The Indian National Congress released the list of 48 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The party is fielding its state unit chief Rajesh Ram from Kutumba Assembly seat and CLP leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan from Kadwa.
The party announced the candidates even before finalising the seat-sharing arrangement with its Mahagathbandhan allies, including the RJD.
The last date for filing nominations for the first phase of polls is October 17, while that for the second phase is October 20.
The Congress leadership has been in talks with its alliance partners including the RJD and the Left.
| Sl. No. | No & name of Constituencies | Selected Candidates | Ph of Poll |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Bagaha | Jayesh Mangal Singh | Second |
| 2 | 6 Nautan | Amit Giri | Second |
| 3 | 7 Chanpatia | Abhishek Ranjan | Second |
| 4 | 8 Bettiah | Wasi Ahmed | Second |
| 5 | 10 Raxaul | Shyam Bihari Prasad | Second |
| 6 | 14 Govindganj | Shashi Bhushan Rai @ Gappu Rai | Second |
| 7 | 23 Riga | Amit Kumar Singh Tunna | Second |
| 8 | 24 Bathnaha-SC | Er. Navin Kumar | Second |
| 9 | 32 Benipatti | Nalini Ranjan Jha | Second |
| 10 | 39 Phulparas | Subodh Mandal | Second |
| 11 | 48 Forbesganj | Manoj Vishwas | Second |
| 12 | 52 Bahadurganj | Prof. Maswar Alam @ Prof. Mushabbir Alam | Second |
| 13 | 64 Kadwa | Shakeel Ahmad Khan | Second |
| 14 | 67 Manihari-ST | Manohar Prasad Singh | Second |
| 15 | 69 Korha-SC | Ms. Punam Paswan | Second |
| 16 | 74 Sonbarsha-SC | Ms. Sarita Devi | First |
| 17 | 80 Benipur | Mithilesh Kumar Chaudhary | First |
| 18 | 92 Sakra-SC | Umesh Ram | First |
| 19 | 94 Muzaffarpur | Bijendra Chaudhary | First |
| 20 | 101 Gopalganj | Om Prakash Garg | First |
| 21 | 102 Kuchaikote | Hari Narain Kushwah | First |
| 22 | 124 Lalganj | Aditya Kumar Raja | First |
| 23 | 125 Vaishali | Er. Sanjeev Singh | First |
| 24 | 127 Raja Pakar-SC | Ms. Pratima Kumari | First |
| 25 | 139 Rosera-SC | Braj Kishore Ravi | First |
| 26 | 142 Bachhwara | Shiv Prakash Garib Das | First |
| 27 | 146 Begusarai | Ms. Amita Bhushan | First |
| Sl. No. | No & name of Constituencies | Selected Candidates | Ph of Poll |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 149 Khagaria | Dr. Chandan Yadav | First |
| 29 | 150 Beldaur | Mithlesh Kumar Nishad | First |
| 30 | 156 Bhagalpur | Ajeet Kumar Sharma | Second |
| 31 | 157 Sultanganj | Lalan Yadav | Second |
| 32 | 159 Amarpur | Jitendra Singh | Second |
| 33 | 168 Lakhisarai | Amresh Kumar (Anish) | First |
| 34 | 170 Barbigha | Trisuldhari Singh | First |
| 35 | 172 Biharsharif | Omair Khan | First |
| 36 | 176 Nalanda | Kaushlendra Kumar "Chote Mukhiya" | First |
| 37 | 177 Harnaut | Arun Kumar Bind | First |
| 38 | 183 Kumhrar | Indradeep Chandravanshi | First |
| 39 | 184 Patna Sahib | Shashant Shekhar | First |
| 40 | 191 Bikram | Anil Kumar Singh | First |
| 41 | 200 Buxar | Sanjay Kumar Tiwari | First |
| 42 | 202 Rajpur-SC | Vishwanath Ram | First |
| 43 | 207 Chenari-SC | Mangal Ram | Second |
| 44 | 209 Kargahar | Santosh Mishra | Second |
| 45 | 222 Kutumba-SC | Rajesh Ram | Second |
| 46 | 223 Aurangabad | Anand Shankar Singh | Second |
| 47 | 234 Wazirganj | Awadhesh Kumar Singh | Second |
| 48 | 236 Hisua | Ms. Nitu Kumari | Second |
Jayesh Mangal Singh will contest from Bagaha, Amit Giri from Nautan and Abhishek Ranjan from Chanpatia seat.
From Bettiah seat, the party has fielded Wasi Ahmed, while Shyam Bihari Prasad will be its candidate from Raxaul.
From Govindgan seat, the Congress named Shashi Bhushan Rai alias Gappu Rai as its candidate while Amit Kumar Singh Tunna has been fielded from Riga.
The 243 members Bihar Assembly elections will be held in two phases -- on November 6 and 11. The counting of votes will take place on November 14. The Election Commission announced the poll schedule on October 6.
With agency inputs
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