The Janata Dal United (JDU) on Thursday released its second and final list of 44 candidates for the Bihar Assembly election. With this, the party has announced candidates for all the 101 assembly seasts.
Also, the party has fielded four Muslim candidates in the final list. "Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to all candidates," the JDU posted on X.
The second list also indictaes JD(U)’s emphasis on social balance . The caste composition of the final candidate pool includes 37 OBCs, 22 EBCs, 22 candidates from the General category, 15 from Scheduled Castes, and 1 from Scheduled Tribes. Additionally, the party has fielded four Muslim candidates, Saba Zafar from Amour, Manzar Alam from Jokihat, Shagufta Azim from Araria, and Mohd Zama Khan from Chainpur. Nine women have been given the tickets in JD(U)'s second list:
In the 2020 Assembly election, the JDU fielded 11 Muslim candidates.
| Sl. No. | Assembly Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valmikinagar | Shri Dhirendra Pratap Singh (Rinku Singh) |
| 2 | Sikta | Shri Samudra Verma |
| 3 | Narkatiaganj | Shri Vishal Sah |
| 4 | Kesariya | Smt. Shalini Mishra |
| 5 | Sheohar | Smt. Shweta Gupta |
| 6 | Surusand | Shri Nagendra Raut |
| 7 | Runni Saidpur | Shri Pankaj Mishra |
| 8 | Harlakhi | Shri Sudhanshu Shekhar |
| 9 | Babu Barhi | Smt. Meena Kamat |
| 10 | Phulparas | Smt. Sheela Mandal |
| 11 | Laukaha | Shri Satish Sah |
| 12 | Nirmali | Shri Anirudh Prasad Yadav |
| 13 | Pipra | Shri Ram Vilas Kamat |
| 14 | Supaul | Shri Vijendra Prasad Yadav |
| 15 | Triveniganj (SC) | Smt. Sonam Rani Sardar |
| 16 | Raghopur (SC) | Shri Ajamit Rishidev |
| 17 | Araria | Smt. Shagufta Azim |
| 18 | Jokihat | Janab Manjar Alam |
| 19 | Thakurganj | Shri Gopal Agarwal |
| 20 | Amour | Shri Saba Jafar |
| Sl. No. | Assembly Constituency | Candidate Name |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Rupouli | Shri Kaladhar Mandal |
| 22 | Dhamdaha | Smt. Leshi Singh |
| 23 | Kadwa | Shri Dulalchandra Goswami |
| 24 | Manihari (SC) | Shri Shambhu Suman |
| 25 | Barari | Shri Vijay Singh Nishad |
| 26 | Gopalpur | Shri Bulan Mandal |
| 27 | Sultanganj | Dr. Lalit Narayan Mandal |
| 28 | Kahalgaon | Shri Shubhanand Mukesh |
| 29 | Amarpur | Shri Jayant Raj |
| 30 | Dhoraiya (SC) | Shri Manish Kumar |
| 31 | Belhar | Shri Manoj Yadav |
| 32 | Chainpur | Mo. Jama Khan |
| 33 | Karaghar | Shri Vashishth Singh |
| 34 | Karakat | Shri Mahabali Singh |
| 35 | Noha | Shri Nagendra Chandravanshi |
| 36 | Kurtha | Shri Pappu Kumar Verma |
| 37 | Jehanabad | Shri Chandreshwar Chandravanshi |
| 38 | Ghosi | Shri Rituraj Kumar |
| 39 | Nabinagar | Shri Chetan Anand |
| 40 | RafiGanj | Shri Pramod Kumar Singh |
| 41 | Belaganj | Smt. Manorama Devi |
| 42 | Nawada | Smt. Vibha Devi |
| 43 | Jhajha | Shri Damodar Rawat |
| 44 | Chakai | Shri Sumit Kumar Singh |
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