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How Did NDA Candidate Win With AD Singh's 37 Votes vs. Shivesh Ram's 30? STV System Flipped Bihar Rajya Sabha Election
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Bihar Rajya Sabha: STV System Flips Outcome, NDA Sweeps All 5 Seats Despite AD Singh's Lead
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17-03-2026, 07:56
Bihar Rajya Sabha: STV System Flips Outcome, NDA Sweeps All 5 Seats Despite AD Singh's Lead
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NDA secured all 5 Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar, with Nitish Kumar, Ramnath Thakur, Nitin Naveen, Shivesh Kumar, and Upendra Kushwaha elected.
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Grand Alliance candidate AD Singh, despite receiving 37 first preference votes, lost to NDA's Shivesh Ram, who had 30 first preference votes.
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The Single Transferable Vote (STV) system, not simple majority, determined the outcome in the Rajya Sabha elections.
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Surplus votes from the first four NDA winners were transferred to Shivesh Kumar, enabling him to meet the winning quota of approximately 41 votes.
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The absence of 4 MLAs (3 Congress, 1 RJD) also weakened the Grand Alliance's position, impacting the final result.
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