The stakes are the biggest in Patna Sahib Assembly elections 2025. Will BJP’s Nand Kishore Yadav create a record by winning for the eighth consecutive time, or will the Grand Alliance together destroy the BJP’s fort? The results will be exciting and mysterious.
Patna Sahib Assembly Election 2025: Patna Sahib Assembly Election 2025 is one of the most talked about seats of Bihar. This seat in the capital Patna district has been held by BJP for a long time. Especially Nand Kishore Yadav has won here seven consecutive times. But the 2025 elections are interesting because the Grand Alliance is trying to shake this stronghold of the BJP somehow. Will the equation change this time or will Nand Kishore register victory again?
2010 elections: BJP’s big victory
In 2010, Nandkishore Yadav (BJP) defeated Parvez Ahmed (INC).
- Nandkishore Yadav (BJP) – 91,419 votes
- Parvez Ahmed (INC)- 26,082 votes
- Margin of victory: 65,337 votes
2015 elections: BJP ahead in close contest
In 2015, there was a very tough contest between Nand Kishore Yadav (BJP) and Santosh Mehta (RJD).
- Nand Kishore Yadav (BJP) – 88,108 votes
- Santosh Mehta (RJD)-85,316 votes
- Margin of victory: 2,792 votes
2020 elections: Congress suffered a crushing defeat
Nand Kishore Yadav (BJP) won again in 2020. This time he defeated Congress candidate Praveen Singh (INC).
- Nandkishore Yadav (BJP) – 97,692 votes
- Praveen Singh (INC)- 79,392 votes
- Margin of victory: 18,300 votes
Caste equation of Patna Sahib
- 1. Vaishya Samaj: About 80,000 voters (most decisive role)
- 2. Koeri, Kurmi and Muslim voters: Large numbers
- 3. Yadav Voter: Gamechanger of the seat
Important thing: The caste equation has been going in favor of BJP, but in 2025 the opposition is making a strategy to break this mathematics.
Election history of Patna Sahib
- 1. Continuous dominance of Nand Kishore Yadav since 1995
- 2. Till now 15 elections, in which BJP has won 6 times, Congress 5 times, Jan Sangh 2 times and Janata Dal and Janata Party 1 time each.
- 3. After the delimitation of 2008, the seat was named Patna Sahib, before that it was known as Patna East.
Big question of 2025
Will Nandkishore Yadav create a new record by becoming MLA for the eighth consecutive time? Or will the opposition (Congress-RJD) unite and challenge the BJP in Patna Sahib? Every vote can change the picture of results this time.