The Janata Dal (United), JD(U), released its second list of nominees for the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls on Thursday. The Nitish Kumar-led ruling party named 44 candidates, whom it fielded from various constituencies across the state. Several ministers, including Sheila Mandal, Vijendra Prasad Yadav, Leshi Singh, Jayant Raj, and Mohd Zama Khan, featured on the list.
As Bihar readies for the 2025 Assembly elections scheduled to be held on November 6 and 11, Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will kick off the poll campaign starting today.
The JD(U) has fielded Kaladhar Mandal from the Rupauli seat. The JD(U), an NDA partner in Bihar, has now named all candidates in its quota of 101 seats in the alliance.
JD(U) Candidate List for Bihar Assembly Election 2025
| S.No. | Vidhan Sabha (Assembly Constituency) |
Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Valmikinagar | Dhirendra Pratap Singh (Rinku Singh) |
| 2. | Sikta | Samrudh Verma |
| 3. | Narkatiya | Vishal Sah |
| 4. | Kasariya | Shalini Mishra |
| 5. | Shivhar | Shweta Gupta |
| 6. | Sursand | Nagendra Raut |
| 7. | Runisaidpur | Pankaj Mishra |
| 8. | Harnakhi | Sudhanshu Shekhar |
| 9. | Babubarhi | Meena Kamat |
| 10. | Phulparas | Shaila Mandal |
| 11. | Laukaha | Satish Saha |
| 12. | Nirmali | Aniruddha Prasad Yadav |
| 13. | Pipra | Ram Vilas Kamat |
| 14. | Supaul | Vijendra Prasad Yadav |
| 15. | Tribeniganj (S.C.) | Sonam Rani Sardar |
| 16. | Raniganj (S.C.) | Adhishtit Rishidev |
| 17. | Arariya | Shabnum Akhter |
| 18. | Jokihat | Janab Manzar Alam |
| 19. | Thakurganj | Gopal Agrawal |
| 20. | Amour | Saba Zafar |
| 21. | Rupauli | Kaladhar Mandal |
| 22. | Dhamdaha | Leshi Singh |
| 23. | Korba | Dulalachand Goswami |
| 24. | Manihari (S.T.) | Shambhu Suman |
| 25. | Barari | Vijay Singh Nishad |
| 26. | Gopalpur | Bullo Mandal |
| 27. | Sultanganj | Dr Lalit Narayan Mandal |
| 28. | Kahalgaon | Shivanand Mukesh |
| 29. | Amarpur | Jayant Raj |
| 30. | Dhuraiya (S.T.) | Manish Kumar |
| 31. | Belhar | Manoj Yadav |
| 32. | Chainpur | Mohd. Zama Khan |
| 33. | Karahgar | Bashisth Singh |
| 34. | Karakat | Mahabali Singh |
| 35. | Nokha | Nagendra Chandravanshi |
| 36. | Kurthi | Pappu Kumar Verma |
| 37. | Jehanabad | Chandeshwar Chandravanshi |
| 38. | Ghosi | Rituraj Kumar |
| 39. | Nabinagar | Chetan Anand Singh |
| 40. | Rafiganj | Pramod Kumar Singh |
| 41. | Belaganj | Manorama Devi |
| 42. | Nawada | Vibha Devi |
| 43. | Jhajha | Damodar Rawat |
| 44. | Chakai | Sumit Kumar Singh |
