Bihar MLC Election Campaign Concludes as 150 Candidates Vie for Eight Seats
The campaign for Bihars MLC elections has ended, with 150 candidates competing for eight seats. Voting is set for October 23.
Patna, October 21 (Daily Kiran) : The campaign for the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) elections concluded on Wednesday at 5 PM. Voting will take place on October 23 from 8 AM to 4 PM. The counting of votes is scheduled for October 27, with the entire election process expected to wrap up by October 31.
A total of 933 polling stations have been established across the eight constituencies, where 532,847 voters are eligible to cast their ballots. In total, 150 candidates are contesting the elections, with 90 candidates for the four graduate constituencies and 60 for the four teacher constituencies.
The graduate constituencies include Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut, and Kosi, while the teacher constituencies are Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut, and Saran. These elections have evolved into a triangular contest among the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the opposition Grand Alliance, and Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraj Party, which aims to disrupt the traditional political landscape.
The Patna graduate constituency has emerged as the most talked-about race, where Janata Dal (United) leader Neeraj Kumar seeks to secure a fourth consecutive victory. The JD(U) has re-nominated the incumbent MLC, who faces a challenge from Anuj Singh of the Jan Suraj Party.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has fielded Dilip Kumar, while the Congress has chosen Asadullah Khan as its candidate. Anant Singh’s support for Anuj Singh has further complicated the JD(U)’s position in this constituency, despite the party’s efforts to address grievances during the final stage of the campaign.
Neeraj Kumar’s recent health issues, including hospitalization, have added a new twist to the race. Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary visited the hospital to check on his condition.
In the Darbhanga graduate constituency, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nominated the incumbent MLC Sarvesh Kumar, who won the seat as an independent candidate in 2020. He is now contesting on the BJP ticket. The RJD has put forward Anil Kumar Jha, while Congress has selected Rajnikant Pathak, and Jan Suraj has nominated Mohammad Imtiyaz Noorani. This constituency has the highest number of candidates, with 40 individuals in the fray.
