The Congress party has recently announced its candidate list for the Bihar Assembly Election 2025. This announcement comes as the party gears up for a crucial election in which it seeks to make significant inroads.
The election will take place in three phases, and below, we provide you with the Congress candidates for the Bihar Assembly Election.
Congress Candidate List for Bihar Election 2025
On October 7, 2020, the Congress Party released its first list of candidates for the legislative assembly elections in Bihar, showcasing a total of 21 nominations.
- Shubhanand Mukesh
- Lallan Yadav
- Jitendra Singh
- Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh
- Amarish Kumar (Anish)
- Gajanand Shahi Urf Munna Shahi
- Satyendra Bahadur
- Siddharth Saurav
- Sanjay Kumar Tiwari Urf Munna Tiwari
- Vishwanath Ram
- Prakash Kumar Singh
- Murari Prasad Gautam
- Santosh Kumar Mishra
- Rajesh Kumar
- Anand Shankar Singh
- Akhauri Onkar Nath
- Sumant Kumar
- Shashi Shekhar Singh
- Smt. Nitu Kumari
- Satish Kumar "Mantan Singh"
- Sudhir Kumar Urf Bunty Choudhary
For further details, refer to the official Congress announcement.
First Phase Candidates for Bihar Assembly Election 2025
The Congress party has finalized 21 candidates for the Bihar Assembly Election. The names were approved by the Congress Central Election Committee, led by party chief Sonia Gandhi. Shubhanand Mukesh, son of Sadanand Singh, has been nominated for the Kahalgaon assembly seat.
Here is a detailed candidate list for the first phase of the elections:
| S.No. | No. of Constituency | Name of Constituency | Selected Candidates Name | Stage |
| 1 | 155 | Kahalgaon | Shubhanand Mukesh | First Phase |
| 2 | 157 | Sultanganj | Lallan Yadav | First Phase |
| 3 | 159 | Amarpur | Jitendra Singh | First Phase |
| 4 | 166 | Jamalpur | Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh | First Phase |
| 5 | 168 | Lakhisarai | Amarish Kumar (Anish) | First Phase |
| 6 | 170 | Barbigha | Ganjanand Shahi Urf Munna Shahi | First Phase |
| 7 | 179 | Barh | Satyendra Saurav | First Phase |
| 8 | 191 | Bikram | Siddharth Saurav | First Phase |
| 9 | 200 | Buxar | Sanjay Kumar Tiwari Urf Munna Tiwari | First Phase |
| 10 | 202 | Rajpur - SC | Vishwanath Ram | First Phase |
| 11 | 206 | Chainpur | Prakash Kumar Singh | First Phase |
| 12 | 207 | Chenari - SC | Murari Prasad Gautam | First Phase |
| 13 | 209 | Kargahar | Santosh Kumar Mishra | First Phase |
| 14 | 222 | Kutumba - SC | Rajesh Kumar | First Phase |
| 15 | 223 | Aurangabad | Anand Shankar Singh | First Phase |
| 16 | 230 | Gaya Town | Akhauri Onkar Nath | First Phase |
| 17 | 231 | Tikari | Sumant Kumar | First Phase |
| 18 | 234 | Wazirganj | Shashi Shekhar Singh | First Phase |
| 19 | 236 | Hisua | Smt. Nitu Kumari | First Phase |
| 20 | 239 | Warsaliganj | Satish Kumar "Mantan Singh" | First Phase |
| 21 | 240 | Sikandra - SC | Sudhir Kumar Urf Bunty Choudhary | First Phase |
The Congress party has dedicated itself to fielding candidates across 70 seats in Bihar for this significant election event.
Bihar Election 2025 Highlights
The Election Commission of India has declared a three-phase election for the Bihar Assembly. Although the specific dates for voting in 2025 are yet to be determined, this election is projected to be one of the largest undertaken globally, particularly in the wake of the ongoing pandemic. The final vote counting will be carried out on a designated date following the conclusion of the elections.
For further reading, you may also check the BJP Government in India State Wise List 2022.
