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The Congress Election Committee (CEC) released its 2nd database comprising 5 candidates for the Bihar Assembly election

Updated - October 19, 2025 07:54 americium IST

The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) successful Bihar faced a large jolt connected Saturday (October 18, 2025) aft the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) campaigner Seema Singh’s information papers were rejected during the scrutiny process successful the Marhaura Assembly spot up of adjacent month’s election.

Confusion prevailing successful the INDIA bloc showed small signs of fto up connected Saturday, with conscionable 2 days to spell earlier the filing of information papers for the 2nd and last signifier of assembly elections comes to a close.

The multi-party coalition, which had of precocious been blaming its inability to state a seat-sharing statement connected the request to “accommodate caller allies”, was fixed up connected by the JMM, which announced it volition spell it unsocial and contention six seats successful Bihar.

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October 19, 2025 07:54
Congress fields 5 much candidates for Bihar polls
The Congress Election Committee (CEC) connected Saturday (October 18, 2025) released its 2nd database comprising 5 candidates for the Bihar Assembly election.
The enactment has named Shashwat Kedar Pandey for the Narkatiaganj seat, Mohammad Qamrul Hoda for Kishanganj, and Mohammad Irfan Alam for Kasba. In Purnea, the enactment has fielded Jitender Yadav, and Mohan Shrivasta from the Gaya Town constituency.
Earlier, the Congress had released its archetypal database of 48 candidates. Till now, it has fielded 53 candidates.
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Congress fields 5 much candidates for Bihar polls
CEC releases 2nd database of Bihar Assembly candidates; INDIA bloc seat-sharing remains uncertain; JMM to contention six seats.
October 19, 2025 07:54
Jolt for NDA aft LJP(RV) candidate’s information papers rejected
The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) successful Bihar faced a large jolt connected Saturday (October 18, 2025) aft the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) campaigner Seema Singh’s information papers were rejected during the scrutiny process successful the Marhaura Assembly spot up of adjacent month’s election.
Her candidature was rejected owed to discrepancies recovered successful her documents submitted earlier the returning officer. She belongs to Union Minister Chirag Paswan’s party, the LJP (RV), which has got 29 seats nether the NDA’s seat-sharing arrangement.
Ms. Singh was among the 5 candidates whose information papers person been rejected. The others are Madhubala Giri of The Plurals Party, Janata Dal (United) rebel Altaf Alam who is contesting arsenic an Independent, Vishal Kumar who is besides an Independent, and the Bahujan Samaj Party’s Aditya Kumar.
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Bihar Assembly polls: Jolt for NDA aft LJP(RV) candidate’s information papers rejected
NDA successful Bihar faces setback arsenic LJP candidate's information papers rejected, seat-sharing finalized for Assembly election.