Kahalgaon Assembly Polls 2025: Triangular Battle Shapes Election, Key Voting on 11 Nov

Bhagalpur: This time the election contest on the Kahalgaon assembly seat looks quite exciting. A total of 13 candidates are in the fray here, but the main fight is likely to take a triangular shape between JDU, Congress, and RJD.

Main candidates and background

Subhanand Mukesh, son of Congress veteran Sadanand Singh, is contesting on a JDU ticket. He was the Congress candidate in the last election and lost to BJP's Pawan Kumar Yadav. This time Congress has made Praveen Singh its candidate. Whereas RJD has fielded Rajneesh Bharti, son of Jharkhand government minister Sanjay Yadav. Manjar Alam is also a candidate from the Jan Suraj Party.

Combat and strategy

Former MLA Pawan Kumar Yadav, who has rebelled against BJP, and Jan Suraj Party's Manjar Alam are making the contest more interesting. JDU candidates are trying to win by relying on their caste voters as well as upper-caste and Dalit voters. Congress is focusing on its M-Y equation and caste votes. RJD is also entering the electoral fray, relying on the M-Y equation.

Election symbol

• Subhanand Mukesh (JDU) – Arrow
• Rajneesh Bharti (RJD) – Lantern
• Praveen Singh (Congress) – Hand
• Bhavesh Kumar (BSP) – Elephant
• Nirmal Kumar (Akhand Bharatiya Yuva Party) – Wardrobe
• Manjar Alam (Jan Suraj Party) – School Bag
• Anuj Kumar Mandal (Independent) – Truck
• Omprakash Mandal (Independent) – Batsman
• Pawan Kumar Yadav (Independent) – Gas Cylinder
• Mahendra Tanti (Independent) – Air conditioner
• Ramchandra Mandal (Independent) – Laptop
• Rupam Devi (Independent) – Chimni
• Sanju Kumari (Independent) – Water Tank

This time the Kahalgaon assembly elections are likely to be decided on the basis of the caste equation, the popularity of the former MLA, and local issues.