2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

Elections for the 18th Legislative assembly of Bihar

2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

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All 243 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
122 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
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Leader  | Dilip Jaiswal | Tejashwi Yadav | Nitish Kumar
Party  | BJP | RJD | JD(U)
Alliance  | NDA | MGB | NDA
Leader since  | 2024  | 2017  | 2005
Leader's seat  | MLC | Raghopur | MLC
Last election  | 19.46%, 74 seats  | 23.11%, 75 seats  | 15.39%, 43 seats
Current seats  | 85  | 74  | 45
Seats needed  |  37  |  48  |  77

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Bihar Legislative Assembly seats

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| Incumbent Chief Minister

Nitish Kumar
JD(U)

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The 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election for all 243 constituencies is scheduled to be held on October or November 2025. It will be conducted by the Election Commission of India.

## Background

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The previous assembly elections were held in October–November 2020. After the election, National Democratic Alliance formed the state government, with Nitish Kumar becoming Chief Minister. Later, in August 2022 Nitish Kumar led JD(U) snapped ties with NDA and formed government with RJD led Mahagathbandhan. Later, In January 2024 Nitish Kumar led JD(U) snapped ties with RJD led Mahagathbandhan and again formed government with BJP led NDA.

## Schedule

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Poll Event  | Schedule

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Notification Date  | TBD
Last Date for filing nomination  | TBD
Scrutiny of nomination  | TBD
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination  | TBD
Date of Poll  | TBD
Date of Counting of Votes  | TBD

## Parties and Alliances

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###  National Democratic Alliance

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Party  | Flag  | Symbol  | Photo  | Leader  | Seats contested

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| Janata Dal (United) |  |  |  | Nitish Kumar |
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |  |  | Dilip Kumar Jaiswal |
| Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) |  |  |  | Chirag Paswan |
| Hindustani Awam Morcha |  |  |  | Jitan Ram Manjhi |
| Rashtriya Lok Morcha |  |  |  | Upendra Kushwaha |

###  Mahagathbandhan

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Party  | Flag  | Symbol  | Photo  | Leader  | Seats contested

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| Rashtriya Janata Dal |  |  |  | Tejashwi Yadav |
| Indian National Congress |  |  |  | Akhilesh Prasad Singh |
| Left Front |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation |  |  |  | Mahbub Alam |
| Communist Party of India |  |  |  | Ram Naresh Pandey |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |  |  | Ajay Kumar |
| Vikassheel Insaan Party |  |  |  | Mukesh Sahani |

### Others

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Party  | Flag  | Symbol  | Photo  | Leader  | Seats contested

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| Jan Suraaj Party |  |  |  | Prashant Kishore | 243
| The Plurals Party |  |  |  | Pushpam Priya Choudhary  | 243
| Aam Aadmi Party[1] |  |  |  | Sushil Kumar  | 153
| Aap Sabki Aawaz |  |  |  | RCP Singh | 140[2]
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |  |  |  | Akhtarul Iman | 85
| Bahujan Samaj Party |  |  |  |  |
| Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party |  |  |  | Pashupati Kumar Paras |
| Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) |  |  |  | Chandrashekhar Azad |

## Candidates

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District  | Constituency  |  |

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NDA | MGB
West Champaran | 1  | Valmiki Nagar
2  | Ramnagar
3  | Narkatiaganj |  | BJP | Rashmi Varma  |  | INC |
4  | Bagaha
5  | Lauriya
6  | Nautan
7  | Chanpatia
8  | Bettiah
9  | Sikta |  | BJP | Dilip Varma  |  | RJD |
East Champaran | 10  | Raxaul
11  | Sugauli
12  | Narkatiya
13  | Harsidhi
14  | Govindganj
15  | Kesaria
16  | Kalyanpur
17  | Pipra
18  | Madhuban
19  | Motihari
20  | Chiraia
21  | Dhaka
Sheohar | 22  | Sheohar
Sitamarhi | 23  | Riga |  | BJP |  |  | INC | Devendra Sinha
24  | Bathnaha
25  | Parihar
26  | Sursand
27  | Bajpatti
28  | Sitamarhi |  | BJP |  |  | INC | Abhimanyu Srivastava
29  | Runnisaidpur
30  | Belsand
Madhubani | 31  | Harlakhi
32  | Benipatti
33  | Khajauli
34  | Babubarhi
35  | Bisfi
36  | Madhubani
37  | Rajnagar
38  | Jhanjharpur
39  | Phulparas
40  | Laukaha
Supaul | 41  | Nirmali
42  | Pipra
43  | Supaul
44  | Triveniganj
45  | Chhatapur
Araria | 46  | Narpatganj
47  | Raniganj
48  | Forbesganj
49  | Araria
50  | Jokihat
51  | Sikti
Kishanganj | 52  | Bahadurganj
53  | Thakurganj
54  | Kishanganj
55  | Kochadhaman
Purnia | 56  | Amour
57  | Baisi
58  | Kasba
59  | Banmankhi
60  | Rupauli
61  | Dhamdaha
62  | Purnia |  | BJP |  |  | INC | Indu Sinha
Katihar | 63  | Katihar
64  | Kadwa
65  | Balrampur
66  | Pranpur
67  | Manihari
68  | Barari
69  | Korha
Madhepura | 70  | Alamnagar
71  | Bihariganj
72  | Singheshwar
73  | Madhepura
Saharsa | 74  | Sonbarsha
75  | Saharsa
76  | Simri Bakhtiarpur
77  | Mahishi
Darbhanga | 78  | Kusheshwar Asthan
79  | Gaura Bauram
80  | Benipur
81  | Alinagar
82  | Darbhanga Rural
83  | Darbhanga
84  | Hayaghat
85  | Bahadurpur
86  | Keoti
87  | Jale
Muzaffarpur | 88  | Gaighat
89  | Aurai
90  | Minapur
91  | Bochahan
92  | Sakra
93  | Kurhani
94  | Muzaffarpur |  | BJP | Rajesh Verma  |  | INC |
95  | Kanti
96  | Baruraj
97  | Paroo
98  | Sahebganj
Gopalganj | 99  | Baikunthpur
100  | Barauli
101  | Gopalganj
102  | Kuchaikote
103  | Bhore
104  | Hathua
Siwan | 105  | Siwan |  | BJP |  |  | RJD | Binod Kumar Sriwastava
106  | Ziradei
107  | Darauli
108  | Raghunathpur
109  | Daraunda
110  | Barharia
111  | Goriakothi
112  | Maharajganj
Saran | 113  | Ekma
114  | Manjhi
115  | Baniapur
116  | Taraiya
117  | Marhaura
118  | Chapra
119  | Garkha
120  | Amnour
121  | Parsa
122  | Sonpur
Vaishali | 123  | Hajipur
124  | Lalganj
125  | Vaishali
126  | Mahua
127  | Raja Pakar
128  | Raghopur
129  | Mahnar
130  | Patepur
Samastipur | 131  | Kalyanpur
132  | Warisnagar
133  | Samastipur
134  | Ujiarpur
135  | Morwa
136  | Sarairanjan
137  | Mohiuddinnagar
138  | Bibhutipur
139  | Rosera
140  | Hasanpur
Begusarai | 141  | Cheria-Bariarpur
142  | Bachhwara
143  | Teghra
144  | Matihani
145  | Sahebpur Kamal
146  | Begusarai
147  | Bakhri
Khagaria | 148  | Alauli
149  | Khagaria
150  | Beldaur
151  | Parbatta
Bhagalpur | 152  | Bihpur
153  | Gopalpur
154  | Pirpainti
155  | Kahalgaon
156  | Bhagalpur
157  | Sultanganj
158  | Nathnagar
Banka | 159  | Amarpur
160  | Dhoraiya
161  | Banka
162  | Katoria
163  | Belhar
Munger | 164  | Tarapur
165  | Munger |  | BJP |  |  | RJD | Jamuna Lal Srivastava
166  | Jamalpur
Lakhisarai | 167  | Suryagarha
168  | Lakhisarai
Sheikhpura | 169  | Sheikhpura
170  | Barbigha
Nalanda | 171  | Asthawan
172  | Biharsharif
173  | Rajgir
174  | Islampur |  | JD(U) |  |  | RJD |
175  | Hilsa
176  | Nalanda
177  | Harnaut
Patna | 178  | Mokama
179  | Barh
180  | Bakhtiarpur
181  | Digha |  | BJP | Rituraj Sinha  |  | INC |
182  | Bankipur |  | BJP | Nitin Nabin |  | INC |
183  | Kumhrar |  | BJP | Arun Kumar Sinha |  | RJD |
184  | Patna Sahib
185  | Fatuha
186  | Danapur |  | BJP |  |  | INC | Manoj Sinha
187  | Maner
188  | Phulwari
189  | Masaurhi
190  | Paliganj
191  | Bikram
Bhojpur | 192  | Sandesh
193  | Barhara
194  | Arrah|  |  | BJP |  |  | RJD |
195  | Agiaon
196  | Tarari
197  | Jagdishpur
198  | Shahpur
Buxar | 199  | Brahampur
200  | Buxar
201  | Dumraon |  | BJP |  |  | RJD |
202  | Rajpur
Kaimur | 203  | Ramgarh
204  | Mohania
205  | Bhabua |  | BJP | Bharat Bind |  | RJD | Sanjay Kumar Sinha
206  | Chainpur |  | JD(U) | Mohd Zama Khan |  | RJD |
Rohtas | 207  | Chenari |  | BJP | Murari Prasad Gautam |  | RJD |
208  | Sasaram |  | BJP | Deepak Kumar Srivastava  |  | RJD | Rajesh Kumar Gupta
209  | Kargahar
210  | Dinara
211  | Nokha
212  | Dehri
213  | Karakat
Arwal | 214  | Arwal
215  | Kurtha
Jehanabad | 216  | Jehanabad
217  | Ghosi
218  | Makhdumpur
Aurangabad | 219  | Goh
220  | Obra
221  | Nabinagar
222  | Kutumba
223  | Aurangabad |  | BJP |  |  | RJD | Sanjay Sriwastava
224  | Rafiganj
Gaya | 225  | Gurua
226  | Sherghati
227  | Imamganj
228  | Barachatti
229  | Bodh Gaya
230  | Gaya Town |  | BJP | Prem Kumar |  | INC | Akhoury Onkar Nath
231  | Tikari
232  | Belaganj
233  | Atri
234  | Wazirganj
Nawada | 235  | Rajauli
236  | Hisua
237  | Nawada
238  | Gobindpur
239  | Warsaliganj
Jamui | 240  | Sikandra
241  | Jamui
242  | Jhajha
243  | Chakai

## Surveys and polls

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### Opinion polls

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### Exit polls

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## Results

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### Results by alliance or party

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Alliance/ Party  | Popular vote  | Seats

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Votes  | %  | ±pp | Contested  | Won  | +/−
| NDA |  | Janata Dal (United) |  |  |  |  |  |
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |  |  |  |  |
| Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) |  |  |  |  |  |
| Hindustani Awam Morcha |  |  |  |  |  |
| Rashtriya Lok Morcha |  |  |  |  |  |
Total  |  |  |  |  |  |
| MGB |  | Rashtriya Janata Dal |  |  |  |  |  |
| Indian National Congress |  |  |  |  |  |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation |  |  |  |  |  |
| Communist Party of India |  |  |  |  |  |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |  |  |  |  |
| Vikassheel Insaan Party |  |  |  |  |  |
Total  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Other parties |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independents |  |  |  |  |  |
| NOTA |  |  |  |  |  |
Total  |  | 100%  | —  |  | 243  | —

### Results by district

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District  | Seats  |  |  |

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NDA | MGB | Others
West Champaran | 9  |  |  |
East Champaran | 12  |  |  |
Sheohar | 1  |  |  |
Sitamarhi | 8  |  |  |
Madhubani | 10  |  |  |
Supaul | 5  |  |  |
Araria | 6  |  |  |
Kishanganj | 4  |  |  |
Purnia | 7  |  |  |
Katihar | 7  |  |  |
Madhepura | 4  |  |  |
Saharsa | 4  |  |  |
Darbhanga | 10  |  |  |
Muzaffarpur | 11  |  |  |
Gopalganj | 6  |  |  |
Siwan | 8  |  |  |
Saran | 10  |  |  |
Vaishali | 8  |  |  |
Samastipur | 10  |  |  |
Begusarai | 7  |  |  |
Khagaria | 4  |  |  |
Bhagalpur | 7  |  |  |
Banka | 5  |  |  |
Munger | 3  |  |  |
Lakhisarai | 2  |  |  |
Sheikhpura | 2  |  |  |
Nalanda | 7  |  |  |
Patna | 14  |  |  |
Bhojpur | 7  |  |  |
Buxar | 4  |  |  |
Kaimur | 4  |  |  |
Rohtas | 7  |  |  |
Arwal | 2  |  |  |
Jehanabad | 3  |  |  |
Aurangabad | 6  |  |  |
Gaya | 10  |  |  |
Nawada | 5  |  |  |
Jamui | 4  |  |  |
Total  | 243  |  |  |

### Results by constituency

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District  | Constituency  | Winner  | Runner Up  | Margin

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No.  | Name  | Candidate  | Party  | Votes  | %  | Candidate  | Party  | Votes  | %
West Champaran | 1  | Valmiki Nagar
2  | Ramnagar
3  | Narkatiaganj
4  | Bagaha
5  | Lauriya
6  | Nautan
7  | Chanpatia
8  | Bettiah
9  | Sikta
East Champaran | 10  | Raxaul
11  | Sugauli
12  | Narkatiya
13  | Harsidhi
14  | Govindganj
15  | Kesaria
16  | Kalyanpur
17  | Pipra
18  | Madhuban
19  | Motihari
20  | Chiraia
21  | Dhaka
Sheohar | 22  | Sheohar
Sitamarhi | 23  | Riga
24  | Bathnaha
25  | Parihar
26  | Sursand
27  | Bajpatti
28  | Sitamarhi
29  | Runnisaidpur
30  | Belsand
Madhubani | 31  | Harlakhi
32  | Benipatti
33  | Khajauli
34  | Babubarhi
35  | Bisfi
36  | Madhubani
37  | Rajnagar
38  | Jhanjharpur
39  | Phulparas
40  | Laukaha
Supaul | 41  | Nirmali
42  | Pipra
43  | Supaul
44  | Triveniganj
45  | Chhatapur
Araria | 46  | Narpatganj
47  | Raniganj
48  | Forbesganj
49  | Araria
50  | Jokihat
51  | Sikti
Kishanganj | 52  | Bahadurganj
53  | Thakurganj
54  | Kishanganj
55  | Kochadhaman
Purnia | 56  | Amour
57  | Baisi
58  | Kasba
59  | Banmankhi
60  | Rupauli
61  | Dhamdaha
62  | Purnia
Katihar | 63  | Katihar
64  | Kadwa
65  | Balrampur
66  | Pranpur
67  | Manihari
68  | Barari
69  | Korha
Madhepura | 70  | Alamnagar
71  | Bihariganj
72  | Singheshwar
73  | Madhepura
Saharsa | 74  | Sonbarsha
75  | Saharsa
76  | Simri Bakhtiarpur
77  | Mahishi
Darbhanga | 78  | Kusheshwar Asthan
79  | Gaura Bauram
80  | Benipur
81  | Alinagar
82  | Darbhanga Rural
83  | Darbhanga
84  | Hayaghat
85  | Bahadurpur
86  | Keoti
87  | Jale
Muzaffarpur | 88  | Gaighat
89  | Aurai
90  | Minapur
91  | Bochahan
92  | Sakra
93  | Kurhani
94  | Muzaffarpur
95  | Kanti
96  | Baruraj
97  | Paroo
98  | Sahebganj
Gopalganj | 99  | Baikunthpur
100  | Barauli
101  | Gopalganj
102  | Kuchaikote
103  | Bhore
104  | Hathua
Siwan | 105  | Siwan
106  | Ziradei
107  | Darauli
108  | Raghunathpur
109  | Daraunda
110  | Barharia
111  | Goriakothi
112  | Maharajganj
Saran | 113  | Ekma
114  | Manjhi
115  | Baniapur
116  | Taraiya
117  | Marhaura
118  | Chapra
119  | Garkha
120  | Amnour
121  | Parsa
122  | Sonpur
Vaishali | 123  | Hajipur
124  | Lalganj
125  | Vaishali
126  | Mahua
127  | Raja Pakar
128  | Raghopur
129  | Mahnar
130  | Patepur
Samastipur | 131  | Kalyanpur
132  | Warisnagar
133  | Samastipur
134  | Ujiarpur
135  | Morwa
136  | Sarairanjan
137  | Mohiuddinnagar
138  | Bibhutipur
139  | Rosera
140  | Hasanpur
Begusarai | 141  | Cheria-Bariarpur
142  | Bachhwara
143  | Teghra
144  | Matihani
145  | Sahebpur Kamal
146  | Begusarai
147  | Bakhri
Khagaria | 148  | Alauli
149  | Khagaria
150  | Beldaur
151  | Parbatta
Bhagalpur | 152  | Bihpur
153  | Gopalpur
154  | Pirpainti
155  | Kahalgaon
156  | Bhagalpur
157  | Sultanganj
158  | Nathnagar
Banka | 159  | Amarpur
160  | Dhoraiya
161  | Banka
162  | Katoria
163  | Belhar
Munger | 164  | Tarapur
165  | Munger
166  | Jamalpur
Lakhisarai | 167  | Suryagarha
168  | Lakhisarai
Sheikhpura | 169  | Sheikhpura
170  | Barbigha
Nalanda | 171  | Asthawan
172  | Biharsharif
173  | Rajgir
174  | Islampur
175  | Hilsa
176  | Nalanda
177  | Harnaut
Patna | 178  | Mokama
179  | Barh
180  | Bakhtiarpur
181  | Digha
182  | Bankipur
183  | Kumhrar
184  | Patna Sahib
185  | Fatuha
186  | Danapur
187  | Maner
188  | Phulwari
189  | Masaurhi
190  | Paliganj
191  | Bikram
Bhojpur | 192  | Sandesh
193  | Barhara
194  | Arrah
195  | Agiaon
196  | Tarari
197  | Jagdishpur
198  | Shahpur
Buxar | 199  | Brahampur
200  | Buxar
201  | Dumraon
202  | Rajpur
Kaimur | 203  | Ramgarh
204  | Mohania
205  | Bhabua
206  | Chainpur
Rohtas | 207  | Chenari
208  | Sasaram
209  | Kargahar
210  | Dinara
211  | Nokha
212  | Dehri
213  | Karakat
Arwal | 214  | Arwal
215  | Kurtha
Jehanabad | 216  | Jehanabad
217  | Ghosi
218  | Makhdumpur
Aurangabad | 219  | Goh
220  | Obra
221  | Nabinagar
222  | Kutumba
223  | Aurangabad
224  | Rafiganj
Gaya | 225  | Gurua
226  | Sherghati
227  | Imamganj
228  | Barachatti
229  | Bodh Gaya
230  | Gaya Town
231  | Tikari
232  | Belaganj
233  | Atri
234  | Wazirganj
Nawada | 235  | Rajauli
236  | Hisua
237  | Nawada
238  | Gobindpur
239  | Warsaliganj
Jamui | 240  | Sikandra
241  | Jamui
242  | Jhajha
243  | Chakai

## See also

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* Elections in Bihar
* Politics of Bihar
* Nitish Kumar
* Mahagadhbandhan
* Bharatiya Janata Party

## References

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1. ^ "Another jolt to INDIA bloc? Arvind Kejriwal's AAP to contest Bihar Assembly polls". India Today. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
2. ^ "बिहार : आरसीपी सिंह ने बनाई अपनी पार्टी, 2025 का विधानसभा चुनाव लड़ने का किया ऐलान".

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