By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: In Phase 3 poll due on October 28, as many as 48 seats of 243-Bihar Assembly will go to poll with 13 Muslim candidates of major parties/alliances contesting on 11 seats. In this phase the ruling JDU-BJP alliance has not fielded any Muslim candidate.
Like Phase 1 and Phase 2 Congress party holds lead as for tickets to minority candidates. Of 13 Muslim candidates, 9 are from Congress and rest 4 from RJD-LJP alliance. At 4 places they are clashing while at 9 single Muslim candidate of either group is contesting, brightening the chance of their victory.
Of 48 seats, there are 13 seats where Muslim population is between 20-30%, while on 27 seats they constitute 10-20%.
However, in majority of the 11 seats where Muslim candidates have been fielded by major parties/alliances, Muslim population is between 20-30%.
Muslim candidates of major parties/alliances
|
Sl.No |
Assembly Constituencies |
Muslim % |
RJD+LJP |
Congress |
JDU+BJP |
Current MLA |
Party |
|
1 |
Narkatiaganj |
29.83 |
Mazhar Alam |
|
|
Bhagirathi Devi |
BJP |
|
2 |
Bagaha |
15.70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Lauria |
20.53 |
|
|
|
Pradeep Singh |
JD(U) |
|
4 |
Nautan |
18.55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
Chanpatia |
20.02 |
|
|
|
Satish Chandra Dubey |
BJP |
|
6 |
Bettiah |
26.8 |
|
|
|
Renu Devi |
BJP |
|
7 |
Sikta |
30.36 |
|
Faiyazul Azam |
|
Khurshed Alias Firoz Alam |
INC |
|
8 |
Raxaul |
23.06 |
|
|
|
Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh |
BJP |
|
9 |
Sugauli |
24.94 |
|
Md. Omer Saifullah Khan |
|
Ramchandra Sahni |
BJP |
|
10 |
Harsidhi (SC) |
19.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
Gobindganj |
14.93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
Kesariya |
14.95 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
Kalyanpur |
13.60 |
|
Anwar Alam Ansari |
|
|
|
|
14 |
Motihari |
13.47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
Baikunthpur |
11.93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
Barauli |
24.0 |
M Nematullah |
Asif Gafoor |
|
Ramprawesh Rai |
BJP |
|
17 |
Gopalganj |
23.7 |
Riyazul Haque alias Raju |
|
|
Shubash Singh |
BJP |
|
18 |
Kuchaikote |
15.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
Bhorey (SC) |
11.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
Hathua |
19.16 |
|
Babudin Khan |
|
|
|
|
21 |
Siwan |
27.97 |
|
|
|
Byasdeo Prasad |
BJP |
|
22 |
Ziradei |
12.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
Darauli (SC) |
6.96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
24 |
Raghunathpur |
21.8 |
|
|
|
Jagmato Devi |
JD(U) |
|
25 |
Daraundha |
13.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
26 |
Barharia |
26.45 |
Md Mobin |
S S Fazle Haque |
|
Manik Chand Rai |
RJD |
|
27 |
Goriakothi |
18.72 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
Maharajganj |
13.95 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 |
Ekma |
10.46 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 |
Manjhi |
14.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
Baniapur |
7.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
Taraiya |
11.47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
33 |
Marhaura |
14.62 |
|
Shafi Ahmed |
|
|
|
|
34 |
Chapra |
16.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
Garkha (SC) |
12.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
Amnour |
10.47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
37 |
Parsa |
10.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
38 |
Sonepur |
5.07 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
Hajipur |
8.08 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
Lalganj |
8.74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
41 |
Vaishali |
12.77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
Mahua |
15.69 |
|
Mashadul Haque |
|
|
|
|
43 |
Raja Pakar (SC) |
6.34 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
Mahnar |
6.92 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
Valmiki Nagar |
10.64 |
|
Irshad Hussain |
|
|
|
|
46 |
Ramnagar (SC) |
21.15 |
|
|
|
Chandra Mohan Rai |
BJP |
|
47 |
Raghopur |
2.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
Patepur (SC) |
16.06 |
|
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