Bihar is all set to witness the first major state election to be held in India amid the coronavirus pandemic. The elections for 243 Assembly seats in Bihar will be held in three phases between October 28 and November 7. And the votes will be counted on November 10. Over seven crore people in Bihar are eligible to vote.
Among the key contenders are RJD’s Tejashwi Prasad Yadav fighting from Raghpur, JD's Vijay Kumar Chaudhury fighting from Dalsinghsarai, NDA nominee for Shergati Jeetan Ram Manjhi, Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar from Gaya, Education minister Krishnanad Verma fighting for Jehanabad, Congress’ nominee from Bankipore Luv Sinha, Subhashini Yadav contesting on Congress ticket from Bihariganj, etc.
In the first phase, 71 assembly constituencies in 16 districts will go to polls. Here’s a full list of NDA candidates contesting Bihar elections 2020:
The battle for Bihar
First Phase
| NDA Candidate in First Phase
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Bihar Assembly Seat
| Bharatiya Janata Party Candidate
| Janata Dal (United) Candidate
| Hindustani Awam Morcha Candidate
| Vikassheel Insaan Party Candidate
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Kahalgaon
| Pawan Kumar Yadav
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Sultanganj
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| Lalit Kumar Mandal
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Amarpur
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| Jayant Raj
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Dhoraiya (SC)
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| Manish Kumar
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Banka
| Ram Narayan Mandal
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Katoria (ST)
| Nikki Hembrom
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Belhar
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| Manoj Yadav
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Tarapur
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| Mevalal Chaudhary
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Munger
| Pranav Kumar Yadav
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Jamalpur
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| Shailesh Kumar
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Suryagarha
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| Ramanand Mandal
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Lakhisarai
| Vijay Kumar Sinha
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Sheikhpura
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| Randhir Kumar Soni
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Barbigha
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| Sudarshan Kumar
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Mokama
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| Rajiv Lochan
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Barh
| Gyanendra kumar Singh
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Masaurhi (SC)
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| Nutan Paswan
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Paliganj
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| Jayvardhan Yadav
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Bikram
| Atul Kumar
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Sandesh
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| Vijendra Yadav
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Barhara
| Raghvendra Pratap Singh
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Arrah
| Amrendra Pratap Singh
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Agiaon (SC)
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| Prabhunath Prasad
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Tarari
| Kaushal Kumar Singh
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Jagdishpur
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| KusumLata Kushwaha
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Shahpur
| Munni Devi
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Brahampur
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Buxar
| Parshuram Chaturvedi
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Dumraon
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| Anjum Aara
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Rajpur (SC)
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| Santosh Nirala
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Ramgarh
| Ashok Kumar Singh
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Mohania (SC)
| Niranjan Ram
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Bhabua
| Rinki Rani Pandey
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Chainpur
| Brij Kishor Bind
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Chenari (SC)
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| Lalan Paswan
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Sasaram
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| Ashok Kumar
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Kargahar
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| Bashisht singh
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Dinara
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| Jai Kumar Singh
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Nokha
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| Nagendra Chandravanshi
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Dehri
| Satyanarayan Singh Yadav
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Karakat
| Rajeshwar Raj
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Arwal
| Deepak Sharma
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Kurtha
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| Satyadev Kushwaha
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Jehanabad
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| Krishna Nandan Verma
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Ghosi
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| Rahul Sharma
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Makhdumpur (SC)
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| Devendra Manjhi
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Goh
| Manoj Kumar Sharma
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Obra
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| Sunil Kumar
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Nabinagar
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| Virender Kumar Singh
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Kutumba (SC)
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| Sharavan Bhuyan
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Aurangabad
| Ramadhar Singh
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Rafiganj
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| Ashok Kumar Singh
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Gurua
| Rajiv Nandan
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Sherghati
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| Vinod Yadav
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Imamganj (SC)
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| Jitan Ram Manjhi
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Barachatti (SC)
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| Jyoti Yadav
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Bodh Gaya (SC)
| Hari Manjhi
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Gaya Town
| Prem Kumar
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Tikari
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| Anil Kumar Verma
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Belaganj
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| Abhay Kushwaha
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Atri
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| Manorma Devi
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Wazirganj
| Virendra Singh
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Rajauli (SC)
| Kanhaiya Kumar
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Hisua
| Anil Singh
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Nawada
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| Kaushal Yadav
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Gobindpur
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| Purnima Yadav
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Warisaliganj
| Aruna Devi
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Sikandra (SC)
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| Praffulla Manjhi
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Jamui
| Shreyasi Singh
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Jhajha
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| Damodar Yadav
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Chakai
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| Sanjay Prasad
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