11 November,2020 10:43 AM IST | Patna | PTI
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. File Pic
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav won his Raghopur seat by a margin of over 38,000 votes in the result announced late Tuesday night.
According to the Election Commission, Tejashwi defeated Bharatiya Janata Party's Satish Kumar by a margin of 38,174 votes.
Tejashwi, who was also the Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial candidate, had won the Raghopur seat, a pocketborough of the RJD, on his poll debut in 2015 too when the victory margin was 22,733 votes.
LJP candidate Rakesh Raushan bagged nearly 25,000 votes in the seat.
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Tejashwi's elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav also won from Hasanpur seat by over 21,000 votes.
However, the NDA seems to be headed for a majority against the Grand Alliance as per the latest trends and results.
Raghopur has been represented by Tejashwi's parents Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi, both former chief ministers.
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