Bihar Elections: JDU releases final list of 44 candidates for state polls

CM Nitish Kumar-headed JDU released on Thursday its final list of 44 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls.

Patna: CM Nitish Kumar-headed JDU released on Thursday its final list of 44 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls.

Previously, the JDU had released a list of 57 candidates. Thus, the JDU, a constituent of the NDA, has released its list of candidates for all 101 seats in its quota.

The last date for filing nominations for the first phase of the Bihar elections is tomorrow, October 17th. Several prominent leaders will also file their nominations today.

 

The JDU's second list includes four Muslim candidates. The party has given tickets to Shagufta Azim from Araria, Manzar Alam from Jokihat, Saba Zafar from Amour, and Jama Khan from Chainpur.

The JDU has given the ticket to Vibha Devi Yadav from the Nawada assembly seat. Devi recently resigned from the RJD and joined the JDU. She is the wife of former minister Raj Ballabh Yadav. She won the 2020 election on an RJD ticket and became an MLA.

In the JDU's second list, Dhirendra Pratap Singh has been nominated for Valmikinagar, Bijendra Prasad Yadav for Supaul, Bulo Mandal for Gopalpur, Shubhanand Mukesh for Kahalgaon, Vashishtha Singh for Kargahar, and Mahabali Singh for Karakat. It's worth noting that Gopalpur's sitting MLA, Gopal Mandal, recently staged a protest outside Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's residence in Patna, fearing his ticket would be cut. Furthermore, the JDU has nominated Pappu Kumar Verma for the Kurtha assembly seat in Jehanabad district. Pappu Verma contested the 2020 elections from the Kurtha assembly constituency on an RRLSP ticket.

In the second list, the JDU has nominated Chetan Anand for the Nabinagar assembly seat and Manorama Devi for the Belagnj seat. The party has assigned Leshi Singh the responsibility for the Dhamdaha assembly seat. All three seats in Purnia have gone to the JDU. In addition to Dhamdaha, Saba Zafar is contesting from Aamro and Kaladhar Mandal from Rupauli.

Earlier, on Wednesday, the JDU released its list of 57 candidates for the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections. This list included 15 new candidates. The party changed its candidates in 28 seats, while the old candidates have been fielded in 29 seats.

Six ministers and four women have been given tickets in the first list. Four MLAs have also been denied tickets. Meanwhile, 17 MLAs who won the 2020 elections have been re-nominated. LJP MLA Rajkumar Singh has been given the ticket from Matihani, and RJD's recent RJD candidate Anant Singh has been given the ticket from Mokama.

Women candidates
Besides, these 9 women have also been given the tickets in JDU's second list:

• Shalini Mishra from Kesaria
• Shweta Gupta from Sheohar
• Mina Kumari Kamat from Babubarhi
• Sheela Kumari Mandal from Phulparas
• Sonam Rani Sardar from Triveniganj
• Shagufta Azim from Araria
• Leshi Singh from Dhamdaha
• Manorama Devi from Belaganj
• and Vibha Devi Yadav from Nawada