12 BJP nominees narrowly loss despite NDA wave in Bihar

Published on: 15 Nov 2025 at 04:25 PM

Published by: Fact News

Fact News Service

Chandigarh, November 15: In the Bihar assembly elections, the NDA achieved an overwhelming victory, but the BJP still saw setbacks in several constituencies. Out of the 101 seats it contested, 12 of its candidates were unable to win — some losing by razor-thin margins. At the same time, the Congress, which fielded 61 candidates, managed to secure only six seats but succeeded in holding its ground in a few key battles despite the strong pro-NDA momentum.

A number of BJP candidates were defeated by just a few hundred votes. Others lost by larger margins, including in seats where their rivals from the RJD, AIMIM, BSP, or Congress surged ahead. In places like Forbesganj, Chanpatia, and Dhaka, the contests were extremely close, with leads swinging back and forth before the final tally edged in favour of opposition candidates. In Ramgarh, the BJP candidate fell short by only 30 votes, marking one of the narrowest defeats of the election.

Some losses were more decisive — such as in Baisi and Kochadhaman, where opposition parties recorded strong wins. Even prominent BJP faces could not overcome local anti-incumbency or shifting caste and community dynamics.

On the other hand, the Congress, though far behind the major alliances in seat tally, recorded six victories. These wins came from constituencies where their candidates either built small but steady leads or benefited from multi-cornered contests that split the vote. In seats like Kishanganj and Araria, Congress nominees won by clear margins, while in a few others — including Chanpatia and Forbesganj — their triumphs came after tight battles against BJP rivals.

Overall, the results underline that even in a sweeping election where the NDA dominated, local factors and constituency-specific equations allowed several opposition candidates to prevail — while also contributing to surprising defeats for a dozen BJP nominees.

Here are some key BJP losses:

Vinod Kumar (Baisi) was routed by AIMIM’s Ghulam Sarwar by 27,251 votes.
Haribhushan Thakur (Bisfi) lost to RJD’s Asif Ahmad by 8,107 votes (Thakur had 92,664 votes).
Umakant Singh (Chanpatia) was beaten by Congress’s Abhishek Ranjan by only 602 votes — Singh got 86,936 votes, Ranjan got 87,538.
Vidya Sagar Keshari (Forbesganj) lost by just 221 votes to Congress’s Manoj Bishwas, who received 1,20,114 votes.
Sweety Singh (Kishanganj) polled 76,875 votes but was defeated by Congress’s Md Qamrul Hoda, who won by a margin of 12,794.
Bina Devi (Kochadhaman) fared poorly, coming third with 44,858 votes; the seat was won by AIMIM’s Md Sarwar Alam, who got 81,860 votes, while RJD’s Mujahid Alam came second with 58,839.
Alok Ranjan (Saharsa) lost by 2,038 votes to Indrajeet Prasad Gupta of the Indian Inclusive Party, who got 1,15,036 votes.
Satish Kumar (Raghopur) lost to RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav (also the INDIA bloc’s CM candidate) by 14,532 votes; Kumar had got 1,04,065 votes.
Aruna Devi (Warisaliganj) was defeated by RJD’s Anita by 7,543 votes; she had polled 90,290.
Ashok Kumar Singh (Ramgarh) lost an extremely tight contest to BSP’s Satish Kumar Singh Yadav by just 30 votes — Singh secured 72,659 votes.
Pawan Kumar Jaiswal (Dhaka) was beaten by RJD’s Faisal Rahman by 178 votes, despite getting 1,12,549 votes himself.
Dr Raviranjan Kumar (Goh) lost by 4,041 votes to RJD’s Amrendra Kumar; he had polled 89,583 votes.