Patna (Bihar): Counting of votes polled in Bihar Assembly elections began at 8 am on Tuesday at 55 counting centres across 38 districts of the state.
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.
The poll body also increased the number of counting centres to 55 in 38 districts across Bihar, in order to comply with social distancing guidelines. The number of counting centres in the state was 38 during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
#Live :- Bihar Assembly Election Results 2020 https://t.co/vBBQZAFvpX
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# Election Commission declares results for 20 out of 243 seats -BJP & RJD win 6 each, JD(U), Congress & Vikassheel Insaan Party 2 each, AIMIM & CPI(M) 1 each.
The total number of votes counted till 5:30 pm is around 2.7 crores out of total 4.11 crore votes: Deputy Election Commissioner Chandrabhushan Kumar. #BiharElection2020 pic.twitter.com/gNcxz19gIb
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Chandrika Rai (file photo), father-in-law of RJD’s Tej Pratap Yadav & JDU candidate from Parsa loses to RJD’s Chhote Lal Ray. #BiharElectionResults pic.twitter.com/tclOyIFelE
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
JD(U) wins two seats and leads on 42 seats as EC declares results of the assembly polls.
#BiharElection2020: JD(U) wins two seats and leads on 42 seats as EC declares results of the assembly polls.
NDA leading on 129 seats
Mahagathbandhan on 103 seats
BSP on 2 seats
AIMIM on 4 seats
LJP on 2 seats
Independents on 3 seats https://t.co/dVxpvgGvqa— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Delhi: BJP workers gather at the party headquarters as official trends show NDA’s lead in #BiharElection2020. pic.twitter.com/IbdhgQZzUi
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
BJP leading: 77
RJD leading: 64
JD(U) leading: 47
RJD’s Lalit Yadav wins Darbhanga Rural
#BiharElectionResults: EC declares first result of polls- RJD’s Lalit Yadav wins Darbhanga Rural
NDA leading on 129 – BJP 73, JDU 49, VIP 5, HAM 2
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 103 – RJD 64 (1 seat won) Congress 20, Left 18
BSP leading on 2, AIMIM on 4, LJP on 1 & independents on 4 pic.twitter.com/I42uR8MKvH
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
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.
HAM chief & former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, who was earlier trailing RJD’s Uday Narain Choudhary, now leads by over 2,400 votes in Imamganj seat.
In some Assembly Constituencies (ACs) there are fewer polling stations, counting will conclude in 24-25 rounds. But we also have some ACs, where there will be 50-51 rounds. On average, we’ll have 30-35 rounds of counting per AC: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar, HR Srinivas
Around 4.10 crore votes were cast, 92 lakh votes counted so far. Earlier there used to be 25-26 rounds of counting, this time it went up to around 35 rounds. So the counting will continue till late evening: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar, HR Srinivas
Congress leader question EVM.
‘When the direction of the devices going towards Mars and moon can be controlled from the Earth then why can’t the EVMs be hacked?’, tweets Congress leader Udit Raj. pic.twitter.com/38VVATC8rr
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Election Commission trends for all 243 seats: NDA leading on 127 seats – BJP 73, JDU 47, Vikassheel Insaan Party 7
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 100 seats – RJD 61, Congress 20, Left 19
BSP leading on one, AIMIM on three, LJP on five & independents on seven
Gandhinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders show victory sign as the party leads on all eight #Gujarat Assembly seats which voted in by-polls pic.twitter.com/qvbzL0vBYY
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
BJP’s Parshuram Chaubey leads over Congress rival Sanjay Tiwari by 2,600 votes in Buxar seat.
RJD leader #TejPratapYadav secures lead of nearly 150 votes over JDU’s Raj Kumar Ray in Hasanpur seat
| #BiharResultswithNRP #BiharElectionResults2020 | pic.twitter.com/A9fxEsge6X— Neha Singh (@NehaSingh1912) November 10, 2020
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
BJP has nothing to lose, those who are losing ask them. We’ll only gain. I heard Digvijaya Singh’s statement. If he’s questioning EVM, it means BJP is winning. We’re getting majority & the two elderlies (Digvijaya Singh, Kamal Nath) are going to Delhi: MP Minister Narottam Mishra
Early trends of counting in Bihar assembly polls: Ruling NDA and opposition Grand Alliance locked in a neck-and-neck fight; NDA leading in 63 seats — BJP (33), JDU (25), and the VIP in five seats — while Grand Alliance is ahead in 56 seats.
Early trends of counting in Bihar assembly polls: Sharad Yadav’s daughter and Congress candidate Subhashini trails in Bihariganj seats by 1,271 votes. JD(U) leader Niranjan Kumar Mehta is leading
Congress candidate Luv Sinha – son of party leader Shatrughan Sinha- trailing behind BJP’s Nitin Nabin from Bankipur seat, as per Election Commission trends.
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav leading from Raghopur seat, as per Election Commission trends
EC trends for 223 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 117 seats – BJP 63, JDU 48, Vikassheel Insaan Party 5, HAM-1
Mahagathbandhan 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
EC trends for 200 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 102 seats – BJP 54, JDU-42, Vikassheel Insaan Party-5, HAM-1
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 88 seats – RJD 57, Congress 17, Left 14
BSP leading on one seat, LJP on 4, while AIMIM is ahead on 2 & independents on 3
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
Janata Dal (United) leading in Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat in Bihar which went to by-poll, as per Election Commission
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
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: Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi
RJD’s Tej Pratap Yadav trailing behind JDU’s Raj Kumar Ray from Hasanpur seat
BJP’s Jamui candidate Shreyasi Singh leads over RJD’s Vijay Prakash by 1,323 votes.
Early trends of counting in Bihar assembly polls: the NDA is leading in 15 seats, while the Grand Alliance is ahead in nine constituencies.
As per the Election Commission of India’s trends at around 9:40 am on Tuesday NDA is leading on 32 seats – BJP 20, JDU 9 and Vikassheel Insaan Party on 3 seats.
Election Commission trends for 78 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 41 seats – BJP 23, JDU 14, Vikassheel Insaan Party 4
Mahagathbandhan 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#BiharElectionResults pic.twitter.com/kdG7xKTi8P
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
#UPDATE BJP leading on three seats, Samajwadi Party on one seat and Bahujan Samaj Party on one seat out of the total seven seats for which by-polls were held in Uttar Pradesh https://t.co/1hrHy464gz
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) November 10, 2020
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 #BiharElectionResults pic.twitter.com/ptpenPqcbQ
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Election Commission trends: NDA leading on 24 seats – BJP 15, JDU 8, Vikassheel Insaan Party 1
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 18 seats – RJD 9, Congress 5, Left 4
Bahujan Samaj Party has a lead on one seat #BiharElectionResults pic.twitter.com/aPO32z5UvH
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
BJP ahead on 9, JDU and RJD leading on 5 seats each, Congress has a lead on 3, Vikassheel Insaan Party ahead on 1 seat, according to official Election Commission trends
BJP leading on 8 seats, JDU and RJD ahead on 3 seats each, Congress on 1, Vikassheel Insaan Party also ahead on one seat.
According to official Election Commission trends, Bharatiya Janata Party leads on 5 seats, JD(U)-2 seats, RJD-1 seat, Congress-1 seat, Vikassheel Insaan Party-1 seat, and Bahujan Samaj Party-1 seat
According to official Election Commission trends, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on Darbhanga assembly seat
Early trends in, Tejashwi’s grand alliance takes early lead over Nitish’s NDA
Patna: Supporters of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav outside his residence as counting of votes for #BiharElection2020 is underway pic.twitter.com/VvJAlZg8uv
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
#BiharElection2020 The counting of votes for Bihar Assembly elections is underway at counting centre established at Anugrah Narayan College in Patna pic.twitter.com/nPfjLuzxxx
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Counting of votes begins for 243-member Bihar Assembly & by-polls to 58 Assembly seats across 11 states pic.twitter.com/Mcqr2W4UOr
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
Patna: Strong room established at Anugrah Narayan College being opened, as counting of votes for Bihar Assembly elections to begin at 8 am pic.twitter.com/ezv9fOtHyF
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
तेजस्वी भवः बिहार!
— Tej Pratap Yadav (@TejYadav14) November 10, 2020
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) have been imposed in and around the counting centres to prevent the gathering of people.
This time Bihar witnessed a triangular contest with the ruling JDU-BJP alliance and grand alliance (RJD, Congress and others) and Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), which is eying the role of a kingmaker in case of a hung Assembly.
On one side is the NDA which includes JD-U (115 seats), BJP (110 seats), Vikassheel Insaan Party (11 seats) and Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awam Morcha (7 seats).
Mahagathbandhan constitutes RJD (144 seats) and the Congress with 70 seats. Other alliance partners include the CPI-ML (19 seats), CPI (6 seats), and the CPIM (4 seats).
Incumbent chief minister Nitish Kumar was the face of the NDA while Mahagathbandhan declared Tejashwi Yadav as its chief minister candidate.
LJP contested over 130 seats on its own and fielded candidates against all JD-U nominees and only a few against BJP.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is eyeing his fourth term with ally BJP by his side. In 2015, however, Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) fought polls with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress under the Mahagathbandhan banner. The BJP-led NDA had fought the elections with LJP and other allies.
RJD with 80 seats had emerged as the single largest party in the elections, followed by JD-U (71) paving way for Nitish Kumar to take oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the third term. BJP was reduced to 53 seats and got the largest vote share (24.42 per cent).
However, in 2017, differences emerged between the RJD and JD-U, resulting in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar returning to the NDA.
The exit polls differed in their prediction of tallies of major players in Bihar assembly polls with most predicting an edge for Mahagathbandhan or its victory.
