Raghunathpur Assembly Elections 2025: Will Harishankar Yadav continue the wave of RJD’s victory or will Manoj Kumar Singh be able to win back the seat for BJP? Yadav-Muslim voting and caste equation will decide the result.
Raghunathpur Assembly Election 2025: Raghunathpur assembly seat falls in Siwan district and is located at assembly number 108. This seat is known for changing political trends in every election. In 2010, BJP’s Vikram Kunwar had won, but in 2015, RJD’s Harishankar Yadav won the seat in the wave of grand alliance. In 2020, Harishankar Yadav again won for RJD and defeated Manoj Kumar Singh of BJP.
Details of last three assembly elections
2010 Raghunathpur assembly election
- Winner: Vikram Kunwar (BJP) – 33,474 votes
- Second place: Amarnath Yadav (CPI(ML)(L)) – 18,362 votes
- Vote difference: 15,112
Note: BJP won on the basis of NDA’s popularity and caste balance.
2015 Raghunathpur assembly election
- Winner: Harishankar Yadav (RJD) – 61,042 votes
- Second place: Manoj Kumar Singh (BJP) – 50,420 votes
- Vote difference: 10,622
Note: The wave of Grand Alliance and Yadav vote bank played an important role in RJD’s victory.
2020 Raghunathpur Assembly Election
- Winner: Harishankar Yadav (RJD) – 67,757 votes
- Second place: Manoj Kumar Singh (LJP) – 49,792 votes
- Vote difference: 17,965
Note: RJD strengthened its hold and defeated BJP and other rivals by a huge margin.
Social and caste equation of Raghunathpur
Raghunathpur Assembly has the highest number of Rajput voters and comes in the traditional vote bank of BJP. Yadav community is the core vote bank of RJD. Apart from this, Dalits, Kushwaha, Muslims and extremely backward classes also play a decisive role. The total voters are approximately 3,15,216, of which males are 1,63,105, females are 1,52,094 and others are 17 voters.
Current MLA: Harishankar Yadav
Three criminal cases are registered against Harishankar Yadav in the records of the Election Commission. His assets are Rs 71 lakh and loan is Rs 2 lakh. He does not have any educational degree. They are just literate.
Possibilities of 2025
There is expected to be a tough contest between BJP and RJD on Raghunathpur seat in 2025. BJP’s Manoj Kumar Singh will try to maintain his hold, while RJD’s Harishankar Yadav or some new face may challenge. Muslim and Yadav vote bank will play a decisive role.
Election specialty of Raghunathpur Assembly
- Caste balance and local issues have been decisive in every election.
- There is no permanent winner on the seat, victory is achieved only by those who are able to maintain strategy and class balance.
- The contest between BJP and RJD is tough every time.