Will BJP’s Nitin Naveen win for the fourth time in the Bankipur Assembly elections 2025 or will the Grand Alliance cause a major upset on this Patna seat? Who will win the Vaishya-Kayastha equation?
Bankipur Assembly Election 2025: Bankipur Vidhan Sabha Seat is considered to be one of the most popular seats of Bihar. This seat of Patna district comes under Patna Sahib parliamentary constituency and is dominated by Vaishya and Kayastha community. Current MLA Nitin Naveen (BJP) has won this seat three consecutive times. This is why the 2025 elections are going to be very interesting.
Electoral history of Bankipur Assembly
2020 election results
In 2020, the big contest in Bankipur was between BJP and Congress.
- Nitin Naveen (BJP)-83,068 votes
- Luv Sinha (INC)-44,032 votes
- Margin: 39,036 votes
- Pushpam Priya of Plurals Party got only 5,189 votes.
Important thing: Luv Sinha, the star candidate of Congress and son of actor Shatrughan Sinha, also contested this election, but Nitin Naveen defeated him easily.
Note: Five criminal cases have been registered against Nitin Nabin, who became the invincible leader of BJP. The total assets of 12th pass Nabin are Rs 1.74 crore and he has a total loan of Rs 24 thousand.
2015 election results
Even in 2015, BJP flag was hoisted on this seat.
- Nitin Naveen (BJP) – 86,759 votes
- Kumar Ashish (INC)-46,992 votes
- Margin: 39,767 votes
Note: This time there was a direct contest between BJP and Congress, but Nitin Naveen won again.
2010 election results
Even in 2010, voters chose BJP.
- Nitin Naveen (BJP) -78,771 votes
- Binod Kumar Srivastava (RJD)-17,931 votes
- Margin: 60,840 votes
Note: This election helped Nitin Naveen to have a strong hold on this seat. This result shows how strong this seat has been for BJP.
Social equation of Bankipur Assembly
- Vaishya and Kayastha communities have the highest number, which has a direct impact on the election results.
- Total Voters (2020): 3,91,775
- Muslim voters are around 30,558 (about 7.8%).
- Scheduled Caste (SC) voters are approximately 31,499 (8.04%).
- Scheduled Tribe (ST) voters 1,293 (0.33%).
Important thing: It is an entirely urban seat, with 391,775 voters registered (as of 2020). Due to the greater influence of the urban and educated class, the image of development and leadership is a big factor here.
Contest of 2025 – Will BJP’s stronghold remain intact?
The performance of Nitin Naveen and BJP will again be in discussion in Bankipur Assembly 2025. They have a strong hold in the Kayastha and Vaishya community, but Congress and the Grand Alliance may try to change the equation by fielding a new face. Also, the attitude of Muslim and young voters can be decisive this time. The question is whether Nitin Naveen will win for the fourth time or the grand alliance will cause a big upset this time.