Within the alliance, the RJD is contesting 142 seats, Congress 61, CPI (ML) 20, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) 10, CPI 9, CPI(M) 4, and the new Indian Inclusive Party (IIP) 2 seats.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav (Photo Credits: IANS)
An assessment of the Mahagathbandhan’s candidate list reflects that even though the alliance talks about fair representation for backward communities, almost 40% of Congress candidates come from upper castes. Out of 61 candidates, only 5 are women, just 8.2%.
Within the alliance, the RJD is contesting 142 seats, Congress 61, CPI (ML) 20, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) 10, CPI 9, CPI(M) 4, and the new Indian Inclusive Party (IIP) 2 seats.
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Overall, the Mahagathbandhan has 251 candidates in the race. Three seats have no alliance candidate, and 11 seats will see “friendly fights” among allies.
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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav will once again contest from Raghopur. The list also includes several prominent names such as Renu Kushwaha from Bihariganj, Anita Devi Mahto from Warsaliganj, and Mala Pushpam from Hasanpur. Other candidates include Sandhya Rani Kushwaha from Madhuban, Ritu Priya Chaudhary from Imamganj (SC), Tanushree Manjhi from Barachatti (SC), and Chandni Devi Singh from Baniapur.
| No. | Constituency | Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghopur | Tejashwi Prasad Yadav |
| 2 | Bihariganj | 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 BDO |
| 8 | Jhajha | Jai Prakash Yadav |
| 9 | Alinagar | Vinod Mishra |
| 10 | Asthawan | Ravi Ranjan Kumar |
| 11 | Matihani | Bogo Singh |
| 12 | Darbhanga Rural | Lalit Yadav |
| 13 | Kurhani | Bablu Kushwaha |
| 14 | Keoti | Dr Faraz Fatmi |
| 15 | Gaighat | Niranjan Rai |
| 16 | Simri Bakhtiarpur | Yusuf Salauddin |
| 17 | Hasanpur | Mala Pushpam |
| 18 | Madhepura | Prof Chandra Shekhar |
| 19 | Madhuban | Sandhya Rani Kushwaha |
| 20 | Imamganj (SC) | Ritu Priya Chaudhary |
| 21 | Barachatti (SC) | Tanushree Manjhi |
| 22 | Kanti | Israel Mansuri |
| 23 | Hathua | Rajesh Kushwaha |
| 24 | Sahebganj | Prithvi Rai |
| 25 | Singheshwar (SC) | Chandrahas Chaupal |
| 26 | Baikunthpur | Prem Shankar Yadav |
| 27 | Barauli | 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 (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 | Anawarul Haq Ansari |
| 44 | Lalganj | Shivani Shukla |
| 45 | Parsa | Dr Karishma Rai |
| 46 | Sonepur | Dr Ramanuj Prasad |
| 47 | Sarairanjan | Arvind Sahani |
| 48 | Morwa | Ranvijay 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 | Mohiuddinnagar | Dr Ejya 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 | Bhai Virendra |
| 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 | Ritlal Rai |
| 74 | Bakhtiarpur | Aniruddh Yadav |
| 75 | Barikipur | 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 Ranawat |
| 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 | Manish Yadav |
| 106 | Raniganj (SC) | Avinash 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 | Pirpainti (SC) | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| 114 | Kahalgaon | Rajnish Bharti |
| 115 | Sultanganj | Chandan Sinha |
| 116 | Nathnagar | Sheikh Zeyaul 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 | Uday Narayan Chaudhary |
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