Bihar Elections 2025: Who Is Contesting From Which Constituency? | Check Candidate List

Last Updated:October 16, 2025, 14:44 IST

Bihar will witness contests across 243 Assembly seats with focus seats including Nalanda, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, and Patna, where heavyweight leaders will test their luck

The Bihar Assembly elections intensify with BJP and JD(U) contesting 101 seats each, LJP 29, and HAM-RLM 2.

The nomination process for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections has picked up pace, with political parties announcing their candidates across constituencies. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released the names of its candidates for all 101 constituencies it is contesting, following seat-sharing agreement with ally Janata Dal (United).

As per the alliance formula, both the BJP and JD(U) will contest 101 seats each in Bihar election, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) will field candidates on 29 seats, and Hindustani Awam Morcha-Rashtriya Lok Morcha (HAM-RLM) will contest two.

On the other hand, the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) is yet to officially announce its seat-sharing arrangement, though internal negotiations are said to be in the final stages. The Jan Suraj Party, led by former bureaucrat and MP Pavan Varma, has released two lists comprising a total of 117 candidates. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also entered the fray, releasing two lists with several nominees, signalling its intent to expand beyond Delhi and Punjab.

As the battle lines are drawn across Bihar’s 243 Assembly constituencies, competition is intensifying in several key districts such as Patna, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, and Bhagalpur.

Here’s a comprehensive look at the emerging picture:

Alliance Overview

NDA (National Democratic Alliance)

• BJP and JD(U) will contest 101 seats each.
• LJP (Ram Vilas) to contest 29 seats.
• HAM–RLM will field candidates in 2 constituencies.

Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan)

• Seat-sharing yet to be officially finalised.
• RJD, Congress, and Left parties are in the final stages of discussions.

Other Contenders

• Jan Suraj (led by Pavan Varma) has released two lists, announcing 117 candidates so far.
• Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released two lists with multiple candidates across constituencies.

District-Wise Highlights

Araria

• Narpatganj: Devanti Yadav (BJP)
• Raniganj: Achmit Rishidev (JD-U)
• Araria: Shagufta Azim (JD-U)
• Jokihat: Manzar Alam (JD-U), Mohammad Shahnawaz (RJD)
• Sikti: Vijay Kumar Mandal (BJP)

Aurangabad

• Goh: Ranvijay Singh (BJP)
• Obra: Prakash Chandra (LJP)
• Rafiganj: Pramod Kumar Singh (JD-U), Mohd. Nihaluddin (RJD)
• Aurangabad: Trivikram Singh (BJP)

Banka

• Amarpur: Jayant Raj (JD-U)
• Banka: Ram Narayan Mandal (BJP)
• Katoria: Puran Lal Tudu (BJP)
• Belhar: Manoj Yadav (JD-U)

Bhagalpur

• Bhagalpur: Rohit Pandey (BJP)
• Gopalpur: Subhash Singh (BJP)
• Kahalgaon: Shubhanand Mukesh (JD-U)
• Sultanganj: Dr Lalit Narayan Mandal (JD-U)

Buxar

• Buxar: Anand Mishra, IPS (BJP)
• Dumraon: Rahul Singh (JD-U)
• Rajpur: Santosh Kumar Nirala (JD-U)

Darbhanga

• Darbhanga: Sanjay Sarawagi (BJP)
• Alinagar: Maithili Thakur (BJP)
• Bahadurpur: Madan Sahni (JD-U), Bhola Yadav (RJD)
• Kusheshwar Sthan: Atirek Kumar (JD-U)
• Jale: Jibesh Kumar Mishra (BJP)

East Champaran

• Raxaul: Pramod Kumar Sinha (BJP)
• Sugauli: Pankaj Pandey (LJP)
• Narkatiya: Vishal Sah (JD-U)
• Govindganj: Raju Tiwari (LJP)
• Motihari: Pramod Kumar (BJP)

Gaya

• Gaya Town: Prem Kumar (BJP)
• Belaganj: Manorama Devi (JD-U), Vishwanath Yadav (RJD)
• Bodhgaya: (JD-U) candidate pending
• Tikari: Dr Shashi Yadav (Independent)

Madhubani

• Benipatti: Vinod Narayan Jha (BJP)
• Jhanjharpur: Nitish Mishra (BJP)
• Bisfi: Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul (BJP)
• Rajnagar: Sujit Paswan (BJP)

Muzaffarpur

• Muzaffarpur: Ranjan Kumar (BJP)
• Minapur: Ajay Kushwaha (JD-U), Munna Yadav (RJD)
• Kanti: Ajit Kumar (JD-U), Mohd Israel Mansuri (RJD)
• Sahebganj: Raju Kumar Singh (BJP)

Nalanda

• Nalanda: Shravan Kumar (JD-U)
• Bihar Sharif: Dr Sunil Kumar (BJP)
• Hilsa: Krishna Murari Sharan (JD-U), Shakti Singh Yadav (RJD)
• Rajgir: Kaushal Kishore (JD-U)

Patna

• Patna Sahib: Ratnesh Kushwaha (BJP)
• Bankipur: Nitin Nabin (BJP)
• Digha: Sanjeev Chaurasia (BJP)
• Danapur: Ramkripal Yadav (BJP)
• Phulwari (SC): Shyam Rajak (JD-U)
• Masaurhi (SC): Arun Manjhi (JD-U), Rekha Paswan (RJD)

Purnia

• Amour: Saba Zafar (JD-U)
• Baysi: Vinod Yadav (BJP)
• Dhamdaha: Leshi Singh (JD-U)
• Purnia: Vijay Kumar Khemka (BJP)

Kishanganj & Katihar

• Kishanganj: Sweety Singh (BJP)
• Kochadhaman: Beena Devi (BJP)
• Katihar: Tarkishore Prasad (BJP)
• Kadwa: Dulalchandra Goswami (JD-U)

Bihar will witness contests across 243 Assembly seats. With NDA’s candidates finalised and the Grand Alliance yet to release its full list, political observers say both alliances are eyeing a close fight, particularly in north Bihar and Magadh regions.

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