Raghunathpur Election Result 2025 LIVE: Vote counting begins Nov 14; Osama Shahab (RJD) and Vikash Kumar Singh (JDU) in close contest.
Raghunathpur Bihar Assembly Election Result 2025 LIVE Updates: According to ECI, RJD’s Osama Shahab has won the Raghunathpur seat by 9248 votes. Osama was pitted against JDU’s Vikash Kumar Singh. Raghunathpur constituency in Bihar went to the polls on 6 November 2025 as part of the first phase of the state assembly elections. The constituency, one of Bihar’s 243 assembly seats, recorded a voter turnout of 61.45%, slightly below the state’s overall record turnout of 66.91%.
The main political contenders in the state include the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Janata Dal United (JDU), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress. The counting for the Raghunathpur Assembly Constituency has started and the result will be declared today, November 14.
The current MLA from Raghunathpur, Harishankar Yadav (RJD), had won both the 2015 and 2020 elections. In 2020, Yadav defeated Manoj Kumar Singh of LJP with a victory margin of 17,965 votes, with a voter turnout of 53.52%, reflecting strong public participation in the constituency.
This year, the contest is expected to be closely fought between Osama Shahab (RJD) and Vikash Kumar Singh (JDU).
The candidates contesting the 2025 Raghunathpur Assembly elections include:
| Party | Candidate Name |
|---|---|
| JD(U) | Vikash Kumar Singh |
| Jan Suraaj Party | Rahul Kirti |
| Janshakti Janta Dal | Pashupati Nath Chaturvedi |
| RJD | Osama Shahab |
| Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party | Kumar Santosh |
| Independent | Anita Kumari |
| Independent | Upendra Singh |
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-Up | Party | Margin (Votes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Harishankar Yadav | RJD | Manoj Kumar Singh | BJP | 10,622 |
| 2020 | Harishankar Yadav | RJD | Manoj Kumar Singh | LJP | 17,965 |
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