New Delhi: Bihar will on Tuesday witness voting in five Lok seats - Araria, Jhanjharpur, Khagaria, Madhepura and Supaul. - in the third phase of general election. A total of 81 candidates are in the fray and the votes will be cast at 9076 polling stations.
Four sitting MPs Ranjeet Ranjan (Supaul), her husband Pappu Yadav (Madhepura), Sarfaraz Alam (Araria) and Mehboob Ali Kaiser (Khagaria) would seek to retain their respective seats.
In Madhepura, four-time MP Sharad Yadav is contesting from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) ticket and he is up against JD-U's Dinesh Chandra Yadav and independent Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav. It is to be noted that Pappu Yadav is currently the sitting MP from this seat.
Here is the list of candidates going to polls in Bihar:
ARARIA
| SL. NO. | Candidate Name | Party Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | RAM NRAYAN BHARTI | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 3 | SARFARAZ ALAM | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 4 | TARACHAND PASWAN | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 5 | SUDAMA SINGH | Bihar Lok Nirman Dal |
| 6 | MD. MATIN | Independent |
| 7 | MD. MINHAZ ALAM | Independent |
| 8 | MUKESH SINGH | Independent |
| 9 | MD. MOBINUL HAQUE | Independent |
| 10 | RAMA NAND RISHIDEO | Independent |
| 11 | ABDUL WAHID KHAN | Independent |
| 12 | SHAHIN PRAVIN | Independent |
JHANJHARPUR
| SL. NO. | Candidate Name | Party Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GULAB YADAV | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Raj Kumar Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 3 | Ramprit Mandal | Janata Dal (United) |
| 4 | Ganga Prasad Yadav | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) |
| 5 | Chhedi Ram | Bhartiya Mitra Party |
| 6 | Devendra Prasad Yadav | Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic |
| 7 | Prabhat Prasad | Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party |
| 8 | Ratneshwar Jha | Aadarsh Mithila Party |
| 9 | Ramanand Thakur | Shivsena |
| 10 | Ramesh Kamat | Aam Adhikar Morcha |
| 11 | Lakshman Prasad Yadav | Republican Party of India (A) |
| 12 | Surendra Prasad Suman | All India Forward Bloc |
| 13 | Om Prakash Poddar | Independent |
| 14 | Ganpati Jha | Independent |
| 15 | Bablu Gupta | Independent |
| 16 | Bipin Kumar Singhwait | Independent |
| 17 | Sanjay Bhartia | Independent |
KHAGARIA
| SL. NO. | Candidate Name | Party Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 2 | Ramakant Chaudhari | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 3 | Upendra Sahani | Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party |
| 4 | Umesh Chandra Bharti | Aadarsh Mithila Party |
| 5 | Tej Bahadur Singh | Proutist Sarva Samaj |
| 6 | Dhirendra Chaudhary | Aam Adhikar Morcha |
| 7 | Madhuvala Devi | Aam Janta Party Rashtriya |
| 8 | Mukesh Sahani | Vikassheel Insaan Party |
| 9 | Moni Kumar | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 10 | Vinay Kumar Varun | Janhit Kisan Party |
| 11 | Sandeep Kumar Saket | Shivsena |
| 12 | Sunil Yadav | Garib Janshakti Party |
| 13 | Kundan Kumar | Independent |
| 14 | Nagendra Singh Tyagi | Independent |
| 15 | Parmanand Singh | Independent |
| 16 | Priadarshi Dinkar | Independent |
| 17 | Bandan Kumar Singh | Independent |
| 18 | Shiv Narayan Singh | Independent |
| 19 | Shobha Devi | Independent |
| 20 | Sangram Kumar Sada | Independent |
MADHEPURA
| SL. NO. | Candidate Name | Party Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Sharad Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Anil Bharti | Rashtravadi Janata Party |
| 4 | Umashankar | Bahujan Mukti Party |
| 5 | Manoj Kumar Mandal | Aam Adhikar Morcha |
| 6 | Rajiv Kumar Yadav | Baliraja Party |
| 7 | Rajesh Ranjan@Pappu Yadav | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 8 | Suresh Kumar Bharti | Asli Deshi Party |
| 9 | Md Arshad Husain | Independent |
| 10 | Jaykant Yadav | Independent |
| 11 | Rajo Sah | Independent |
| 12 | Vinay Kumar Mishra | Independent |
| 13 | Suman Kumar Jha | Independent |
SUPAUL
| SL. NO. | Candidate Name | Party Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiran Devi | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 2 | Dileshwar Kamait | Janata Dal (United) |
| 3 | Ranjeet Ranjan | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Md. Abul Kalam Azad | Jai Hind Party |
| 5 | Krishan dev Mandal | Rashtravadi Janata Party |
| 6 | Dip Narayan Mandal | Shivsena |
| 7 | Naveen Kumar Singh | Bihar Lok Nirman Dal |
| 8 | Pramod Kumar Nirala | Vanchit Samaj Party |
| 9 | Bhim Kumar Gupta | Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party |
| 10 | Sanjay Sardar | Lok Sewa Dal |
| 11 | Sanjeet Kumar Choudhary | Aam Janta Party Rashtriya |
| 12 | Satya Narayan Mehta | Jan Adhikar Party |
| 13 | Md. Afroj Alam | Independent |
| 14 | Anand Pathak | Hind Samrajya Party |
| 15 | Dinesh Prasad Yadav | Independent |
| 16 | Binod Kumar Sahu | Independent |
| 17 | Rajesh Kumar S/O- Jawahar Lal Das | Independent |
| 18 | Rajesh Kumar S/O- Yugeshwar Sah | Independent |
| 19 | Sandip Kumar Singh | Independent |
| 20 | Sudhakar Jha | Independent |
As per the data issued by CEO Bihar office, there are total 8909263 voters, which includes 8899815 General Voters and 9448 Service voters. Out of 8899815 General voters, 4655306 are male voters, 4244284 are female voters and 225 are third gender voters.
Officials said that para-military forces have been deployed at all polling booths and drones will be used for surveillance.
The campaign in the third phase was mostly characterised by public rallies, roadside meetings, door-to-door visits and roadshows by candidates of different parties.
