Congress Candidates List Announced for Bihar Election 2025, Kadwa Seat Goes to Shakeel Ahmad

The Congress party has unveiled its initial list of 48 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections. After a period of uncertainty due to seat-sharing discussions within the Mahagathbandhan, this announcement was made on Thursday. Among those named is Shakeel Ahmad Khan, the Bihar Congress chief, who will be contesting from the Kadwa Assembly seat.

Bihar Congress State President Rajesh Ram retained his Kutumba assembly seat.

The list figures three women candidates.

This is the first official announcement of the candidates by the INDIA bloc.

Congress Candidates List - Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 (First List)

1. Bagaha - Jayesh Mangal Singh
2. Nautan - Amit Giri
3. Chanpatia - Abhishek Ranjan
4. Bettiah - Wasi Ahmed
5. Raxaul - Shyam Bihari Prasad
6. Govindganj - Shashi Bhushan Rai @ Gappu Rai
7. Riga - Amit Kumar Singh Tunna
8. Bathnaha (SC) - Er. Navin Kumar
9. Benipatti - Nalini Ranjan Jha
10. Phulparas - Subodh Mandal
11. Forbesganj - Manoj Vishwas
12. Bahadurganj - Prof. Mushabbir Alam
13. Kadwa - Shakeel Ahmad Khan
14. Manihari (ST) - Manohar Prasad Singh
15. Korha (SC) - Ms. Punam Paswan
16. Sonbarsha (SC) - Ms. Sarita Devi
17. Benipur - Mithilesh Kumar Chaudhary
18. Sakra (SC) - Umesh Ram
19. Muzaffarpur - Bijendra Chaudhary
20. Gopalganj - Om Prakash Garg
21. Kuchaikote - Hari Narain Kushwah
22. Lalganj - Aditya Kumar Raja
23. Vaishali - Er. Sanjeev Singh
24. Raja Pakar (SC) - Ms. Pratima Kumari
25. Rosera (SC) - Braj Kishore Ravi
26. Bachhwara - Shiv Prakash Garib Das
27. Begusarai - Ms. Amita Bhushan
28. Khagaria - Dr. Chandan Yadav
29. Beldaur - Mithlesh Kumar Nishad
30. Bhagalpur - Ajeet Kumar Sharma
31. Sultanganj - Lalan Yadav
32. Amarpur - Jitendra Singh
33. Lakhisarai - Amresh Kumar (Anish)
34. Barbigha - Trisuldhari Singh
35. Biharsharif - Omair Khan
36. Nalanda - Kaushlendra Kumar "Chote Mukhiya"
37. Harnaut - Arun Kumar Bind
38. Kumhrar - Indradeep Chandravanshi
39. Patna Sahib - Shashant Shekhar
40. Bikram - Anil Kumar Singh
41. Buxar - Sanjay Kumar Tiwari
42. Rajpur (SC) - Vishwanath Ram
43. Chenari (SC) - Mangal Ram
44. Kargahar - Santosh Mishra
45. Kutumba (SC) - Rajesh Ram
46. Aurangabad - Anand Shankar Singh
47. Wazirganj - Awadesh Kumar Singh
48. Hisua - Ms. Nitu Kumari

Seat-Sharing Discussions

The Mahagathbandhan alliance had been in prolonged negotiations over seat distribution, causing delays in candidate announcements. The release of this list marks a significant step forward in their election preparations. The Congress aims to strengthen its position in Bihar through strategic candidate placements.

Key Candidate: Shakeel Ahmad Khan

Shakeel Ahmad Khan's candidacy from Kadwa is a notable highlight of this list. As the head of the Bihar Congress, his participation underscores the party's commitment to securing key constituencies. His leadership is expected to galvanise support and enhance the party's prospects in the region.

This story is still unfolding and will be updated with further developments as they occur.