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Janata Dal (United) today released its first list of 57 candidates. The party has again given tickets to several sitting MLAs and state ministers.
Ministers currently serving in the state cabinet have been given another opportunity to contest. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s close aide and Rural Development Minister Shravan Kumar will contest from Nalanda. Senior party leader and Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary will contest from Sarairanjan constituency.
Social Welfare Minister Madan Sahni and Education Minister Sunil Kumar have also been renominated. Meanwhile, the name of Umesh Kushwaha, the state JD(U) president who filed his nomination papers yesterday from the Mahnar constituency, is also included in the list. Another minister, Maheshwar Hazari, will contest from Kalyanpur in Samastipur district. Former MP Ashwamedh Devi has been given a ticket from the Samastipur Assembly constituency.
The announcement lists candidates for all four seats claimed by Chirag Paswan, indicating the party’s strong resolve to contest those constituencies.
Key Candidates
- Ratnesh Sada from Sonbarsa
- Vidyasagar Nishad from Morwa
- Dhumal Singh from Ekma
- Kaushal Kishore from Rajgir
Senior Leaders and sitting MLAs in the List
- Vijay Kumar Choudhary, a minister in the state government, will contest from Sarai Ranjan
- Narendra Narayan Yadav from Alamnagar
- Niranjan Kumar Mehta from Bihariganj
- Ramesh Rishi Dev from Singheshwar
- Kavita Saha from Madhepura
- Gandeshwar Shah from Mahisi
- Atirek Kumar from Kusheshwarsthan