Bhagalpur Assembly Elections 2025: Will Congress repeat the victory for the fourth time or will BJP counterattack and take back the seat? Who will be crowned the winner in this election full of Muslim vote bank, caste equation and close contest?
Bhagalpur Assembly Election 2025: Bhagalpur Assembly Seat is considered to be the most important center of politics of Bihar. This seat was once a stronghold of BJP, but since the 2014 by-elections, Congress has been continuously winning here. This seat, which has more than 3.52 lakh voters, sees tough competition every time. Especially Muslim and Vaishya voters influence the election results here to a great extent.
2010: BJP’s dominance
In the 2010 assembly elections, Ashwini Kumar Choubey (BJP) won by getting 49,164 votes. He defeated Ajit Sharma of Congress by a margin of 11,060 votes. This period was a time of strong hold for BJP.
2015: Congress returns
Congress made a strong comeback in 2015. Ajit Sharma (INC) won by securing 70,514 votes. He defeated BJP’s Arjit Shashwat Chaubey by 10,658 votes. In this election, BJP leader Vijay Sah rebelled and contested the election as an independent candidate and got 15,212 votes, due to which the BJP’s vote bank got divided.
2020: Close contest, Congress wins again
The contest was very close in 2020. Ajit Sharma of Congress secured 65,502 votes while Rohit Pandey of BJP secured 64,389 votes. Congress retained this seat by a margin of just 1,113 votes. In this election, LJP’s Rajesh Verma stood third and secured 20,523 votes.
Note: Congress MLA Ajit Sharma, who has a graduation degree, has 7 criminal cases pending against him. His total movable and immovable assets are Rs 43.27 crore and he has a loan of Rs 6.16 crore.
Political and social equation of Bhagalpur
The mathematics of Bhagalpur Assembly seat is very complicated. Muslims have the largest share of voters, who play an important role in deciding victory or defeat. After this, Vaishya, Brahmin, Rajput, Bhumihar and Dalit voters also influence this seat. This is the reason why both BJP and Congress try their best to solve caste equations in every election.
2025 elections: In whose favor will the seat go?
In the Bhagalpur Assembly elections 2025, Congress will try to maintain its old victory, while BJP wants to make a comeback with full force this time. RJD can also stake claim on this seat in the grand alliance. This seat is a battle of prestige for both NDA and Grand Alliance.