1 / 6THE Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 Voting will 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, which will cover 122 seats, will take place on November 11. As political parties make their last effort to consolidate their position in the upcoming 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 has submitted his nomination papers as JD(U) candidate for Mokama Assembly seat. Popularly known as ‘Chhote Sarkar’, he is facing 28 criminal cases, according to his affidavit. It has movable assets worth ₹26.66 crore and real estate assets worth ₹11.22 crore. (Image: X / @MLA_AnantSingh)
3 / 6Tejashwi Yadav | According to his election affidavit, Tejashwi Yadav said 18 criminal cases were pending against him, including four on appeal, The Hindu reported. The 36-year-old and his family have total assets worth ₹8.98 crore, which includes movable assets worth ₹6.12 crore. The RJD leader filed his nomination papers from the Raghopur assembly headquarters. (Photo: Agencies)
4 / 6Tej Pratap Yadav | Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav’s elder 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 assets 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 faces eight pending criminal charges. (Photo: Agencies)
(Photo credit: Samrat Choudhary, Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (Photo: @samrat4bjp) )
5 / 6Samrat Choudhary | Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary is contesting the assembly elections from Tarapur constituency on the BJP ticket. Choudhary has two criminal cases pending against him, one in his native Munger district for “violating” the model code of conduct during last year’s elections 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 the candidate from Kuchaikote. According to affidavits submitted by candidates ahead of the 2020 assembly elections and by-elections analyzed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Bihar Election Watch, Pandey has declared a total of 11 criminal cases against himself. (Photo: Facebook/@IMPappuPandey)
