Raghopur Election End result 2025: Tejashwi Prasad Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal has retained his stronghold in Raghopur, successful the Bihar Meeting election by 14,532 votes over BJP’s Satish Kumar.
Tejashwi acquired 117,946 votes by way of EVM and 651 postal votes, totaling 118,597 votes, or 49.74 per cent of the vote. Satish Kumar secured 103,520 EVM votes and 545 postal votes, totaling 104,065 votes, or 43.64 per cent.
Different candidates included Raju Kumar of the Aam Aadmi Social gathering with 1,322 votes (0.55 per cent), Anil Singh of the NCP with 983 votes (0.41 per cent), Baliram Singh, an unbiased, with 3,086 votes, and Chanchal Kumar of the Jan Suraaj Social gathering with 2,399 votes. Tejashwi’s victory reinforces Raghopur as a key bastion of the Yadav household in Bihar politics.
Tejashwi, who had trailed within the early rounds, constructed momentum steadily via the counting course of and finally secured a cushty margin of over 14,500 votes. His victory in Raghopur strengthens his place as a key chief in Bihar politics and displays continued assist for the Mahagathbandhan on this essential constituency.
Raghopur: Lalu Household’s bastion
Raghopur, situated in Vaishali district, has lengthy been one of the carefully watched constituencies in Bihar politics. Often known as a bastion of the Lalu Prasad Yadav household, it has traditionally alternated between RJD and BJP victories, reflecting its strategic and symbolic significance.
The constituency has been represented by a number of distinguished leaders from the Yadav household. Lalu Prasad Yadav received Raghopur in 1995 and 2000, whereas Rabri Devi secured the seat thrice, together with a bypoll in 2000. Persevering with this legacy, Tejashwi Yadav has represented Raghopur since 2015, defeating BJP’s Satish Kumar in each the 2015 and 2020 elections. In 2025, he was contesting for a 3rd consecutive time period.
Raghopur’s voters is numerous, together with a big variety of Yadav, Bania, and different backward class voters. Within the 2025 elections, the constituency recorded a voter turnout of 64 per cent, demonstrating robust engagement in a high-profile contest.
Past being a legislative seat, Raghopur is seen as a key image of the RJD’s affect in Bihar. A victory right here is commonly thought of a barometer of the social gathering’s reputation amongst its core supporters and a platform for leaders of the Lalu household to consolidate their political standing.
Bihar Elections 2025: NDA pulls forward statewide
The Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) has registered a sweeping victory within the Bihar Meeting elections, capturing 202 of the 243 seats, based on the Election Fee. The opposition Mahagathbandhan managed to win simply 35 seats. Inside the NDA, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) secured 85 seats, practically doubling its 2020 tally of 43. The Bharatiya Janata Social gathering emerged as the only largest social gathering, successful 89 of the 101 constituencies it contested, whereas the Lok Janshakti Social gathering (Ram Vilas) claimed 19 seats.
Among the many opposition, the Rashtriya Janata Dal received 25 seats, the Congress 6, and the Communist Social gathering of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation 2 seats. With 122 seats required to type the federal government within the 243-member Meeting, the NDA’s victory offers it a commanding majority.
