Rajgir (SC) Election Result 2025: JD(U)’s Kaushal Kishore faces RJD in close fight; counting on Nov 14 after 62.03% turnout in Bihar Phase 1 polls.
Rajgir Election Result 2025 OUT: As the election in Bihar has ended successfully in 2 phases, the results are awaited now on November 14. The Rajgir (SC) Assembly constituency in Nalanda district stands out as a political hotspot of grassroots politics and social mobility. Long considered a stronghold of the JD(U), Rajgir (SC) has witnessed a consistent consolidation of the Mahadalit vote base under CM Nitish Kumar’s welfare-focused governance.
Kaushal Kishore of JDU has become the newest MLA of Rajgir.
Kaushal Kishore from JDU has won the Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election and has become the newest MLA of Rajgir with the total number of vote count 1,07,811 and the margin of 55,428.
Polling in the Rajgir (SC) seat took place on 6 November 2025, as part of Phase 1 of the Bihar Assembly elections. The results are awaited and are scheduled for 14 November 2025, when the political fate of the candidates will be revealed.
In 2010, Satyadeo Narain Arya of the BJP secured victory with 50,648 votes, marking a period when the BJP-JD(U) alliance dominated the Nalanda region’s political narrative.
In 2015, Ravi Jyoti Kumar of JD(U) secured victory with 62,009 votes, and the seat witnessed a closely contested fight. The election hinted at JD(U)’s regained hold after realigning with the RJD and Congress in the Mahagathbandhan.
In 2020, Kaushal Kishore (JD(U)) triumphed with 67,191 votes, defeating his RJD rival by a margin of 16,048 votes. The result reaffirmed JD(U)’s influence in Nalanda, Nitish Kumar’s home district, even as statewide anti-incumbency murmurs grew louder.
The turnout for 2025 hovered around 62.03%, slightly below the state’s average of 64.66%, reflecting moderate enthusiasm but strong local engagement.
The 2020 victory margin stood at 16,048 votes, highlighting JD(U)’s comfortable but not unassailable lead. Kaushal Kishore (JD(U)) won with 67,191 votes, defeating his RJD rival.
Rajgir (SC) is Constituency No. 172 in Nalanda district, and part of the Nalanda Lok Sabha seat. It remains a pivotal constituency for testing the strength of the JD(U)-BJP alliance in Nitish Kumar’s political heartland.
| CANDIDATES | Party |
| Anjali Roy | IND |
| Bishwanath Chaudhary | CPI(ML)(L) |
| Kaushal Kishore | JD(U) |
| Mano Devi | Moolniwasi Samaj Party |
| Satyendra Kumar | Jan Suraaj Party |
| Ugrasen Paswan | IND |
| Vijay Paswan | IND |
The seat has 3,73,603 registered voters, comprising 1,98,065 male, 1,75,516 female, and 22 third-gender voters.
The Rajgir (SC) constituency was established in 1976, following the reorganization of assembly boundaries post-delimitation.
The primary pincode associated with the main Rajgir area is 803116. Another common pincode within the constituency's broader area is 803121.
While the official winner list for 2025 is awaited, the seat’s outcome will likely influence the broader political momentum in Nalanda—a region that continues to mirror Nitish Kumar’s political trajectory.
If JD(U) retains Rajgir, it will underscore the resilience of its social engineering strategy. If it falters, the loss could signal a deeper shift in Bihar’s caste-based political alignment heading into the 2025 verdict.
