1 / 6The Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 is all set to take place in two phases on November 6 and 11, with results scheduled for November 14. In the first phase, 121 constituencies will go to the polls. The second phase, covering 122 seats, will vote on November 11. As political parties make the last push to cement their position in the forthcoming elections, here are their candidates with criminal cases.
(Photo Credit : Anant Kumar Singh has been a dominant figure in Mokama politics since the 1990s. (Image: X / @MLA_AnantSingh))
2 / 6Bahubali Anant Singh | Don-turned-politician Anant Kumar Singh submitted his nomination papers as a JD(U) candidate from the Mokama assembly seat. Popularly known as ‘Chhote Sarkar’, he is facing 28 criminal cases, as per his affidavit. He has movable assets worth ₹26.66 crore and immovable assets of ₹11.22 crore. (Image: X / @MLA_AnantSingh)
3 / 6Tejashwi Yadav | According to his election affidavit, Tejashwi Yadav has declared that 18 criminal cases are pending against him, with four of them under appeal, reported The Hindu. The 36-year-old and his family have total assets worth ₹8.98 crore, which include movable assets worth ₹6.12 crore. The RJD leader filed his nomination papers from the Raghopur assembly seat. (Photo: Agencies)
4 / 6Tej Pratap Yadav | Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav’s eldest son, Tej Pratap Yadav, the expelled Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and founder of Janshakti Janata Dal, has filed his nomination papers for the Mahua Assembly seat. His assets include movable properties worth ₹91.65 lakh, immovable properties valued at ₹1.96 crore, 200 grams of gold worth ₹22 lakh, a motorcycle worth ₹6.85 lakh, and a fleet of cars. He also has eight pending criminal cases against him. (Photo: Agencies)
(Photo Credit : Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary (Photo: @samrat4bjp) )
5 / 6Samrat Choudhary | Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary is contesting the assembly polls from Tarapur constituency on the BJP ticket. Choudhary has two criminal cases pending against him, one in his native district of Munger for “violation” of the model code of conduct during polls last year and another in Patna for allegedly defying prohibitory orders in 2023. (Photo: @samrat4bjp)
(Photo Credit : JDU leader Amrendra Kumar Pandey (Photo: Facebook/@IMPappuPandey))
6 / 6Amrendra Kumar Pandey | In its first list of 57 candidates, Janata Dal (United) announced Amrendra Kumar Pandey, alias Pappu Pandey, as a candidate from Kuchaikote. According to the affidavits submitted by the candidates prior to the 2020 Assembly elections and bye elections analysed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Bihar Election Watch, Pandey declared a total of 11 criminal cases against himself. (Photo: Facebook/@IMPappuPandey)
