Giriraj Singh To Misa Bharti & Ravi Shankar; List Of Top 5 Lok Sabha Candidates From Bihar

The 40 Lok sabha seats, for which the results will be announced on June 4, will witness a clash of several key figures including Ravi Shankar Prasad, Misa Bharti and Giriraj Singh.

File photo of Ravi Shankar Prasad, Misa Bharti and Giriraj Singh.

Source : PTI

The voting has been conducted in the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar, where the voting in seven phases concluded on Saturday.

The seventh phase of polling concluded in eight constituencies of  Bihar where a voting turnout of 50.56 per cent was recorded. 

The exit poll survey for Bihar showed that the NDA is headed for a thumping victory with 34-38 seats out of 40 seats in Bihar, while the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc with 3-5 seats, according to ABP-CVoter survey. Other pollsters have also predicted a BJP wave in the state with the saffron camp winning more than 30 seats in the state.

The 40 Lok sabha seats, for which the results will be announced on June 4, will witness a clash of several key figures in the state. Here are some of the top candidates this election:

- Giriraj Singh: BJP firebrand leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh is seeking a second term from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar. The constituency witnessed a high-stake battle in 2019, when the firebrand BJP leader fought against then-CPI candidate Kanhaiya Kumar. This time, Giriraj is contesting against CPI candidate Awadhesh Kumar Rai, a two-time MLA from Bachhwada assembly constituency. 

- Ravi Shankar Prasad: BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is BJP's candidate for the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat, a traditional stronghold of the saffron party. Prasad is contesting against Congress candidate Anshul Avijit, who is the son of former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.  

- Hina Shahab: In Siwan, there is a triangular fight between the NDA, RJD and Independent candidate Hina Shabad, wife of gangster-turned-politician and former MP Mohd Shahabuddin. Hina Shahab had contested the seat on an RJD ticket thrice following the conviction of her husband in criminal cases. However, she lost her seat every time. 

- Misa Bharti: Misa Bharti is the daughter of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi. She is contesting the election from the Patliputra Lok Sabha constituency against BJP candidate Ram Kripal Yadav. However, Misa Bharti lost the election against Ram Kripal Yadav in the Lok Sabha Elections 2014 and 2019.

- Pawan Singh: In Bihar's Karakat, Bhojpuri singer and actor Pawan Singh is contestig an Independent candidate against NDA candidate Upendra Kushwaha and I.N.D.I.A bloc candidate Raja Ram Singh. Pawan was hopeful of contesting the Lok Sabha election from Ara but the BJP fielded him from Asansol in West Bengal. Pawan, however, withdrew from the contest and filed his nomination from Karakat instead to fulfil his ‘mother’s wishes’.