In this image posted on Oct. 10, 2025, from left, JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh, BJP in-charge for Bihar polls Dharmendra Pradhan, JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, BJP in-charge of Bihar Vinod Tawde, state minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary and state Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary during a meeting of the leaders of the NDA constituent parties regarding the Bihar Assembly elections.
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The Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) released two lists of candidates on Wednesday and Thursday, totalling 101 names for the upcoming 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, in line with its quota of 101 seats under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seat-sharing arrangement.
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In its first list issued on October 15, the party named 57 candidates, including sitting ministers and several new entrants. The second list, released on October 16, comprised 44 candidates, thereby completing the party’s full candidate list.
Here’s the list of JD(U) candidates and constituencies for the 2025 Bihar Assembly polls:
- Alamnagar – Narendra Narayan Yadav
- Biharganj – Niranjan Kumar Mehta
- Singheshwar (SC) – Ramesh Rishidev
- Madhepura – Kavita Saha
- Sonbarsha (SC) – Ratnesh Sada
- Mahishi – Gunjeshwar Sah
- Kusheshwar Asthan (SC) – Atirek Kumar
- Benipur – Vinay Kumar Choudhary
- Darbhanga Rural – Ishwar Mandal
- Bahadurpur – Madan Sahni
- Gaya Ghat – Komal Singh
- Meenapur – Ajay Kushwaha
- Sakra (SC) – Aditya Kumar
- Kanti – Ajit Kumar
- Kuchaykot – Amrendra Kumar Pandey
- Bhore (SC) – Sunil Kumar
- Hathua – Ramsevak Singh
- Barauli – Manjit Singh
- Jiradei – Bhisham Kushwaha
- Raghunathpur – Vikas Kumar Singh (Jishu Singh)
- Badharia – Indradev Patel
- Maharajganj – Hem Narayan Sah
- Ekma – Dhumal Singh
- Manjhi – Randhir Singh
- Parsa – Chhote Lal Ray
- Vaishali – Siddharth Patel
- Rajapakar (SC) – Mahendra Ram
- Mahnar – Umesh Singh Kushwaha
- Kalyanpur (SC) – Maheshwar Hajari
- Warishnagar – Manjrik Mrinal
- Samastipur – Ashwamedh Devi
- Morwa – Vidyasagar Singh Nishad
- Sarairanjan – Vijay Kumar Choudhary
- Vibhutipur – Raveena Kushwaha
- Hasanpur – Raj Kumar Ray
- Cheria Bariyarpur – Abhishek Kumar
- Matihani – Rajkumar Singh
- Alauli (SC) – Ramchandra Sada
- Khagaria – Bablu Mandal
- Beldaur – Panna Lal Patel
- Jamalpur – Nachiketa Mandal
- Suryagarha – Ramanand Mandal
- Sheikhpura – Randhir Kumar Soni
- Barbigha – Kumar Pushpanjay
- Asthawan – Jitendra Kumar
- Rajgir (SC) – Kaushal Kishore
- Islampur – Ruhel Ranjan
- Hilsa – Krishna Murari Sharan (Prem Mukhiya)
- Nalanda – Shrawon Kumar
- Harnaut – Harinarayan Singh
- Mokama – Anant Singh
- Phulwari (SC) – Shyam Rajak
- Masaurhi (SC) – Arun Manjhi
- Sandesh – Radha Charan Sah
- Jagdishpur – Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha
- Dumraon – Rahul Singh
- Rajpur (SC) – Santosh Kumar Nirala
- Valmikinagar – Dhirendra Pratap Singh (Rinku Singh)
- Sikta – Samrudh Verma
- Narkatiya – Vishal Sah
- Kasariya – Shalini Mishra
- Shivhar – Shweta Gupta
- Sursand – Nagendra Raut
- Runisaidpur – Pankaj Mishra
- Harnakhi – Sudhanshu Shekhar
- Babubarhi – Meena Kamat
- Phulparas – Shaila Mandal
- Laukaha – Satish Saha
- Nirmali – Aniruddha Prasad Yadav
- Pipra – Ram Vilas Kamat
- Supaul – Vijendra Prasad Yadav
- Tribeniganj (SC) – Sonam Rani Sardar
- Raniganj (SC) – Adhishtit Rishidev
- Araria – Shabnum Akhter
- Jokihat – Manzar Alam
- Thakurganj – Gopal Agrawal
- Amour – Saba Zafar
- Rupauli – Kaladhar Mandal
- Dhamdaha – Leshi Singh
- Korha (SC) – Dulalachand Goswami
- Manihari (ST) – Shambhu Suman
- Barari – Vijay Singh Nishad
- Gopalpur – Bullo Mandal
- Sultanganj – Dr. Lalit Narayan Mandal
- Kahalgaon – Shivanand Mukesh
- Amarpur – Jayant Raj
- Dhuraiya (ST) – Manish Kumar
- Belhar – Manoj Yadav
- Chainpur – Mohd. Zama Khan
- Karahgar – Bashisth Singh
- Karakat – Mahabali Singh
- Nokha – Nagendra Chandravanshi
- Kurtha – Pappu Kumar Verma
- Jehanabad – Chandeshwar Chandravanshi
- Ghosi – Rituraj Kumar
- Nabinagar – Chetan Anand
- Rafiganj – Pramod Kumar Singh
- Belaganj – Manorama Devi
- Nawada – Vibha Devi
- Jhajha – Damodar Rawat
- Chakai – Sumit Kumar Singh
Bihar Assembly elections will be conducted in two phases. In the first phase, 121 constituencies will go to polls on November 6. In the second phase, 122 constituencies will go to polls on November 11. The counting of votes will be held on November 14, the Election Commission of India announced on Monday (October 6, 2025).
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced that there are strict directives to administration for zero tolerance to any violence, and there will be no scope for any threat to voters or candidates. Over 7.4 crore people are eligible to vote in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, including 14 lakh first-time voters, he said. The CEC asserted that the Bihar elections will be conducted in a transparent and peaceful manner.
Published – October 23, 2025 12:59 pm IST
