Mahua Assembly Election 2025: Constituency profile, past winners and party-wise candidates

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Mukesh Kumar Raushan won the Mahua seat with a margin of 13,770 votes (8.08%).

Bihar's Mahua assembly seat is set to witness a riveting contest with Tej Pratap Yadav facing off against Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Mukesh Raushan in the upcoming polls. The contest is being termed as a fight between a 'traditional force and a 'new entrant'.

With Tej Pratap Yadav contesting from the Mahua Assembly constituency, all eyes will be on whether the RJD can retain its traditional stronghold or if the NDA will make inroads, or whether Tej Pratap himself can shift the dynamics in his favor. This contest is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched battles in the region.

Mahua Assembly Election 2025: Key candidates:

Lok Janshakti Party's (Ram Vilas) Sanjay Kumar, Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Mukesh Kumar Raushan, Janshakti Janta Dal's (JJD) Tej Pratap Yadav, and Jan Suraaj Party's (JSP) Indrajeet Pradhan are the main candidates in the Mahua constituency of Bihar. The LJP-RV is in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal United (JDU), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), while the RJD has a pact with the Congress, Left parties, and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) in Bihar.
Mahua Assembly Constituency

The Mahua Assembly constituency is one of the 243 constituencies in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 126 of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The constituency is a general seat not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). It is a part of the Vaishali district of Bihar, and it comes under the Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Janata Dal United (JDU), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress are the main parties in the state.

The Mahua Assembly constituency comprises the Mahua and Chehera Kala community development blocks, making it a significant political and economic hub in the district.

What happened in the 2020 and 2015 Assembly Elections?

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Mukesh Kumar Raushan won the Mahua seat with a margin of 13,770 votes (8.08%). He polled 62,747 votes with a vote share of 36.48%. He defeated Janata Dal United (JDU) candidate Ashma Parveen, who got 48,977 votes (28.47%). Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh stood third with 25,198 votes (14.65%).

In the 2015 Bihar Assembly Elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Tej Pratap Yadav won the Mahua seat with a margin of 28155 votes (18.46%). He polled 66,927 votes with a vote share of 43.34%. Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) candidate Ravindra Ray got 38,772 votes (25.11%) and was the runner-up. Independent candidate Binod Kumar stood third with 15,578 votes (10.09%).