RJD releases its list of candidates for the Bihar Assembly Election 2025, fielding candidates in 143 seats. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav will contest from the Raghopur assembly seat in Vaishali district.
This announcement comes as tensions rise within the INDIA alliance, with no consensus yet between RJD and the Congress on a final seat-sharing formula. The elections are set to take place in two phases November 6 and November 11 with results to be declared on November 14.
Here's the candidate list
Vaishali (Raghopur – 128) – Tejashwi Prasad Yadav
Madhepura (Bihariganj – 71) – Renu Kushwaha
Purnia (Baisi – 57) – Abdus Subhan
Muzaffarpur (Bochahan – SC – 93) – Amar Paswan
Nawada (Warsaliganj – 239) – Anita Devi Mahto
Saran (Taraiya – 117) – Shailendra Pratap Singh
Saharsa (Mahishi – 77) – Gautam Krishna BDO
Jamui (Jhajha – 242) – Jai Prakash Yadav
Darbhanga (Alinagar – 81) – Vinod Mishra
Nalanda (Asthawan – 171) – Ravi Ranjan Kumar
Begusarai (Matihani – 144) – Bogo Singh
Darbhanga (Darbhanga Rural – 82) – Lalit Yadav
Muzaffarpur (Kurhani – 93) – Bablu Kushwaha
Darbhanga (Keoti – 88) – Dr Faraz Fatmi
Muzaffarpur (Gaighat – 88) – Niranjan Rai
Saharsa (Simri Bakhtiarpur – 76) – Yusuf Salladudin
Samastipur (Hasanpur – 140) – Mala Pushpam
Madhepura (Madhepura – 73) – Prof Chandra Shekhar
Purvi Champaran (Madhuban – 18) – Sandhya Rani Kushwaha
Gaya (Imamganj – SC – 227) – Ritu Priya Chaudhary
Gaya (Barachatti – SC – 228) – Tanushree Manjhi
Muzaffarpur (Kanti – 95) – Israel Mansuri
Gopalganj (Hathua – 120) – Rajesh Kushwaha
Muzaffarpur (Sahebganj – 98) – Prithvi Rai
Madhepura (Singheshwar – SC – 72) – Chandrakesh Chaupal
Gopalganj (Baikunthpur – 99) – Prem Shankar Yadav
Gopalganj (Barauli – 100) – Dilip Singh
Vaishali (Hajipur – 123) – Dev Kumar Chaurasia
Darbhanga (Bahadurpur – 85) – Bhola Yadav
Siwan (Siwan – 105) – Awadh Bihari Chaudhary
Siwan (Barharia – 110) – Arun Gupta
Muzaffarpur (Minapur – 90) – Munna Yadav
Siwan (Raghunathpur – 108) – Osama Shahab
Saran (Chhapra – 118) – Shatrughan Kumar urf Khesari Lal
Saran (Garkha – SC – 119) – Surendra Ram
Siwan (Maharajganj – 112) – Vishal Jaiswal
Saran (Ekma – 113) – Srikant Yadav
Saran (Baniapur – 116) – Chandni Devi Singh
Gaya (Atri – 233) – Vaijayanti Devi
Nawada (Rajauli – SC – 235) – Pinki Chaudhary
Muzaffarpur (Paroo – 97) – Shankar Yadav
Saran (Marhaura – 117) – Jitendra Rai
Siwan (Goriakothi – 111) – Anawarul Haq Ansari
Vaishali (Lalganj – 124) – Shivani Shukla
Saran (Parsa – 121) – Dr Karishma Rai
Saran (Sonepur – 122) – Dr Ramanuj Prasad
Samastipur (Sarairanjan – 136) – Arvind Sahani
Samastipur (Morwa – 135) – Ranvijay Sahu
Begusarai (Cheria Bariarpur – 141) – Sushil Singh Kushwaha
Samastipur (Ujiarpur – 134) – Alok Mehta
Vaishali (Mahua – 126) – Dr Mukesh Raushan
Khagaria (Alauli – SC – 148) – Ramvriksh Sada
Vaishali (Mahnar – 129) – Ravinder Singh
Vaishali (Patepur – SC – 130) – Prema Chaudhary
Samastipur (Samastipur – 133) – Akhtarul Islam Shaheen
Munger (Tarapur – 164) – Arun Shah
Saran (Amnour – 120) – Sunil Rai
Patna (Mokama – 178) – Veena Devi
Samastipur (Mohiuddinnagar – 137) – Dr Eiya Yadav
Vaishali (Vaishali – 125) – Ajay Kushwaha
Begusarai (Sahebpur Kamal – 145) – Satanand Sambudh
Patna (Barh – 179) – Karmveer Singh
Munger (Munger – 165) – Avinash Vidhyarthi
Khagaria (Parbatta – 151) – Dr Sanjeev Singh
Lakhisarai (Suryagarha – 167) – Prem Sagar Choudhary
Patna (Maner – 187) – Bhai Virendra
Nalanda (Islampur – 174) – Rakesh Raushan
Sheikhpura (Sheikhpura – 169) – Vijay Samrat
Patna (Masaudhi – SC – 189) – Rekha Paswan
Purvi Champaran (Narkatia – 12) – Dr Shamim Ahmad
Nalanda (Hilsa – 175) – Shakti Singh
Purvi Champaran (Harshidhi – SC – 13) – Rajendra Ram
Patna (Danapur – 186) – Rittlal Rai
Patna (Bakhtiarpur – 180) – Aniruddh Yadav
Patna (Bankipur – 182) – Rekha Gupta
Nawada (Gobindpur – 238) – Purnima Devi
Patna (Fatuha – 185) – Dr Ramanand Yadav
Paschim Champaran (Ramnagar – SC – 2) – Subodh Paswan
Purvi Champaran (Kalyanpur – 16) – Manoj Yadav
Purvi Champaran (Motihari – 19) – Deva Gupta
Bhojpur (Sandesh – 192) – Dipu Ranawat
Paschim Champaran (Narkatiaganj – 3) – Deepak Yadav
Bhojpur (Barhara – 193) – Rambabu Paswan
Bhojpur (Jagdishpur – 197) – Kunal Kishore
Bhojpur (Shahpur – 198) – Rahul Tiwari
Buxar (Brahampur – 199) – Shambhu Nath
Purvi Champaran (Chiraia – 20) – Lakshmi Narayan Prasad
Purvi Champaran (Dhaka – 21) – Faisal Rehman
Sheohar (Sheohar – 22) – Navneet Jha
Sitamarhi (Parihar – 25) – Smita Purve Gupta
Sitamarhi (Sursand – 26) – Syed Abu Dojana
Sitamarhi (Bajpatti – 27) – Mukesh Yadav
Sitamarhi (Sitamarhi – 28) – Sunil Kushwaha
Sitamarhi (Runisaidpur – 29) – Chandan Kumar
Sitamarhi (Belsand – 30) – Sanjay Gupta
Madhubani (Khajauli – 33) – Brij Kishor Yadav
Madhubani (Babubarhi – 34) – Arun Kushwaha
Madhubani (Bisfi – 35) – Asif Ahmad
Madhubani (Madhubani – 36) – Sameer Mahaseth
Madhubani (Rajnagar – SC – 37) – Prof Vishun Ram
Madhubani (Laukaha – 40) – Bharat Bhushan Mandal
Supaul (Tribeniganj – SC – 44) – Santosh Sardar
Supaul (Chhatapur – 45) – Dr Vipin Kumar Nonia
Supaul (Nirmali – 41) – Baijnath Mehta (Ex IRS)
Araria (Narpatganj – 46) – Manish Yadav
Araria (Raniganj – SC – 47) – Avinash Mangalam
Araria (Jokihat – 50) – Shahnawaz Alam
Kishanganj (Thakurganj – 53) – Saud Alam
Kishanganj (Kochadhaman – 55) – Mujahid Alam
Purnia (Rupauli – 60) – Bima Bharati
Purnia (Dhamdaha – 61) – Santosh Kushwaha
Katihar (Pranpur – 66) – Ishrat Parveen
Bhagalpur (Pirpainti – SC – 154) – Ram Vilas Paswan
Bhagalpur (Kahalgaon – 155) – Rajnish Bharti
Bhagalpur (Sultanganj – 157) – Chandan Sinha
Bhagalpur (Nathnagar – 158) – Sheikh Zeyual Hassan
Banka (Dhoraiya – SC – 160) – Tribhuvan Das
Banka (Katoria – ST – 162) – Sweety Seema Hembram
Banka (Belhar – 163) – Chanakya Prakash Ranjan
Kaimur (Ramgarh – 203) – Ajit Singh
Kaimur, Mohania (SC) – Shweta Suman
Kaimur, Bhabua – Birender Kushwaha
Kaimur, Chainpur – Brij Kishore Bind
Rohtas, Sasaram – Satender Sah
Rohtas, Dinara – Rajesh Yadav
Rohtas, Nokha – Anita Devi Nonia
Jamui, Chakai – Savitri Devi
Rohtas, Dehri – Guddu Chandravanshi
Arwal, Kurtha – Suday Yadav
Jehanabad, Jehanabad – Rahul Sharma
Jehanabad, Makhdumpur (SC) – Subedar Das
Aurangabad, Goh – Amrender Kushwaha
Aurangabad, Obra – Rishi Kumar
Aurangabad, Nabinagar – Amod Chandravanshi
Aurangabad, Rafiganj – Dr. Gulam Shahid
Gaya, Gurua – Vinay Kumar
Gaya, Sherghati – Pramod Verma
Gaya, Bodh Gaya (SC) – Kumar Sarvjit Paswan
Gaya, Tikari – Ajay Dangi
Gaya, Belaganj – Vishwanath Kumar Singh
Nawada, Nawada – Kaushal Yadav
Jamui, Jamui – Shamshad Alam
Jamui, Sikandra (SC) – Uday Narayan Chaudhary
Withdrawal deadline for phase 1 ends today
The deadline for withdrawing nomination papers for the first phase, covering 121 seats, will end today at 3 PM. As of Sunday night, 1,375 nominations had been accepted for the first phase of polling. The Congress, which has yet to finalise a larger seat-sharing plan with the RJD, has declared candidates on just 54 seats across both phases.
Other INDIA bloc partners have also begun staking their claims. Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) leader Mukesh Sahani has declared that his party will contest 15 seats. The CPI(ML) has announced candidates in 20 constituencies, while the CPI has fielded candidates in nine.
Earlier, Madan Shah, a longtime RJD worker and hopeful candidate from the Madhuban Assembly constituency, broke down publicly near party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s residence. Tearing his clothes, falling to the ground, and crying, Shah expressed deep disappointment and anger after being denied the Madhuban ticket. The incident attracted a crowd and caused a moment of chaos outside the party leader’s home.
Accusations of corruption and ticket selling
Shah alleged that his denial was due to refusing to pay bribes. He named Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Yadav as the person allegedly brokering tickets for money. Shah claimed that instead of him, Dr Santosh Kushwaha, whom he called a BJP agent, was given the Madhuban seat. He accused the party of sidelining honest workers in favor of those with financial power.
Shah recalls when Yadav assured giving him ticket
Shah emphasised his long association with the RJD and his respect for Lalu Prasad Yadav, whom he called his “Guru.” He recalled that Lalu had personally assured him of a ticket after a community survey showed his strong chances of winning from Madhuban. Shah said he had been working for the party since the 1990s and had even sold his land to support his political career.
"In 2020, Lalu ji called me to Ranchi and got a survey done regarding the population of Teli community, and that Madan Shah will defeat Randhir Singh from Madhuban constituency. Tejashwi ji and Lalu ji had called me, they had said that they will give me a ticket. I have been working for the party since the '90s. I am a poor man, I sold my land...They will not form the government; Tejashwi is very arrogant, doesn't meet people...They are giving away tickets...Sanjay Yadav is doing all this...I have come here to die. Lalu Yadav is my Guru...He had said that he would give me a ticket...They gave a ticket to Santosh Kushwaha, a BJP agent..."
‘Tejashwi Yadav is arrogant’
In his emotional appeal, Shah criticised RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, calling him “arrogant” and accusing him of neglecting grassroots workers. He expressed frustration at the party’s ticket distribution process, claiming it was driven by internal politics and favoritism. Security personnel intervened and escorted him away from the residence to prevent further disruption. Despite the removal, Shah continued to voice his grievances, even attempting to follow Lalu Yadav’s car.
