The electoral history of Raja Pakad Assembly seat shows a changing mandate every time. 2010 JDU, 2015 RJD and 2020 INC…now who will win in 2025? Dalit vote bank and caste equation will brighten the fortunes of which party?
Raja Pakar Assembly Election 2025: Raja Pakar Vidhan Sabha Seat is located in Vaishali district of Bihar and is reserved for the Scheduled Caste (SC) category. The electoral history of this seat shows that the voters here do new experiments every time. In the last three elections, three different parties won here-
- JDU in 2010
- RJD in 2015
- Congress (INC) in 2020
That means this seat has completely been a symbol of “changing mandate”.
2020: Congress’s Pratima Kumari did a miracle
In the 2020 assembly elections, Congress candidate Pratima Kumari defeated Mahendra Ram (JDU) in a tough fight by just 1,796 votes.
- Pratima Kumari (INC) – 54,299 votes
- Mahendra Ram (JDU) – 52,503 votes
- Dhananjay Kumar (LJP) – 24,689 votes
Note: This victory was very important for Congress because the party had returned to Vaishali district after a long time.
2015: RJD’s dominance
In 2015, RJD candidate Shivchandra Ram secured 61,251 votes and defeated Ramnath Raman (LJP) by a huge margin of 15,155 votes. At that time RJD had got a total of 45% votes, while LJP was limited to 34%.
2010: JDU’s first major victory
In 2010, Sanjay Kumar (JDU) had won by securing 43,212 votes. He defeated Gaurishankar Paswan (LJP) by about 10,000 votes. The victory was part of Nitish Kumar’s “strong JDU wave”.
Caste equation: Who will be the judge?
The total population of Raja Pakad Assembly is about 2.62 lakh voters.
- Male voters- 54.1%
- Women voters- 45.8%
- Scheduled Caste (SC) population is highest
Note: This is the reason why cultivating the vote bank of Dalit and Mahadalit community proves to be decisive for any candidate.
Candidates’ profiles and controversies
- 1. Pratima Kumari (INC): Graduate in education, active female face in politics.
- 2. Shivchandra Ram (RJD): Experienced leader, strong hold on the field from previous victories.
- 3. Mahendra Ram (JDU): Still influential in the organization despite the defeat in 2020.
Note: Till now no major criminal case has been registered against these candidates, but caste based and alliance equations decide the direction of politics here.