New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced its first list of 71 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. It is scheduled to take place in two phases in November 6 and 11.
The list features several prominent leaders including Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, who will contest from Tarapur and Lakhisarai constituencies respectively. Former Deputy Chief Minister Tarakishore Prasad has been fielded from Katihar, while senior state minister Renu Devi will contest from Bettiah.
Among other names, Nitish Mishra will contest re-election from Jhanjharpur, Mangal Pandey from Siwan, and Shreyasi Singh, a well-known shooter and sitting MLA, from Jamui.
The BJP’s list also includes leaders such as Vinod Narayan Jha (Benipatti), Sanjay Saraogi (Darbhanga), Siddharth Saurav (Bikram), and Dr. Prem Kumar (Gaya town).
Prominent women candidates in the list include Renu Devi (Bettiah), Gayatri Devi (Parihar), Sweety Singh (Kishanganj), Nisha Singh (Pranpur), Kavita Devi (Korha – SC), and Aruna Devi (Warsaliganj).
The original list as published by the party is as follows:
Renu Devi represents Bettiah.
Pramod Kumar Sinha represents Raxaul.
Shyambabu Prasad Yadav represents Pipra.
Rana Randhir Singh represents Madhuban.
Pramod Kumar represents Motihari.
Shri Pawan Jaiswal represents Dhaka.
Baidyanath Prasad represents Riga.
Anil Kumar Ram represents Bathnaha (SC).
Gayatri Devi represents Parihar.
Sunil Kumar Pintu represents Sitamarhi.
Vinod Narayan Jha represents Benipatti.
Shri Arun Shankar Prasad represents Khajauli.
Shri Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul represents Bisfi.
Shri Sujeet Paswan represents Rainaqar (SC).
Shri Nitish Mishra represents Jhanjharpur.
Shri Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu represents Chhatapur.
Smt. Devanti Yadav represents Narpatganj.
Shri Vidya Sagar Kesri represents Forbesganj.
Shri Vijay Kumar Mandal represents Sikti.
Smt. Sweety Singh represents Kishanganj.
Shri Krishna Kumar Rishi represents Banmankhi (SC).
Shri Vijay Kumar Khemka represents Purnia.
Shri Tarkishore Prasad represents Katihar.
Smt. Nisha Singh represents Pranpur.
Smt. Kavita Devi represents Korha (SC).
Shri Alok Ranjan Jha represents Saharsa.
Shri Sumit Kumar Singh represents Gaura Bauram.
Shri Sanjay Saraogi represents Darbhanga.
Shri Murari Mohan Jha represents Keoti.
Shri Jibesh Kumar Mishra represents Jale.
Smt. Rama Nishad represents Aurai.
Shri Kedar Prasad Gupta represents Kurhani.
Shri Arun Kumar Singh represents Baruraj.
Shri Raju Kumar Singh represents Sahebganj.
Shri Mithilesh Tiwari represents Baikunthpur.
Shri Mangal Pandey represents Siwan.
Shri Kameshwar Singh represents Daraundha.
Shri Devesh Kant Singh represents Goriakothi.
Shri Janak Singh represents Taraiya.
Shri Krishan Kumar Mantoo represents Amnour.
Shri Awadhesh Singh represents Hajipur.
Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh represents Lalganj.
Shri Lakhendra Kumar Raushan represents Patepur (SC).
Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh represents Mohiuddinnagar.
Shri Surendra Mehta represents Bachhwara.
Shri Rajnish Kumar represents Teghra.
Shri Kundan Kumar represents Begusarai.
Shri Rohit Pandey represents Bhagalpur.
Shri Ram Narayan Mandal represents Banka.
Shri Puran Lal Tudu represents Katoria (ST).
Shri Samrat Chaudhary represents Tarapur.
Shri Kumar Pranay represents Munger.
Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha represents Lakhisarai.
Dr. Sunil Kumar represents Biharsharif.
Shri Sanjiv Chaurasia represents Digha.
Shri Nitin Nabin represents Bankipur.
Shri Sanjay Gupta represents Kumhrar.
Shri Ratnesh Kushwaha represents Patna Sahib.
Shri Ramkripal Yadav represents Danapur.
Shri Siddharth Saurav represents Bikram.
Shri Raghvendra Pratap Singh represents Barhara.
Shri Sanjay Singh “Tiger” represents Arrah.
Shri Vishal Prashant represents Tarari.
Shri Manoj Sharma represents Arwal.
Shri Trivikram Singh represents Aurangabad.
Shri Upendraai represents Gurua.
Dr. Prem Kumar represents Gaya Town.
Shri Birendra Singh represents Wazirganj.
Shri Anil Singh represents Hisua.
Smt. Aruna Devi represents Warsaliganj.
Sushri Shreyasi Singh represents Jamui.