Bochahan Assembly Election Result 2022: Amar Paswan of RJD wins

The Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Amar Kumar Paswan has defeated his nearest rival Baby Kumari of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of approximately 36,000 votes. This seat was earlier held by VIP.

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The by-election was held on April 12. While NDA fielded Baby Kumari, RJD offered a ticket to Amar Paswan, son of Musafir Paswan. Geeta Kumari, daughter of former minister Ramai Ram, contested on the ticket of the Vikassheel Insaan Party.

By-poll to the seat was entailed by the death of MLA Musafir Paswan, who had won on the ticket of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) of Bollywood set designer-turned-politician Mukesh Sahani. 

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