Bihar MLC polls: Upper caste candidates dominate election results

Janata Dal (United) leader and newly elected MLC Neeraj Kumar with supporters following his win from the Patna Graduates constituency in the Bihar Legislative Council elections, in Patna. | Photo Credit: PTI

Out of eight State legislative Council seats which had gone to poll on October 23, 2026 and final results of them which were scheduled to be announced on October 27, some are new faces with upper caste dominating the poll on six seats while, the Backward caste and Extremely backward caste candidates won one seat each respectively from Kosi and Tirhut Graduate constituencies.

Out of eight seats, the upper-caste Bhumihar candidates won on five seats and one by a Rajput candidate while, the Other Backward (Yadav) and Extremely Backward Caste (mallah---boatmen/ Fishermen) candidates won on one seat each from Kosi and Tirhut Graduate constituencies. The Opposition Congress party which had put up its candidates on five seats has failed to win even a single seat in the elections.

Five upper-caste Bhumihar candidates are Neeraj Kumar Singh (Patna Graduate), Sanjiv Kumar Singh (Patna Teachers), Suresh Rai (Darbhanga Teachers), Sarvesh Kumar (Darbhanga Graduate) and Narendra Singh (Tirhut Teachers). Out of these five upper caste winning candidates, three Sarvesh Kumar (Darbhanga Graduate seat) and Narendra Singh (Tirhut Teachers seat), and from the other ruling coalition partner JD-U is Neeraj Kumar Singh from Patna Graduate seat are from ruling NDA bloc while, the other two from upper caste Bhumihar community are: Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal Sanjiv Kumar from Patna Teachers seat and Jan Suraaj Party candidate Suresh Rai from Darbhanga Teachers seats. One Independent candidate Rahul Raj from Saran Teachers constituency is from upper caste Rajput community while, Narendra Kumar Yadav from BJP from Kosi Graduate seat is from Other Backward Yadav (OBC) caste and the Extremely Backward Caste (EBC) candidate Vanshidhar Brajwasi is from mallah (boatman, Fishermen) community who won the poll from Tirhut Graduate seat as an Independent candidate.

Out of eight, the new faces are Sanjiv Kumar Singh from RJD, who won the Patna Teachers constituency, defeating the several-time MLC from the seat, Nawal Kishore Yadav from BJP, Suresh Rai from Jan Suraaj Party, who won from Darbhanga Teachers seat, defeating the veteran sitting Congress MLC Madan Mohan Jha, Rahul Raj, the Independent candidate from Saran Teachers constituency and the Tirhut Graduate constituency candidate Vanshidhar Brajwasi.

Published - October 29, 2026 02:30 am IST