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BJP candidate wins one Bihar council seat as counting continues
BJP candidate Narendra Prasad Singh won the Tirhut teachers’ seat in Bihar’s Legislative Council elections.
Singh received 2,945 votes, beating independent candidate Bhushan Jha, who got 2,351.
The elections cover eight seats across four graduate and four teachers’ constituencies, with voting held on October 23.
Counting is still under way for the other seven seats, and early counts show different parties and independent candidates leading in several constituencies.
The Patna graduate contest has political stakes for the JD(U) after Mokama MLA Anant Singh backed a Jan Suraaj Party candidate against JD(U)’s Neeraj Kumar; the party expelled Singh for six years.
The final results are expected by Wednesday morning, as ballot papers are being counted.
BJP candidate Narendra Prasad Singh won the Tirhut teachers constituency seat in Bihar’s Legislative Council elections.
Singh received 2,945 votes, defeating independent candidate Bhushan Jha, who received 2,351.
Counting was still underway for the other seven seats when the result was reported.
Polling for the eight seats took place on October 23, 2026.
Final results were expected by the morning of October 28.
- Who
- BJP candidate Narendra Prasad Singh won the seat. He defeated independent candidate Bhushan Jha.
- What
- Singh won the Tirhut teachers constituency seat in Bihar’s Legislative Council elections.
- When
- The result was reported on October 27, 2026. Polling took place on October 23.
- Where
- The Tirhut teachers constituency in Bihar.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Polling took place for eight Bihar Legislative Council seats.
JD(U) expelled Mokama MLA Anant Singh and his wife, former MLA Neelam Devi, for six years over alleged anti-party activities.
Counting was underway, and Narendra Prasad Singh won the Tirhut teachers constituency seat.
Final results were expected by the morning.
- Winning candidate
- Narendra Prasad Singh, BJP
- Constituency
- Tirhut teachers constituency
- Singh's votes
- 2,945
- Runner-up
- Bhushan Jha, independent, with 2,351 votes
- Other seats
- Counting continued for seven seats
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