Bihar MLC polls: Jan Suraaj opens account, JD(U)'s Neeraj Kumar 'wins' Patna Graduates seat

The Jan Suraaj Party opened its account in the Bihar Legislative Council elections, with its candidate Suresh Prasad Rai defeating sitting Congress MLC Madan Mohan Jha by 324 votes in the Darbhanga Teachers seat, officials said on Wednesday.

BJP candidate Narendra Prasad Singh had on Tuesday trounced his nearest rival, independent nominee Bhushan Kumar Jha, to win the Tirhut Teachers' constituency.

Counting is still underway for some MLC seats, the officials said.


The MLC polls will decide the electoral fate of 90 candidates in four graduates seats and 60 nominees in four teachers constituencies.

In the Patna Graduates constituency, JD(U)'s Neeraj Kumar has defeated the RJD candidate, though official results for the seat are yet to be declared.

BJP sitting MLC from Patna Teachers seat, Nawal Kishor Yadav, has lost to RJD's Sanjiv Kumar, sources said.

In the Saran Teachers constituency, sitting MLC Afaq Ahmed was defeated by independent candidate Rahul Raj, they said.

Election officials said the results for the remaining seats are expected to be declared by Wednesday evening.

Polling, held on October 23, recorded a turnout of 82.85 per cent in teachers constituencies and 53.42 per cent in graduates seats.

The Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Kosi Graduates' constituencies had a total of 4.92 lakh eligible electors, while the Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Saran Teachers' seats had 40,253 voters.