Polling for the Barauli Assembly constituency was be held on November 3, in Phase II of the Bihar Assembly polls. Votes were counted on November 10.

The assembly constituency was won by Ramparvesh Rai of BJP, who defeated Reyazul Haque urf Raju of RJD in 2020. The seat, one of Bihar’s
243 assembly constituencies, falls under the Gopalganj Lok Sabha constituency.

The Barauli Assembly
constituency is an unreserved seat. From 1995 to 2020, the seat has been held
by either Md Nematullah or Rampravesh Rai, the two top contenders in 2015 Assembly election. From 2000 to 2015, it was held by BJP’s Rampravesh Rai who defeated
the current MLA Md Nematullah of RJD in all the assembly elections in this
period.

Here are a few details about
the Barauli Assembly seat

Name of the assembly
constituency, district: Barauli, Gopalganj district

Lok Sabha constituency:
Gopalganj

Polling date: November 3

2020 winner: Ramparvesh Rai (BJP)

2020 runner-up: Reyazul Haque urf Raju (RJD)

Winning margin in 2020: 14,155

Number of voters in 2015: 152,536

Percentage of votes polled
in 2015: 59.24%

Number of women voters in
2015: 80,680

Number of polling booths in
2015: 252