Mahua election results: LJP's Sanjay Singh wins; Tej Pratap Yadav third

Bihar Assembly elections 2025: Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh wins the Mahua Assembly seat with 44,997 votes

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh has won the Mahua Assembly seat, securing 87,641 votes after all 27 rounds of counting, according to data by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Mukesh Kumar Raushan of the Rashtriya Janata Dal finished second with 42,644 votes, trailing significantly behind the winning candidate.

 

Tej Pratap Yadav, contesting on a Janshakti Janta Dal ticket this time, ended in the third position with 35,703 votes.

Bihar Assembly elections 2025

 

With the counting of votes having started at 8 am today, all eyes are on the results that will decide whether the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) retains power in Bihar or if the Mahagathbandhan can stage a comeback.

 

The Bihar Assembly election 2025 concluded after two phases of polling across all 243 constituencies -- held on November 6 and November 11. The contest witnessed high voter engagement, with a 65.08 per cent turnout in the first phase and 68.76 per cent in the second.

 

According to the final electoral rolls, Bihar has 74.2 million registered voters, including 39.2 million men and 35 million women.    READ BIHAR ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS 2025 LIVE

Mahua Assembly seat

 

The Mahua constituency, located in Bihar’s Vaishali district, went to polls in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections on November 6.

 

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, Mukesh Kumar Raushan of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won from Mahua, defeating Ashma Parveen of the Janata Dal (United) by 13,687 votes. Raushan secured 62,580 votes, while Parveen got 48,893.

 

In the 2015 elections, Tej Pratap Yadav of the RJD had won the seat with 66,927 votes, defeating Ravindra Ray of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) by a margin of 28,155 votes.  ALSO READ | Mokama Assembly election results 2025: Anant Kumar Singh takes early lead

Mahua constituency: Key candidates

 

Sitting RJD MLA Mukesh Kumar Raushan faces a strong challenge from Tej Pratap Yadav, who is now leading the newly formed Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD), and Sanjay Singh from the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).

 

Tej Pratap, who was expelled from the RJD earlier this year for “irresponsible behaviour”, launched the JJD as a coalition of five regional parties. He is attempting to reclaim his former seat under a new party banner.

 

Mahua has become a symbol of the Yadav family’s internal political rift. In 2015, Tej Pratap, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s elder son, won here with a 43.3 per cent vote share. However, in 2020, he shifted to contest from Hasanpur, allowing Raushan to represent Mahua.

 

This time, Tej Pratap is back in Mahua, leading his own party, and setting up a high-stakes triangular contest.  ALSO READ | Lakhisarai Assembly election results 2025: Congress's Amaresh Kumar in lead

Bihar Assembly elections 2025: What did exit polls say?

 

Exit polls largely predict an NDA victory, suggesting the alliance would retain power with a comfortable majority. However, most surveys indicated a poor performance by Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party, which is expected to win only 0-5 seats.

 

The seat projections from key agencies are as follows:

Bhaskar

NDA: 145-160

Mahagathbandhan: 73-91

Others: 5-10

Chanakya

NDA: 130-138

Mahagathbandhan: 100-108

Others: 3-5

Matrize

NDA: 147-167

Mahagathbandhan 70-90

Others: 2-10

People's Pulse

NDA: 133-159

Mahagathbandhan: 75-101

Others: 2-13