Patna Sahib Assembly Election Result 2025 LIVE Updates: Ratnesh Kushwaha vs Shashant Shekhar — Can BJP Hold On to Its Stronghold?

Patna Sahib Election Result 2025 LIVE: The counting of votes in all 243 Assembly constituencies in Bihar has begun, and all eyes are now on Patna Sahib, one of the stronghold seats of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The constituency, which voted in the first phase on November 6, continues to command attention for its intense contest and strategic significance in Bihar’s political landscape.Counting began at 8 AM, and early trends are expected soon. Stay tuned to this space for real-time updates, candidate leads, vote margins, and final results from Patna Sahib as they come in.LIVE UPDATES: Patna Sahib Assembly Election Result 2025(To be updated throughout the day as counting progresses)The Patna Sahib constituency draws attention for its intense multi-party

contest and strategic significance in the state’s political landscape.In 2025 election, it witnessed a contest between BJP’s Ratnesh Kushwaha, Congress’ Shashant Shekhar, Jan Suraaj Party (JSP)’s Minu Kumari, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)’s Randhir Kumar, and Independent candidate Gudiya Devi.Though several parties fielded their candidates, the key contest in Patna Sahib is between BJP’s Ratnesh Kushwaha and Congress’ Shashant Shekhar. However, the presence of political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor-led JSP may have made the contest a three-way fight.

About Patna Sahib Assembly Constituency

• District: Patna
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Patna Sahib
• Category: General
• First Election: 2010 (post-delimitation)
• Blocks Covered: Bakhtiapur, Digha, Kumhrar, Patna Sahib, and Fatuha

The seat is dominated by the Kayastha caste. In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, it was the first time the Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system with EVMs was used on this seat during voting.Historically, the seat has inclined more towards the BJP, with one of the party’s stalwart candidates, Nand Kishor Yadav, securing victories in the last three Assembly elections in 2010, 2015 and 2020.

Key Poll Issues in Patna Sahib Assembly Constituency

Slow pace of urban infrastructure development Lack of high-rise development and civic amenitiesLack of employment for youth Law and order

Patna Sahib Seat Result 2020

In the 2020 Assembly election, BJP’s Nand Kishor Yadav was in a direct contest with Congress’ Pravin Singh and defeated him by a margin of 18,363 votes, securing a vote share of 51.91%.

Patna Sahib Seat Result 2015

In the 2015 Assembly election, BJP’s Nand Kishor Yadav was in a direct contest against RJD’s Santosh Mehta and defeated him by a thin margin of 2,792 votes.

Bihar Exit Poll Results 2025

Earlier, on November 11, a host of exit polls—including JVC, Dainik Bhaskar, Matrize, People’s Insight, Peoples Pulse, P-Marq, Chanakya Strategies, DV Research, and TIF Research among others—projected a clear victory for the BJP-JD(U)-led NDA, while indicating a setback for RJD-Congress-led Mahagathbandhan.However, one exit poll by Axis My India predicted a close fight between the NDA and Mahagathbandhan but gave an edge to the saffron camp. The exit polls also suggested that the much-hyped Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj Party may not be able to create any major impact and could win between 0–1 seat, with a maximum of 5 in the best-case scenario.

Bihar Sees Historic Voter Turnout Since 1951

In the 2025 election, the state broke all previous records and registered a historic overall turnout of 66.91%—the highest in seven decades since Bihar first voted in 1951.The turnout was also historic phase-wise, with 65.08% polling in Phase 1 across 121 constituencies and 68.76% in Phase 2 across 122 constituencies.Notably, female voter turnout was higher than male turnout in both phases and overall, with 71.6% among women compared to 62.8% among men.Polling for the 2025 Bihar Assembly election was held in two phases—121 constituencies voted in the first phase on November 6, while the remaining 122 went to polls in the second phase on November 11.