Mahagathbandhan lead in 2 seats each.

09:21 AM

EC makes elaborate arrangements for counting

Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for counting of votes for the Bihar assembly polls. The poll panel said it has set up a total of 55 counting centres, housing 414 halls, spread across all the 38 districts. The maximum three counting centres each have been set up in four districts of East Champaran (which has 12 constituencies), Gaya (10), Siwan (8 constituencies) and Begusarai (7). Rest other districts either have one or two counting centres each.

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Counting of votes begins at 8 am today with all real-time trends and results of elections being made on Election Commission of India's website http://results.eci.gov.in and Voter Helpline App.


 

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