Counting for the Khagaria Assembly seat in the 2025 Bihar elections began at 8 am. The contest is mainly between Congress and the Janata Dal (United). JDU has nominated Bablu Kumar, while Congress has fielded Dr. Chandan Yadav. Jan Suraj has chosen Jayanti Patel.
At 10:25 am, Bablu Kumar led by 3,125 votes over Chandan Yadav. Early trends at 9 am also showed him ahead. Counting began with postal ballots. EVM counting started at 8:30 am. Officials are counting votes across 14 tables, with one round covering 14 EVMs. Early results are expected soon.
Khagaria has a strong political history. The seat was created in 1951. Congress leader Dwarika Prasad became its first MLA. Congress has won five times since then and still holds the seat. In 2020, Chhatrapati Yadav of Congress won by nearly 3,000 votes against Poonam Devi.
Before that, Poonam Devi dominated the seat with three straight wins in 2005, 2010, and 2015. CPI(M)’s Yogendra Singh won in 2000. The seat has seen 16 elections so far. Congress leads with five victories, while JDU has won three. Other parties, including BJP, LJP, CPI, Jan Sangh, and Janata Party, have each won once.
