Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Vinod Kumar Singh of Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) won the Bagodar Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 98,201 votes (47.00% vote share). The runner-up was Nagendra Mahto (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 83,656 votes.
A total of 12 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinod Kumar Singh | 98201 | 47.00% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 2 | Nagendra Mahto | 83656 | 40.10% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Rajani Kaur | 8749 | 4.20% | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 4 | Anup Kumar Pandey | 5188 | 2.50% | Ajsu Party |
| 5 | Lalita Kumari | 2582 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 6 | Jagdish Mahto | 2316 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 7 | Vasudev Pra Verma | 2049 | 1.00% | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Deepak Prasad Sinha | 1555 | 0.70% | All India Forward Bloc |
| 9 | Dashrath Singh | 1245 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 10 | Jay Prakash Prasad | 1244 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 11 | Tekochand Mahto | 1172 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 12 | Damodar Paswan | 885 | 0.40% | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
The Bagodar constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Vinod Kumar Singh (Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)) emerged as the winner securing 98,201 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.