Bihar, October 15: Brahampur is a large village and corresponding community development block in Buxar district of Bihar. It is a part of the Buxar Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency of the state. The Brahampur legislative assembly segment comprises of Simri, Chakki and Brahampur community development blocks. Voting for the  Brahampur election took place on October 28 in the first phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. Counting of votes for the Bihar polls was held on November 10. Shambhu Nath Yadav of RJD won from this seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020.

As per the estimates of 2011 census, out of total 4,45,551 population, 100 percent is rural. The Scheduled castes (SC) and Scheduled tribes (ST) ratio are 11.95 and 2.34, respectively out of the total population. Bihar went to polls in three phases. Phase 1 voting was held on October 28 in 71 Assembly constituencies. Arwal Vidhan Sabha Seat in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Candidates, MLA, Schedule And Result Date.

The candidates for Bihar election 2020 from the Brahampur constituency include Ranjan Kumar Tiwari from Rashtrawadi Jansangh, Jatadhari from Bahujan Samaj Party, Hulas Pandey from Lok Jan Shakti Party among other candidates. The BJP gave the Brahampur seat to the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), which joined the NDA earlier this month.

Shambhu Nath Singh Yadav became the elected MLA from RJD Party from the Brahmapur seat in 2015. Before starting in politics, Yadav worked as a constable in Bihar Police from 1983 to 2009. Yadav had defeated BJPs' Vivek Thakur in 2015 Bihar Assembly Elections.

The NDA alliance is likely to emerge as the clear favourite to win the Bihar assembly elections by securing 160 of the 243 seats, according to an opinion poll released by Times Now-CVoter.

2020 barhampur Assembly Election: Candidates' list

MLA CandidatesPartyVotes
NIRANJAN KUMAR SINGHIND925
SHAMBHU NATH YADAV (Current MLA)RJD90176
TEJ NARAYAN TIWARIIND866
KAMALKANT SINGHJagrook Janta Party693
JATA DHARI @ JATA DHARI PASWANBSP5484
RANJAN KUMAR TIWARYRashtrawadi Jansangh465
BHARAT SHARMA @ BHARAT SHARMA VYASIND3379
PARMA NAND YADAVJan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)3182
JAIRAJ CHAUDHARYVikassheel Insaan Party30482
MANISH BHUSHAN OJHAIND2863
NILESH KUMAR RAHULIND2497
ANIL RAI @ BHAIYA JEERashtriya Dal United1859
RAMESH KUMARVanchit Samaj Party1197
HULAS PANDEYLJPNA

2015 barhampur Assembly Election Results

MLA CandidatesPartyVotes
Shambhu Nath Yadav (Current MLA)RJD94079
Vivek ThakurBJP63303

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