RJD Announces First List of 143 Candidates for Bihar Assembly Elections 2025

Patna: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), led by former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, on Monday released its first list of 143 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Party leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who is also the state’s Deputy Chief Minister, will contest from the Raghopur constituency, reaffirming his position as a central figure in the party’s campaign.

The RJD is contesting the elections as part of the broader INDIA bloc, which includes the Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India, and the Vikassheel Insaan Party. While several allies have announced their candidates—Congress releasing 60 names and CPI and CPI(ML)L finalizing theirs—the formal seat-sharing arrangement has not yet been officially disclosed.

The first batch of candidates reflects a mix of seasoned leaders and new faces aimed at strengthening RJD’s presence across the state. Notable names include Renu Kushwaha from Biharganj, Abdus Subhan from Baisi, Amar Paswan from Bochahan (SC), Anita Devi Mahto from Warsaliganj, and Shailendra Pratap Singh from Taraiya.

Veteran leaders such as Dr. Faraz Fatmi contesting from Keoti, Dr. Ramanuj Prasad from Sonepur, and Lalit Yadav from Darbhanga Rural, along with emerging political figures like Prof. Chandra Shekhar from Madhepura and Yusuf Sattauddin from Simri Bakhtiarpur, are expected to play key roles in the elections. The party has also fielded women candidates in strategic constituencies, including Mala Pushpam (Hasanpur), Rita Priye Chaudhary (Imamganj SC), Prema Chaudhary (Patepur SC), and Dr. Karishma Rai (Parsa), emphasizing its commitment to gender representation.

Other important candidates include Gautam Krishna RDO from Mahishi, Vinod Mishra from Alinagar, Ravi Ranjan Kumar from Asthawan, Niranjan Rai from Gaighat, and Bogo Singh from Mathihani. Prominent constituencies such as Hajipur will see Dev Kumar Chaurasia in the fray, while Barh will be contested by Karmveer Singh.

The RJD’s list also features leaders from minority communities, such as Yusuf Sattauddin (Simri Bakhtiarpur), Abdus Subhan (Baisi), Anwarul Haq Ansari (Goriakothi), and Sheikh Zeyaut Hassan (Nathnagar), reflecting the party’s inclusive strategy to consolidate its voter base across different regions of Bihar.

With the first list of 143 candidates announced, the political heat in Bihar is expected to intensify as parties prepare for the high-stakes assembly elections.

1. Raghopur – Tejashwi Prasad Yadav
2. Biharganj – Renu Kushwaha
3. Baisi – Abdus Subhan
4. Bochahan (SC) – Amar Paswan
5. Warsaliganj – Anita Devi Mahto
6. Taraiya – Shailendra Pratap Singh
7. Mahishi – Gautam Krishna RDO
8. Jhajha – Jai Prakash Yadav
9. Alinagar – Vinod Mishra
10. Asthawan – Ravi Ranjan Kumar
11. Mathihani – Bogo Singh
12. Darbhanga Rural – Lalit Yadav
13. Kurhani – Babul Kushwaha
14. Keoti – Dr Faraz Fatmi
15. Gaighat – Niranjan Rai
16. Simri Bakhtiarpur – Yusuf Sattauddin
17. Hasanpur – Mala Pushpam
18. Madhepura – Prof Chandra Shekhar
19. Madhuban – Sandhya Ram Kushwaha
20. Imamganj (SC) – Rita Priye Chaudhary
21. Barachatti (SC) – Tanushree Manjhi
22. Kanti – Israel Mansuri
23. Hathua – Rajesh Kushwaha
24. Sahebganj – Prithivi Rai
25. Singheshwar (SC) – Chandrakhas Chaupal
26. Baikunthpur – Prem Shankar Yadav
27. Barouli – Dilip Singh
28. Hajipur – Dev Kumar Chaurasia
29. Bahadurpur – Bhola Yadav
30. Siwan – Awadh Bihari Chaudhary
31. Barharia – Arun Gupta
32. Minapur – Munna Yadav
33. Raghunathpur – Osama Shahab
34. Chapra – Shatrughan Kumar urf Khesari Lal
35. Garkha (SC) – Surendra Ram
36. Maharajganj – Vishal Jaiswal
37. Ekma – Srikant Yadav
38. Baniapur – Chandni Devi Singh
39. Atri – Vaijayanti Devi
40. Rajauli (SC) – Pinki Chaudhary
41. Paroo – Shankar Yadav
42. Marhaura – Jitendra Rai
43. Goriakothi – Anwarul Haq Ansari
44. Lalganj – Shivani Shukla
45. Parsa – Dr Karishma Rai
46. Sonepur – Dr Ramanuj Prasad
47. Saraiairan – Arvind Sahani
48. Morwa – Ramvijay Sahu
49. Cheria-Bariarpur – Sushil Singh Kushwaha
50. Ujiarpur – Alok Mehta
51. Mahua – Dr Mukesh Raushan
52. Alauli (SC) – Ramvriksh Sada
53. Mahnar – Ravinder Singh
54. Patepur (SC) – Prema Chaudhary
55. Samastipur – Akhtarul Islam Shaheen
56. Tarapur – Arun Shah
57. Amnour – Sunil Rai
58. Mokama – Veena Devi
59. Mohiuddinagar – Dr Eyiva Yadav
60. Vaishali – Ajay Kushwaha
61. Sahebpur – Kamal Satanand Sambudh
62. Barh – Karmveer Singh
63. Munger – Avinash Vidhyarthi
64. Parbatta – Dr Sanjeev Singh
65. Suryagarha – Prem Sagar Choudhary
66. Maner – Rita Priye Chaudhary
67. Islampur – Rakesh Raushan
68. Sheikhpura – Vijay Samrat
69. Masaurhi (SC) – Rekha Paswan
70. Narkatia – Dr Shamim Ahmad
71. Hilsa – Shakti Singh
72. Harsidhi (SC) – Rajendra Ram
73. Danapur – Rittat Rai
74. Bakhtiarpur – Aniruddh Yadav
75. Bankipur – Rekha Gupta
76. Gobindpur – Purnima Devi
77. Fatuha – Dr Ramanand Yadav
78. Ramnagar (SC) – Subodh Paswan
79. Kalyanpur – Manoj Yadav
80. Motihari – Deva Gupta
81. Sandesh – Dipu Rawat
82. Narkatiaganj – Deepak Yadav
83. Barhara – Rambabu Paswan
84. Jagdishpur – Kunal Kishore
85. Shahpur – Rahul Tiwari
86. Brahampur – Shambhu Nath
87. Chiraia – Lakshmi Narayan Prasad
88. Dhaka – Faisal Rehman
89. Sheohar – Navneet Jha
90. Parihar – Smita Purve Gupta
91. Sursand – Syed Abu Dojana
92. Bajpatti – Mukesh Yadav
93. Sitamarhi – Sunil Kushwaha
94. Runisaidpur – Chandan Kumar
95. Belsand – Sanjay Gupta
96. Khajauli – Brij Kishor Yadav
97. Babubarhi – Arun Kushwaha
98. Bisfi – Asif Ahmad
99. Madhubani – Sameer Mahaseth
100. Rajnagar (SC) – Prof Vishnu Ram
101. Laukaha – Bharat Bhushan Mandal
102. Tribeniganj (SC) – Santosh Sardar
103. Chhatapur – Dr Vipin Kumar Nonia
104. Nirmali – Baijnath Mehta Ex. IRS
105. Narpatganj – Adnan Alam
106. Raniganj (SC) – Avdesh Mangalam
107. Jokihat – Shahnawaz Alam
108. Thakurganj – Saud Alam
109. Kochadhaman – Mujahid Alam
110. Rupauli – Bima Bharati
111. Dhamdaha – Santosh Kushwaha
112. Pranpur – Ishrat Parveen
113. Pirpaintti (SC) – Ram Vilas Paswan
114. Kahalgaon – Rajnish Bharti
115. Sultanganj – Chandan Sinha
116. Nathnagar – Sheikh Zeyaut Hassan
117. Dhoraiya (SC) – Tribhuvan Das
118. Katoria (ST) – Sweety Sima Hembram
119. Belhar – Chanakya Prakash Ranjan
120. Ramgarh – Ajit Singh
121. Mohania (SC) – Shweta Suman
122. Bhabua – Birender Kushwaha
123. Chainpur – Brij Kishore Bind
124. Sasaram – Satender Sah
125. Dinara – Rajesh Yadav
126. Nokha – Anita Devi Nonia
127. Chakai – Savitri Devi
128. Dehri – Guddu Chandravanshi
129. Kurtha – Suday Yadav
130. Jehanabad – Rahul Sharma
131. Makhdumpur (SC) – Subedar Das
132. Goh – Amrender Kushwaha
133. Obra – Rishi Kumar
134. Nabinagar – Amod Chandravanshi
135. Rafiganj – Dr Gulam Shahid
136. Gurua – Vinay Kumar
137. Sherghati – Pramod Verma
138. Bodh Gaya (SC) – Kumar Sarvjit Paswan
139. Tikari – Ajay Dangi
140. Belaganj – Vishwanath Kumar Singh
141. Nawada – Kaushal Yadav
142. Jamui – Shamshad Alam
143. Sikandra (SC) – Uday Narayan Chaudhary