The
Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 are gaining momentum, and Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) has created a major buzz by announcing candidates for 116 out of 243 seats. The move signals that JSP is serious about contesting across the entire state and positioning itself as a strong alternative to existing political parties.Prashant Kishor, known as one of India’s top political strategists, is now fully stepping into the political battlefield, aiming to bring his “
Jan Suraaj” (People’s Good Governance) vision to life in Bihar.
Highlights of Jan Suraaj Party Candidates List
| Details | Highlights |
|---|
| Total Assembly Seats in Bihar | 243 |
| Seats Announced So Far | 116 |
| First List Announcement Date | October 11, 2024 |
| Total Candidates in First List | 51 |
| Total Candidates in Second List | 65 |
| Professionals Included | Bureaucrats, Academicians, Doctors, Lawyers |
| Backward Class Representation | 11 in first list; 10 in second list |
| Extremely Backward Class Representation | 17 in first list; 14 in second list |
| Minority Candidates | 9 in first list; 14 in second list |
| Third Gender Representation | Pritti Kinnar from Bhorey Constituency (Gopalganj) |
| Campaign Launch Venue | Raghopur, Patna |
| Party Founder | Prashant Kishor |
| Party President | Udai Singh |
Notable Candidates from Jan Suraaj Party
- K.C. Sinha, respected academician, contesting from Kumhrar (Patna)
- Ritesh Ranjan Pandey, Bhojpuri singer, contesting from Kargahar (Rohtas)
- Pritti Kinnar, representing the third gender community, contesting from Bhorey (Gopalganj)
- Dr. Ajeet Kumar, contesting from Imamganj (SC), Gaya
- Dr. Lal Babu Prasad, contesting from Dhaka (East Champaran)
Jan Suraaj First Candidates List 2025
| S No. | Candidate Names | Constituency | District |
|---|
| 1. | Drig Narain Prasad | Valmiki Nagar | West Champaran |
| 2. | Sunil Kumar | Lauriya | West Champaran |
| 3. | Awdhesh Ram | Harsidhi (SC) | East Champaran |
| 4. | Dr Lal Babu Prasad | Dhaka | East Champaran |
| 5. | Usha Kiran | Sursand | Sitamarhi |
| 6. | Vijay Kumar Sah | Runnisaidpur | Sitamarhi |
| 7. | Md Parvej Alam | Benipatti | Madhubani |
| 8. | Ram Pravesh Kumar Yadav | Nirmali | Supaul |
| 9. | Raghib Bablu | Sikti | Araria |
| 10. | Abu Affan Farooque | Kochadhaman | Kishanganj |
| 11. | Afroz Alam | Amour | Purnia |
| 12. | Md Shahnawaz Alam | Baisi | Purnia |
| 13. | Kunal Nishad Alias Sonu Singh | Pranpur | Katihar |
| 14. | Subodh Kumar Suman | Alamnagar | Madhepura |
| 15. | Kishor Kumar | Saharsa | Saharsa |
| 16. | Surendra Yadav | Simri Bakhtiarpur | Saharsa |
| 17. | Shamim Akhtar | Mahishi | Saharsa |
| 18. | Shoaib Khan | Darbhanga Rural | Darbhanga |
| 19. | R.K Mishra | Darbhanga | Darbhanga |
| 20. | Biltu Sahani | Keoti | Darbhanga |
| 21. | Tej Narayan Sahni | Minapur | Muzaffarpur |
| 22. | Dr Amit Kumar Das | Muzaffarpur | Muzaffarpur |
| 23. | Dr Shashi Shekhar Sinha | Gopalganj | Gopalganj |
| 24. | Priti Kinnar | Bhorey (SC) | Gopalganj |
| 25. | Rahul Kirti Singh | Raghunathpur | Siwan |
| 26. | Satyendra Kumar Yadav | Daraundha | Siwan |
| 27. | Yadu Vansh Giri | Manjhi | Saran |
| 28. | Shrawan Kumar Mahto | Baniapur | Saran |
| 29. | Jai Prakash Singh | Chapra | Saran |
| 30. | Musaheb Mahato | Parsa | Saran |
| 31. | Chandan Lal Mehta | Sonepur | Saran |
| 32. | Ram Balak Paswan | Kalyanpur (SC) | Samastipur |
| 33. | Jagriti Thakur | Morwa | Samastipur |
| 34. | Dr Arun Kumar | Matihani | Begusarai |
| 35. | Surendra Kumar Sahani | Begusarai | Begusarai |
| 36. | Jayanti Patel | Khagaria | Khagaria |
| 37. | Gajendar Kumar Singh | Beldaur | Khagaria |
| 38. | Vinay Kumar Varun | Parbatta | Khagaria |
| 39. | Ghanshyam Das | Pirpainti (SC) | Bhagalpur |
| 40. | Braj Kishor Pandit | Belhar | Banka |
| 41. | Lata Singh | Asthawan | Nalanda |
| 42. | Dinesh Kumar | Biharsharif | Nalanda |
| 43. | Kumari Poonam Sinha | Nalanda | Nalanda |
| 44. | K C Sinha | Kumhrar | Patna-Mahanagar |
| 45. | Dr Vijay Kumar Gupta | Arrah | Bhojpur |
| 46. | Neha Kumari (Natraz) | Chenari (SC) | Rohtas |
| 47. | Ritesh Ranjan (Pandey) | Kargahar | Rohtas |
| 48. | Sita Ram Dukhari | Goh | Aurangabad |
| 49. | Archana Chandra | Nabinagar | Aurangabad |
| 50. | Dr Ajeet Kumar | Imamganj (SC) | Gaya |
| 51. | Lakshman Manjhi | Bodh Gaya (SC) | Gaya |
Jan Suraaj Party Releases Second List of 65 Candidates for Bihar Assembly Elections 2025
| SNo. | Candidate Names | Constituency | District |
|---|
| 1. | Santosh Chaudhary | Nautan | West Champaran |
| 2. | Kapil Dev Prasad alias Bhuvan Patel | Raxaul | East Champaran |
| 3. | Lal Babu Yadav | Narkatia | East Champaran |
| 4. | Naaz Ahmad Khan alias Pappu Khan | Kesaria | East Champaran |
| 5. | Dr. Mantosh Sahni | Kalyanpur | East Champaran |
| 6. | Sanjay Singh | Chiraia | East Champaran |
| 7. | Niraj Singh | Sheohar | Sheohar |
| 8. | Krishna Mohan | Riga | Sitamarhi |
| 9. | Dr Naval Kishore Chowdhary | Bathnaha (SC) | Sitamarhi |
| 10. | Azam Hussain Anwar | Bajpatti | Sitamarhi |
| 11. | Ziauddin Khan | Sitamarhi | Sitamarhi |
| 12. | Ratneshwar Thakur | Harlakhi | Madhubani |
| 13. | Dr Surendra Kumar Das | Rajnagar (SC) | Madhubani |
| 14. | Keshav Bhandari | Jhanjharpur | Madhubani |
| 15. | Indradev Sah | Pipra | Supaul |
| 16. | Pradeep Ram | Triveniganj (SC) | Supaul |
| 17. | Janardan Yadav | Narpatganj | Araria |
| 18. | Md Ekramul Haque | Thakurganj | Kishanganj |
| 19. | Ittefaque Alam alias Munna | Kasba | Purnia |
| 20. | Manoj Kumar Rishi | Banmankhi (SC) | Purnia |
| 21. | Amod Kumar | Rupauli | Purnia |
| 22. | Dr. Gazi Sharique | Katihar | Katihar |
| 23. | Md. Shahryar | Kadwa | Katihar |
| 24. | Ashab Alam | Balrampur | Katihar |
| 25. | Bablu Soren | Manihari (ST) | Katihar |
| 26. | Nirmal Kumar Raj | Korha (SC) | Katihar |
| 27. | Pramod Kumar Ram | Singheshwar (SC) | Madhepura |
| 28. | Shashi Kumar Yadav | Madhepura | Madhepura |
| 29. | Satyendra Hazra | Sonbarsha (SC) | Sahara |
| 30. | Shatrudhan Paswan | Kusheshwar Asthan (SC) | Darbhanga |
| 31. | Dr. Iftkar Alam | Gaura Bauram | Darbhanga |
| 32. | Aamir Haider | Bahadurpur | Darbhanga |
| 33. | Dr. Shahnawaz | Barharia | Siwan |
| 34. | Ezaz Ahmed Siddique | Goriakothi | Siwan |
| 35. | Satyendra Kumar Sahani | Taraiya | Saran |
| 36. | Mukesh Kumar Ram | Raja Pakar (SC) | Vaishali |
| 37. | Dr. Rajesh Chourasia | Mahnar | Vaishali |
| 38. | Dashai Chaudhary | Patepur (SC) | Vaishali |
| 39. | Satya Narayan Alias Pradeep Sahni | Warisnagar | Samastipur |
| 40. | Durga Prasad Singh | Ujiarpur | Samastipur |
| 41. | Rohit Paswan | Rosera (SC) | Samastipur |
| 42. | Indu Gupta | Hasanpur | Samastipur |
| 43. | Dr Mrityunjay | Cheria Bariarpur | Begusarai |
| 44. | Dr. Sanjay Kumar Paswan | Bakhri (SC) | Begusarai |
| 45. | Abhishank Kumar | Alauli (SC) | Khagaria |
| 46. | Manjar Alam | Kahalgaon | Bhagalpur |
| 47. | Abhay Kant Jha | Bhagalpur | Bhagalpur |
| 48. | Dr Santosh Singh | Tarapur | Munger |
| 49. | Lallan Ji Yadav | Jamalpur | Munger |
| 50. | Amit Sagar | Suryagarha | Lakhisarai |
| 51. | Tanuja Kumari | Islampur | Nalanda |
| 52. | Kamlesh Paswan | Harnaut | Nalanda |
| 53. | Balmiki Singh | Bakhtiarpur | Patna – Barh |
| 54. | Prof. Shashikant Prasad | Phulwari (SC) | Patna – Gramin |
| 55. | Rajeshwar Manjhi | Masaurhi (SC) | Patna – Gramin |
| 56. | Rajiv Ranjan Singh | Sandesh | Bhojpur |
| 57. | Tathagat Harsh Vardhan | Buxar | Buxar |
| 58. | Shivang Vijay Singh | Dumraon | Buxar |
| 59. | Dhananjay Paswan | Rajpur (SC) | Buxar |
| 60. | Hemant Chaubey | Chainpur | Kaimur (Bhabhua) |
| 61. | DSP-Nasrullah Khan | Nokha | Rohtas |
| 62. | Shyam Bali Ram alias Mahabali Paswan | Kutumba (SC) | Aurangabad |
| 63. | Er. Hemant Paswan | Barachatti (SC) | Gaya |
| 64. | Dr. Shashi Yadav | Tikari | Gaya |
| 65. | Santosh Kumar | Wazirganj | Gaya |
