Bihar Election Results 2015
LIVE updates as results are announced for the Bihar assembly election, in a vote being viewed as a referendum on Narendra Modi's premiership in India.
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Misa Bharti, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Yadav, tweeted a few minutes back. Not sure if the picture is today's.Great Victory. Thanks to people of Bihar. pic.twitter.com/ibStWT2TQk
— Dr. Misa Bharti (@MisaBharti) November 8, 2015 -
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4 out of 6 major exit polls predicted a #GrandAlliance victory in #BiharPolls . bit.ly/20E0WJN #BiharResults http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTRK8yAXAAEaTE5.png
by IndiaSpend via twitter retweeted by adityakalra 11/8/2015 6:34:10 AM -
In Tikari, Abhay Kumar Sinha of the Janata Dal (United) is leading his Hindustani Awam Morcha opponent Anil Kumar by over 15,000 votes.
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Finally, the tweet is out twitter.com/narendramodi/s…by Reuters_AdityaKalra via twitter 11/8/2015 6:37:27 AM -
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Does anyone know where Shatrughan Sinha is? BJP general secretary M. Rao suggests party should act against people like him. #Biharresultsby Shashank Chouhan via twitter 11/8/2015 6:41:34 AM -
Had a telephone conversation with Shri @nitishkumar & congratulated him on the victory.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter. -
It appears that the issue of Bihari vs Bahari (and Bihari Babu's absence) has been settled once and for all.by Shatrughan Sinha via twitter retweeted by shashankchouhan 11/8/2015 6:43:54 AM -
Jaitley on Nov. 4 said the "tilt" in the makeup of the upper house would make it easier to pass the GST reut.rs/1kr8vm7 Now? #Biharby Reuters_AdityaKalra via twitter 11/8/2015 6:46:23 AM
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Congratulations to Laluji & Nitishji for this victory in Bihar elections.We bow before people's mandate.by Sushil Kumar Modi via twitter retweeted by adityakalra 11/8/2015 6:48:02 AM -
Had a telephone conversation with Shri @nitishkumar & congratulated him on the victory. -
Current party vote share. Source: Election Commission
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Oh yeah, how can we forget Rahul Gandhi is now on Twitter too.. twitter.com/OfficeOfRG/sta…by Reuters_AdityaKalra via twitter 11/8/2015 6:51:01 AM
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This is a victory of unity over divisiveness. Humility over arrogance. Love over hate. A victory of the people of Bihar
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गरीबों, मजलूमों, उपेक्षितों और समस्त बिहारवासियों को मैं नतमस्तक होकर इस ऐतिहासिक जीत के लिए कोटि कोटि धन्यवाद देता हूँ.by Lalu Prasad Yadav via twitter retweeted by shashankchouhan 11/8/2015 6:54:38 AM -
My 2014 story on former star pollster @TodaysChanakya -- Quality counts, they said. Something went wrong in #Bihar reut.rs/1PvE6yxby Reuters_AdityaKalra via twitter 11/8/2015 6:55:09 AM
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Modi posters get covered up with plastic at a bridge in Patna, reports @DilliDurAst #BiharResults http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTRUjbbVAAATxrk.jpg
by HuffPost India via twitter retweeted by adityakalra 11/8/2015 6:56:24 AM -
Former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi leads by over 13,500 votes in Imamganj but is trailing Subedar Das of the Rashtriya Janata Dal by over 8,500 votes in Makhdumpur. Manjhi, representing the Hindustani Awam Morcha, is contesting both seats.
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Big setback for sweet shops, cracker wallahas. BJP cancels order placed for sweets, firecrackers abplive.in/election/bjp-c…by Reuters_AdityaKalra via twitter 11/8/2015 6:57:50 AM
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Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav, leads in Mahua by 1,343 votes. Incumbent MLA Ravindra Ray, who switched to the Hindustani Awam Morcha this time, is in second place.
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Tejaswi Yadav, the RJD chief’s other son, is leading by around 3,800 votes in Raghopur where incumbent MLA Satish Kumar is in second place. Kumar, a Janata Dal (United) member, switched to the BJP this year when he didn’t get a ticket.
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In Amour in eastern Bihar, Abdul Jalil Mastan of the Congress seems to be turning the tables on incumbent MLA Saba Zafar of the BJP, leading by nearly 20,000 votes. Mastan had won the seat in 2000 and 2005 representing other parties.
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In Tikari, Abhay Kumar Sinha of the Janata Dal (United) is leading by a margin of over 31,500 votes. Incumbent MLA Anil Kumar, who is in second place, had switched to the Hindustani Awam Morcha before the election.
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BJP president Amit Shah concedes defeat on Twitter.
हम बिहार की जनता के जनादेश का सम्मान करते हैं | नई सरकार को मेरी शुभकामनाएं कि वह बिहार को विकास के पथ पर आगे ले जाए |
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 8, 2015 -
.@narendramodi thank you Modijiby Nitish Kumar via twitter retweeted by shashankchouhan 11/8/2015 7:50:46 AM -
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In Supaul, there’s no stopping Bijendra Prasad Yadav of the Janata Dal (United). The incumbent MLA has been winning here since the 1990s and is leading his BJP opponent by over 25,000 votes.
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New posters of Nitish Kumar and Mahagatbandhan put up in Patna #BiharResults http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTRaFlOUAAAiwfX.jpg
by ANI via twitter retweeted by shashankchouhan 11/8/2015 8:22:38 AM -
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In Hasanpur, incumbent MLA Raj Kumar Ray of the Janata Dal (United) looks set to retain the seat, leading his Rashtriya Lok Samata Party rival by over 6,000 votes.
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TRAILING
In Arrah, four-time MLA Amrendra Pratap Singh of the BJP is trailing his Rashtriya Janata Dal rival Mohammad Nawaz Alam by over 6,000 votes -
The first three results have been declared officially. The Janata Dal (United) wins two seats and Rashtriya Janata Dal picks up the other one.
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OFFICIAL RESULT
In Amarpur, incumbent MLA Janardan Manjhi of the Janata Dal (United) has defeated Mrinal Shekhar of the BJP by 11,773 votes
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