Bihar MLC results: BJP win one seat, counting underway on remaining seven
Bihar MLC results: BJP win one seat, counting underway on remaining seven left Security tightens outside the counting centre at Bankipur Government Girls' Higher Secondary School on the counting day of the MLC elections, in Patna. ANI ANI ANI Patna, Oct 27 (ANI): Security tightens outside the counting centre at Bankipur Government Girls' Higher Secondary School on the counting day of the MLC elections, in Patna on Tuesday.
(ANI Photo) As per initial reports from the counting centre, Janata Dal (United) candidate Neeraj Kumar is trailing in Patna graduate constituency which remained the hot seat due to boycott of Mokama MLA Anant Singh PATNA National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) representing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Narendra Prasad Singh won the Tirhut teachers constituency seat by defeating independent candidate Bhushan Jha in Bihar Legislative Council polls.
Mr. Singh secured 2,945 votes, whereas Mr. Jha received 2,351 votes. Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate Sanjay Singh finished third with 1,967 votes. Polling for eight MLC seats in Bihar was held on October 23, 2026. Bihar MLC polls: 82.85% turnout in teachers seats; 53.42% in graduates constituencies Bihar MLC polls: 82.85% turnout in teachers seats; 53.42% in graduates constituencies Patna Graduates constituency recorded the highest turnout at 57.56%, followed by Darbhanga and Kosi at 54.73% each and Tirhut at 48.51% Bihar MLC polls: 82.85% turnout in teachers seats; 53.42% in graduates constituencies storyline 1 Counting is underway for seven remaining seats comprising four graduate constituencies (Kosi, Tirhut, Patna Darbhanga ) and three teachers’ constituency (Saran, Patna, Darbhanga).
As per initial reports from the counting centre, Janata Dal (United) candidate Neeraj Kumar is trailing in the Patna graduate constituency, which remained a hot seat due to the boycott by Mokama MLA Anant Singh. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Dilip Patel is leading, whereas Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) candidate Anuj Singh for whom Anant Singh campaigned is in third position. Bihar MLC polls: RJD MP Sanjay Yadav writes to ECI to ensure transparent counting Bihar MLC polls: RJD MP Sanjay Yadav writes to ECI to ensure transparent counting In the letter, Sanjay Yadav said that pens of the same type as the violet pens used for marking preferences on ballot papers during polling must not be available to any counting officer or election agent at the counting centre Bihar MLC polls: RJD MP Sanjay Yadav writes to ECI to ensure transparent counting storyline 1 However, there is good news for JSP candidate Surendra Prasad Rai, who is leading in Darbhanga teachers’ constituency and sitting Congress MLC Madan Mohan Jha is trailing.
Similarly, Independent candidate Rahul Raj is leading in the Saran teacher constituency and N.K. Yadav of the BJP is leading in the Kosi graduate seat, followed by JSP candidate Rajnish Ranjan and Nitish Kumar of RJD in second and third position respectively. NDA leaders chalk out strategy on how to bag all eight Legislative Council seats in poll NDA leaders chalk out strategy on how to bag all eight Legislative Council seats in poll NDA leaders chalk out strategy on how to bag all eight Legislative Council seats in poll storyline 1 In Patna teachers’ consistency, there was a tough contest between BJP candidate Nawal Kishore Yadav and RJD candidate Sajeev Kumar.
In the Darbhanga graduate seat, RJD’s candidate Anil Jha is leading against BJP’s candidate Sarvesh Kumar. Anant Singh who was expelled from the JD(U) for six years for anti-party activities, remained stuck to his claimed that Neeraj Kumar will face defeat. The final results are likely to be announced by Wednesday (October 28, 2026) morning as voting was done through ballot papers.
