The Arrah Lok Sabha constituency has been the BJP’s stronghold since the 2014 general election. It comprises seven Vidhan Sabha constituencies which saw voting in the Bihar Assembly Election 2020 in the first phase. All these constituencies from a total of 71 went into voting on October 28 amid the various restrictions placed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) due to the prevailing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in the country.
Here is a look at the performance of all the parties in these seven seats in Bihar Assembly Election 2020:
Sandesh assembly election 2020 result updates: Kiran Devi of the RJD is currently leading in Sandesh. While Vijayendra Yadav of the JD(U) is behind with a massive margin of 50,607 votes. Earlier, Shweta Singh of the Chirag Paswan-led LJP was behind RJD’s Devi. Read more about Sandesh constituecy
Barhara assembly election 2020 result updates: According to current trends, BJP candidate Raghvendra Singh Pratap is leading but RJD’s Saroj Yadav is now trailing by 4,849 votes. In the earlier, trends Yadav was leading the Barhara constituency. Read more about Barhara constituency
Arrah assembly election 2020 result updates: Arrah has not been the stronghold of any political party till now. As counting of votes continues for the assembly election, trends reflect that Quyamuddin Ansari of the CPI-ML is the leading candidate. While the BJP’s Amrendra Pratap Singh is trailing by a margin of 3,728 votes. Read more about Arrah constituency
Agiaon assembly election 2020 result updates: Manoj Manzil of the CPI-ML is leading the race in Agiaon while JD(U) leader Prabhunath Prasad is trailing by a massive margin of 38,949 votes. Agion among many other constituencies is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs). Read more about Agiaon constituency
Tarari assembly election 2020 result updates: Tarari is another constituency where the CPI-ML is leading. Party leader Sudama Prasad who is also the sitting MLA is leading by a margin of 899 votes. The runner-up as per the current trends is Narendra Kumar Pandey who is an independent candidate. Read more about Tarari constituency
Jagdishpur assembly election 2020 result updates: Jagdishpur constituency is seeing a tough contest between the RJD and the LJP. RJD candidate Ram Vishnu Singh is leading by a margin of 11,143 votes while Shribhagwan Singh Kushwaha from Chirag Paswan’s party is trailing. Read more about Jagdishpur constituency
Shahpur assembly election 2020 result updates:
RJD’s Rahul Tiwary is leading by a margin of 8,760 votes while independent candidate Shobha Devi is trailing. Read more about Shahpur constituency
The 243-member Bihar assembly went to polls in three phases, starting October 28 the first with 71 constituencies the second with 94 constituencies on November 3 and the third with 78 constituencies on November 7.
A majority of 122 seats is required to come in power for the next five years. This year’s assembly election has seen better voter participation compared to the previous ones. All three phases recorded a voter turnout of over 55 per cent.
The exit polls, which have gone wrong in the past, showed that a majority of Bihar’s population wants to see a change in governance with a hope that the new party - either individually or in an alliance, would address the relevant issues and improve further improve the political, economic and social environment in the state. Exit polls have projected that the Mahagathbandhan has an edge this time.
