Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: JDU Final List of Candidates Released

K N Mishra

16/Oct/2025

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JDU announced its final list of 44 candidates, completing all 101 seats allocated under NDA’s Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 seat-sharing formula.
Nitish Kumar’s party has fielded 13 women and 4 Muslim candidates, with key leaders like Bijendra Prasad Yadav contesting from Supaul.
NDA allies BJP, LJP-R, HAM, and RLM also declared their candidates, as Bihar heads to polls in two phases on November 6 and 11.

The Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 are gaining momentum as the Janata Dal United (JDU), led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has announced its complete list of 101 candidates under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) seat-sharing arrangement. With the release of its second and final list of 44 names, JDU has now finalised its candidates for all constituencies allocated to it, setting the stage for a heated contest.

JDU Final Candidate List Highlights

The final list features several prominent leaders, including Bijendra Prasad Yadav, who will contest from Supaul. The party has also fielded four Muslim candidates: Saba Zafar (Amour), Manzar Alam (Jokihat), Shagufta Azim (Araria), and Mohd Zama Khan (Chainpur). In terms of gender representation, 13 women have been fielded by JDU across different constituencies.

The announcement came a day after JDU released its first list of 57 candidates, making this the conclusive list of nominees. Nitish Kumar’s careful selection reflects a strategy of balancing caste, community, gender, and regional representation to maximise the party’s prospects in the upcoming polls.

NDA’s Seat-Sharing and Candidate Breakdown

The NDA coalition has so far declared candidates for 226 out of 243 seats, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and JDU contesting 101 seats each. The BJP has also fielded 13 women candidates in its lineup.

Among the NDA allies:

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) led by Chirag Paswan has announced 14 candidates out of 29 allotted seats, including two women.
Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), led by Jitan Ram Manjhi, has declared candidates for all six seats, fielding two women.
Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), led by Upendra Kushwaha, has named candidates for four of its six seats, with one woman candidate.

Complete List of JDU Candidates

Below is the full constituency-wise list of JDU candidates for the Bihar polls:

S.No.	Candidate Name	Constituency
1	Mina Kumari Kamat	Babubarhi
2	Sheela Kumari Mandal	Phulparas
3	Dheerendra Pratap Singh	Valmiki Nagar
4	Samraddh Verma	Sikta
5	Leshi Singh	Dhamdaha
6	Manorama Devi	Belaganj
7	Vibha Devi Yadav	Nawada
8	Jayant Raj Kushwaha	Amarpur
9	Dulal Chandra Goswami	Kadwa
10	Vijay Singh Nishad	Barari
11	Shailesh Kumar (Bulo Mandal)	Gopalpur
12	Lalit Narayan Mandal	Sultanganj
13	Chetan Anand	Nabinagar
14	Vishal Shah	Narkatia
15	Shalini Mishra	Kesaria
16	Shweta Gupta	Sheohar
17	Nagendra Raut	Sursand
18	Pankaj Mishra	Runnisaidpur
19	Sudhanshu Shekhar	Harlakhi
20	Satish Shah	Laukaha
21	Aniruddh Prasad Yadav	Nirmali
22	Ram Vilas Kamat	Pipra
23	Bijendra Prasad Yadav	Supaul
24	Achmit Rishidev	Raniganj
25	Manzar Alam	Jokihat
26	Gopal Aggarwal	Thakurganj
27	Saba Zafar	Amour
28	Kaladhar Mandal	Rupauli
29	Shambhu Suman	Manihari
30	Shubhanand Mukesh	Kahalgaon
31	Manish Kumar	Dhoraiya
32	Manoj Yadav	Belhar
33	Mohd Jama Khan	Chainpur
34	Bashistha Singh	Kargahar
35	Mahabali Singh	Karakat
36	Nagendra Chandravanshi	Nokha
37	Pappu Kumar Verma	Kurtha
38	Chandeshwar Chandravanshi	Jehanabad
39	Rituraj Kumar	Ghosi
40	Pramod Kumar Singh	Rafiganj
41	Damodar Rawat	Jhajha
42	Sumit Kumar Singh	Chakai
43	Sonam Rani Sardar	Triveniganj
44	Shagufta Azim	Araria
…	(and so on up to 101 seats)

(The complete list includes all 101 candidates, covering constituencies across Bihar.)

Election Timeline

The Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 will take place in two phases:

First Phase: November 6, 2025
Second Phase: November 11, 2025
The counting of votes is scheduled for November 14, 2025.

Conclusion

With the announcement of its full list, the JDU has formally entered election mode, balancing caste equations, community representation, and gender inclusivity in its lineup. Along with its NDA allies, the party aims to consolidate its support base and counter the Mahagathbandhan, which is still finalising its seat-sharing arrangement.

The upcoming election is set to be a decisive contest between the NDA and the opposition bloc, with the JDU’s candidate strategy playing a crucial role in shaping Bihar’s political future.

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