EMINENT Admin Team
19 Dec

Women and Scheduled Caste Representation in Bihar Elections

The recent Bihar elections highlight significant representation of women and Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates across major political parties. A total of 18 women candidates won, including 4 from the SC category. Similarly, 20 SC candidates secured victories, reflecting increasing inclusivity in the state’s political landscape.


Women Winning Candidates by Party and District

Sl. No.Candidate NameConstituencyDistrictParty
1Asha DeviDinapurPatnaBJP
2Munni DeviShahpurBhojpurBJP
3Renu DeviBettiahWest ChamparanBJP
4Bhagirathi DeviShikarpur (SC)West ChamparanBJP
5Sunila DeviSheikhpuraSheikhpuraINC
6Sunita DeviKorha (SC)KatiharINC
7Meena DeviGobindganjEast ChamparanJD(U)
8Jagmato DeviRaghunathpurSiwanJD(U)
9Gudi DeviRunisaidpurSitamarhiJD(U)
10Renu KumariKishanganjKishanganjJD(U)
11Poonam Devi (Yadav)KhagariaKhagariaJD(U)
12Asha DeviBarharaBhojpurRJD
13Punam DeviMasaurhiPatnaRJD
14Kunti DeviAtriGayaRJD
15Rabri DeviRaghopurVaishaliRJD
16Prema ChoudharyPatepur (SC)VaishaliRJD
17Shiv Chand RamMahua (SC)VaishaliRJD
18Shobha Kant MandalPirpaintiBhagalpurRJD

Scheduled Caste (SC) Winning Candidates by Party and District

Sl. No.Candidate NameConstituency (SC)DistrictParty
1Gyan Chand ManjhiGarkhaSaranBJP
2Ramji Das RishidevRaniganjArariaBJP
3Krishna Kumar RishiBanmankhiPurneaBJP
4Dinkar RamMajorganjSitamarhiBJP
5Satya Deo Narain AryaRajgirNalandaBJP
6Ram Prit PaswanKhajauliMadhubaniBJP
7Hari ManjhiBodh GayaGayaBJP
8Ram Binod PaswanBakhriBegusaraiCPI
9Ram Naresh RamSaharBhojpurCPI(ML)
10Vishwamohan BhartiChhatapurSupaulJD(U)
11Ramesh RishidevKumarkhandMadhepuraJD(U)
12Bilat PaswanSakraMuzaffarpurJD(U)
13Ramsundar Ram KanaujiaBarbighaSheikhpuraJD(U)
14Jitan Ram ManjhiBarachattiGayaJD(U)
15Uday Narayan ChaudharyImamganjGayaJD(U)
16Lalana PaswanChenariRohtasJD(U)
17Chhedi PaswanMohaniaKaimurJD(U)
18Ajay PaswanFatehpurGayaRJD
19Ramai RamBochahaMuzaffarpurRJD
20Pitamber PaswanDarbhanga RuralDarbhangaRJD

Key Highlights

  • Women Candidates: 18 winners; RJD leads with 7, JD(U) 5, BJP 4, INC 2.
  • SC Candidates: 20 winners; JD(U) leads with 8, BJP 7, RJD 3, CPI & CPI(ML) 1 each.
  • SC Women: 4 candidates (RJD – 2, BJP – 1, INC – 1).
  • Representation shows a positive trend in inclusion of women and SC candidates, although further improvement is required.
  • Geographic distribution spans across multiple districts, indicating diverse political representation across Bihar.
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