Bihar elections results 2025: Key winners and notable losers

The Bihar Assembly elections of 2025 witnessed intense competition among the BJP, JD(U), and RJD, with several seasoned politicians and first-time entrants battling for key constituencies.

While the BJP and JD(U) secured significant victories in many seats, the RJD managed to retain some strongholds despite suffering notable losses.

Below is a detailed breakdown of the major winners and losers from each party.

BJP Major Winners

Samrat Choudhary – Tarapur

- Votes polled: 1,22,480

- Margin: 45,843

- Defeated: RJD’s Arun Kumar

Vijay Sinha – Lakhisarai

- Votes polled: 1,22,408

- Margin: 24,940

- Defeated: Congress’ Amaresh Kumar

Maithili Thakur (First-time entrant) – Alinagar

- Votes polled: 84,915

- Margin: 11,730

- Defeated: RJD’s Binod Mishra

Nitish Mishra – Jhanjharpur

- Votes polled: 1,07,958

- Margin: 54,849

- Defeated: CPI’s Ram Narayan Yadav

- 2020: Votes 1,79,266 | Margin 41,788

Mangal Pandey (First-time entrant) – Siwan

- Votes polled: 92,379

- Margin: 9,370

- Defeated: RJD’s Awadh Bihari Choudhary

Shreyashi Singh – Jamui

- Votes polled: 1,23,868

- Margin: 54,498

- Defeated: RJD’s Mohammad Shamshad Alam

Nitin Nabin – Bankipur

- Votes polled: 98,299

- Margin: 51,936

- Defeated: RJD’s Rekha Kumar

- 2020: Votes 1,39,470 | Margin 39,036

Jibesh Kumar – Jale

- Votes polled: 1,00,496

- Margin: 21,862

- Defeated: Congress’ Rishi Mishra

- 2020: Votes 1,65,548 | Margin 21,796

Prem Kumar – Gaya Town

- Votes polled: 90,878

- Margin: 5,601

- 2020: Votes 1,32,678 | Margin 11,898

Renu Devi – Bettiah

- Votes polled: 91,907

- Margin: 22,373

- Defeated: Congress’ Washi Ahmad

- 2020: Votes 1,57,915 | Margin 18,079

RJD Major Winners & Losers

Tejashi Yadav – Raghopur

- Votes polled: 1,18,597

- Margin: 14,532

- Defeated: BJP’s Satish Kumar

- 2020: Votes 1,95,395 | Margin 38,174

Awadh Bihari Chaudhary – Siwan (Lost)

- Votes polled: 83,009

- Margin: Lost by 9,370

- 2020: Votes 1,68,103 | Margin 1,973

Osama Shahab (First-time entrant) – Raghunathpur

- Votes polled: 88,278

- Margin: 9,248

Alok Kumar Mehta – Ujiarpur

- Votes polled: 86,424

- Margin: 16,283

- Defeated: Rashtriya Lok Morcha’s Prashant Kumar Pankaj

- 2020: Votes 1,84,677 | Margin 23,268

Veena Devi – Bettiah (Lost)

- Votes polled: 63,210

- Margin: Lost by 28,206 to jailed former MLA Anant Kumar Singh (JD(U))

JD(U) Major Winners

Vijay Kumar Choudhary – Sarairanjan

- Votes polled: 1,02,792

- Margin: 20,798

-Defeated: RJD’s Arbind Kumar Sahni

- 2020: Votes 1,66,850 | Margin 3,624

Shrawon Kumar – Nalanda

- Votes polled: 1,05,432

- Margin: 33,008

- Defeated: Congress’ Kaushalendra Kumar

- 2020: Votes 1,68,236 | Margin 16,077

Sunil Kumar – Bhorey

- Votes polled: 1,01,469

- Margin: 16,163

- Defeated: CPI-ML (Liberation) Dhananjay

- 2020: Votes 1,74,851 | Margin 462

Sheela Kumari – Phulparas

- Votes polled: 93,677

- Margin: 14,099

- Defeated: Congress’ Subodh Mandal

- 2020: Votes 1,78,161 | Margin 10,966

Leshi Singh – Dhamdaha

- Votes polled: 85,733

- Margin: 42,361

- Defeated: RJD’s Santosh Kumar

- 2020: Votes 1,98,740 | Margin 33,594

Aniruddha Prasad Yadav – Nirmali

- Votes polled: 1,18,904

- Margin: 37,310

- Defeated: RJD’s Baidyanath Mehta

- 2020: Votes 1,82,613 | Margin 43,922

Binay Kumar Choudhary – Benipur

- Votes polled: 84,207

- Margin: 13,603

- Defeated: Congress’ Mithilesh Kumar Choudhary

- 2020: Votes 1,58,807 | Margin 6,590

Maheshwar Hazari – Kalyanpur

- Votes polled: 1,18,162

- Margin: 38,586

- Defeated: CPI(ML) L’s Ranjeet Kumar Ram

- 2020: Votes 1,81,039 | Margin 10,251

Anant Singh – Mokama

- Votes polled: 91,416

- Margin: 28,206

- Defeated: RJD’s Veena Devi

- 2020 (RJD ticket): Votes 1,44,021 | Margin 35,757


(With PTI inputs)