New Delhi:
The NDA in Bihar -- comprising BJP, Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP -- on Saturday announced the list of candidates for 39 out of 40 seats in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
While Union minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad has replaced disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha from Patna Sahi seat, Union minister Giriraj Singh has been shifted from Nawada constituency to Begusarai.
Union minister Rajiv Pratap Ruddy will contest from Saran while Paswan's son Chirag Paswan will fight from Jamui.
Here is the complete list of candidates announed by the NDA:
BJP candidates:
1. Ravi Shankar Prasad: Patna Sahib
2. Sanjay Jaiswal: Paschim Champaran
3. Radha Mohan Singh: Purvi Champaran
4. Rama Devi: Sheohar
5. Pradeep Singh: Araria
6. Ashok Kumar Yadav: Madhubani
7. Ashwini Kumar Choubey: Buxar
8. Gopal Jee Thakur: Darbhanga
9. Ajay Nishad: Muzaffarpur
10. Janardan Singh Sigriwal: Maharajganj
11. Sushil Kumar Singh: Aurangabad
12. Rajiv Pratap Rudy: Saran
13. Nityanand Rai: Ujiarpur
14. Chhedi Paswan: Sasaram
15. Giriraj Singh: Begusarai
16. Ram Kripal Yadav: Pataliputra
17. RK Singh: Arrah
JD(U) candidates
1. Santosh Kumar: Purnia
2. Giridhari Yadav: Banka
3. Kavita Singh: Siwan
4. Mahabali Singh: Karakat
5. Chandreshwar Prasad Chandravanshi: Jehanabad
6. Vijay Kumar Manjhi: Gaya
7. Dr Barun Kumar: Sitamarhi
8. Ram Preet Mandal: Jhanjharpur
9. Kaushlendra Kumar: Nalanda
10. Rajiv Ranjan Singh: Munger
11. Ajay Kumar Mandal: Bhagalpur
12. Mahmood Ashraf: Kishanganj
13. Dileshwar Kamait: Supaul
14. Vaidyanath Prasad Mahto: Valmiki Nagar
15. Alok Kumar Suman: Gopalganj
16. Dinesh Chandra Yadav: Madhepura
17. Dulal Chand Goswami: Katihar
LJP candidates
1. Chirag Paswan: Jamui
2. Pashupati Kumar Paras: Hajipur
3. Veena Devi: Vaishali
4. Ramchandra Paswan: Samastipur
5. Chandan Kumar: Nawada
Bihar will see polling in seven phases. The dates of polling in Bihar are April 11, 18, 23, 29 and May 6, 12 and 19. The counting of votes will take place on May 23.
