All eyes on Jehanabad constituency

JEHANABAD: The Jehanabad assembly segment is set to witness a direct contest between education minister Krishna Nandan Verma and RJD candidate Suday Yadav in the upcoming state assembly polls. The entry of Indu Kashyap into the fray as an LJP candidate has made the contest interesting.
Indu was a BJP leader, who upon denial of ticket from the party, switched to the LJP.
Verma has switched his constituency for the second time. In 2005, he was elected as a JD (U) candidate from Makhdumpur, but later joined the RJD. However, the party denied him a ticket from Makhdumpur in 2010. Five years later, he switched to Ghosi and contested on a JD (U) ticket as a Grand Alliance candidate and won.
If elected this time, Verma will be credited with representing all the assembly constituencies in Jehanabad district — Jehanabad, Makhdumpur and Ghosi. He has already represented Makhdumpur and Ghosi.
“I am seeking votes on the basis of the development brought by chief minister Nitish Kumar during his tenure. If people elect me this time, I will make sure that the works under the ‘Saat Nishchay’ scheme are completed on a priority basis,” the minister told this newspaper and added, “Earlier, Jehanabad was known for jail breaks and Maoist violence, but under the regime of Nitish, these incidents became a matter of the past.”
Meanwhile, many voters have decided to choose their candidate on the basis of development in the upcoming electoral battle in the Jehanabad constituency that has 2,86,098 voters, including 1,50,106 men and 1,35,984 women.
Niranjan Keshav, a voter, said, “I will exercise my franchise keeping development in mind.”