LJP(RV) candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh has taken a commanding lead of 44,997 votes, securing 87,641 votes as counting completes. Tej Pratap Yadav of the Janshakti Janta Dal secures 35,703 votes and loses by 51,938 votes.
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Mahua Election Result 2025 LIVE Updates: The Mahua constituency in Vaishali district was among the most keenly watched seats in the Bihar Assembly elections 2025, featuring a high-profile clash between Tej Pratap Yadav (JJD) and Mukesh Kumar Raushan (RJD). Tej Pratap, Lalu Prasad’s estranged son, had earlier won the Mahua seat in 2015 and returned after a decade, contesting as an independent force following his expulsion from the RJD. His rival, Mukesh Raushan, a 37-year-old dental surgeon-turned-MLA, enjoyed Tejashwi Yadav’s backing and has declared assets worth about Rs 8 crore. With LJP’s Sanjay Singh also in the fray, Mahua’s triangular contest could have redefined both RJD’s strength and the Yadav family’s political standing.
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Tej Pratap’s Struggle for Relevance: Tej Pratap Yadav’s return to Mahua marks a key moment in his political journey. Expelled from the RJD in May for “irresponsible behaviour”, he launched the Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD) soon after. His decision to contest from Mahua is both personal and symbolic. On October 16, 2025, he filed his nomination holding a photo of his late grandmother Marachhiya Devi, notably without family members, a gesture of independence from both his family and the RJD. His move is seen as an effort to reclaim the seat that began his political career and assert his individual relevance in Bihar politics.
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What’s at Stake: For the RJD, retaining Mahua is about more than just one seat. It is a test of party unity and Tejashwi Yadav’s leadership. Mukesh Raushan’s candidature signalled the party’s shift toward professional, younger, professional leaders. However, the presence of Tej Pratap, was a threat to split the Yadav vote base. The Mahua contest reflected the changing face of Bihar politics, where caste loyalties, family legacies, and personal ambitions gave way to battles for individual identity and political relevance.
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LJP(RV) candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh has taken a commanding lead of 44,997 votes, securing 87,641 votes as counting completes. Tej Pratap Yadav of the Janshakti Janta Dal secures 35,703 votes and loses by 51,938 votes.
In the Mahua Assembly seat, LJP(RV)’s Sanjay Kumar Singh is dominating the race with 86,883 votes, holding a massive lead of 44,348 over RJD’s Mukesh Kumar Raushan, who stands at 42,535 votes.
Tej Pratap Yadav of the JJD trails far behind with 35,629 votes, a deficit of 51,254, making his defeat almost certain as counting nears completion.
Once key faces of the RJD first family, the differences between the estranged brothers could not have been sharper as they find themselves now on the opposite sides of Bihar’s political divide.
For the first time, the two siblings are not contesting the elections together, their contrasting campaigns revealing not just a personal conflict but separate struggles.
For Tejashwi, the RJD and Mahagathbandhan’s CM face, the Bihar election is an opportunity to oust the incumbent Nitish Kumar-led NDA government and take the helm of the state. For Tej Pratap, it is a solitary battle for political survival.
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The pitch of the Mahagathbandhan, which forged a seven-party alliance this time, may have centred around jobs and change, with Nitish Kumar now the Chief Minister of Bihar for 20 years. But it is likely to come down with NDA leading on 175 seats.
LJP candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh maintains firm lead with 63,117 votes over RJD's Mukesh Kumar Raushan who has secured 31,287 votes after 19/27 rounds of counting.
Tej Pratap Yadav of the Janshakti Janta Dal trails in third place with 25,474 votes.
As per round 15 of 26, LJP's Sanjay Singh is leading Mahua with 52,314 votes holding a strong 25,243-vote lead over RJD's Mukesh Raushan, who has 27,071 votes. Tej Pratap Yadav of JJD remains in the third place with 19,410 votes.
Mahua is witnessing one of the most dramatic triangular contests of Bihar elections 2025.
NDA leads in 166 seats with BJP ahead in 72, JD(U) in 71; INDIA bloc leads in 56 seats with RJD ahead in 42, Congress in 8: EC.
Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) is looking at a thumping win, boosting Nitish Kumar’s chances at becoming the Chief Minister of Bihar for a record 10th term. At 10:33 AM, the JD(U) is leading on 77 seats, while it’s ally BJP is leading in 73 constituencies, as per the ECI.
JJD founder Tej Pratap Yadav was in third spot in Mahua after the first round of counting, while LJP (RV)'s Sanjay Kumar Singh was leading over RJD's Mukesh Kumar.
Early Election Commission trends show Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav trailing, while LJP (RV) candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh is leading from the Mahua Assembly seat
Bihar Assembly Election counting day - visuals from the counting centre at R.N. College, where security arrangements are in place and counting has begun under tight vigilance.
The counting of votes began on Friday morning for 243 assembly seats in Bihar, amid tight security arrangements, officials said. The counting of votes polled in the two-phase elections commenced at 8 am across 46 centres, they said. According to the Election Commission's directions, postal ballot counting will begin first, and counting of EVMs will start at 8.30 am.
Bihar had registered a historic voter turnout of 67.13 per cent in the elections to the 243-member assembly in two phases on November 6 and November 11. A total of 7.45 crore voters were eligible to decide the electoral fate of 2,616 candidates.
Once key faces of the RJD first family, the differences between the estranged brothers could not have been sharper as they find themselves now on the opposite sides of Bihar’s political divide. For the first time, the two siblings are not contesting the elections together, their contrasting campaigns revealing not just a personal conflict but separate struggles.
For Tejashwi, the RJD and Mahagathbandhan’s CM face, the Bihar election is an opportunity to oust the incumbent Nitish Kumar-led NDA government and take the helm of the state. For Tej Pratap, it is a solitary battle for political survival.
The contrast between the two brothers’ campaigns is as stark as the difference between their political hefts. Tejashwi’s campaign is a well-orchestrated affair mounted on a large-scale across the state. As the Mahagathbandhan leader, he traverses Bihar in helicopters, addressing as many as ten to fifteen rallies daily, often alongside senior leaders from the Congress, CPI(ML)L, and VIP.
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