Summary:
Iman is contesting on AIMIM ticket and JD(U) has fielded Mohammad Ashraf.Former BJP MP Uday Singh alias Pappu Singh is the Congress nominee from Purnia. This time, too, Kushwaha is contesting on JD(U) ticket.Constituency —— CandidateBhagalpur ———Shailesh Kumar (RJD)Banka —————Jay Prakash N Yadav (RJD)Kishanganj ———Mohammad Jawed (Cong)Katihar ————-Tariq Anwar (Cong)Purnia ————Uday Singh (Cong) However, BJP has given Banka to JD(U), which has named Belhar MLA Giridhari Yadav as its candidate. “We will try to announce the remaining candidates the same day,” he said.RJD is contesting 20 out of the total 40 seats and has left 9 for Congress in Bihar. Uday had won this seat in 2004 and 2009 elections, but lost to JD(U)’s Santosh Kumar Kushwaha last time..