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Jan Suraaj Completes Bihar Council Poll Nominee List, Names Three More Candidates
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News18•24-09-2026, 17:00
Jan Suraaj Completes Bihar Council Poll Nominee List, Names Three More Candidates
- •Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) announced three additional candidates for the Bihar Legislative Council elections, finalizing its list of nominees.
- •The party will contest eight Bihar Legislative Council seats, with elections scheduled for October 23.
- •Anuj Singh, Vimohan Kumar, and Bhushan Jha are the newly named candidates for Patna Graduates’ constituency, Tirhut Graduates’ constituency, and Tirhut Teachers’ constituency, respectively.
- •Earlier, five candidates were announced: Afaque Ahmed, Divya Jyoti, SP Rai, Ravindra Yadav, and Rajnish Ranjan.
- •The election notification will be issued on September 29, with polling on October 23 and counting on October 27.
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The Jan Suraaj Party announced Anuj Singh for the Patna Graduates’ constituency, Vimohan Kumar for the Tirhut Graduates’ constituency, and Bhushan Jha for the Tirhut Teachers’ constituency to complete its list of nominees.
The election notification will be issued on September 29, with the last date for filing nominations on October 6. Scrutiny will take place on October 7, withdrawals are allowed until October 9, polling is set for October 23, and counting will occur on October 27.
The terms of the sitting members across the four graduates’ and four teachers’ constituencies are set to expire on November 16.
