This story is from November 6, 2020

NDA, GA candidates to fight it out in five Darbhanga seat

NDA, GA candidates to fight it out in five Darbhanga seat
The electoral battle in the five assembly segments of Darbhanga district going to polls in the third phase is likely to be fought between the heavyweights from the ruling NDA and the Mahagathbandhan or the Grand Allaince. Sitting JD(U) MLA from Gaura Bauram segment, Madan Sahni, is contesting from Bahadurpur and RJD MLAs— Bhola Yadav and Abdul Bari Siddiqui— from Bahadurpur and Alinagar constituencies respectively are contesting from Hayaghat and Keoti respectively for.
Another turncoat Amarnath Gami, who earlier represented Hayaghat on JD(U) ticket, is now RJD candidate from Darbhanga seat, giving a tough fight to BJP’s Sanjay Sarawgi.
Darbhanga (Urban): BJP candidate Sanjay Sarawgi is contesting for the fourth time in a row. He had won this seat in 2005 and 2010 but in 2015, his victory margin dwindled to 7,460 votes. The scenario has changed this time as the sitting JD (U) MLA from Hayaghat Amarnath Gami after joining RJD is contesting from Darbhanga. Altogether 19 candidates are in the fray. Some RJD workers are unhappy with Gami and treats him as an ‘outsider’. As traders are BJP’s vote bank from this area and since Gami comes from the trading community, his presence will make the situation tough for Sarawgi.
Hayaghat: Hayaghat was represented by JD(U)’s Gami but it has now gone to BJP under the seat-sharing agreement, which has fielded Ramchandra Prasad. Prasad is pitted against RJD’s sitting MLA from Bahadurpur seat and Lalu Prasad’s close aide Bhola Yadav Altogether 10 candidates are in the fray from here. However, there will be a direct fight between Yadav and Prasad. The local issues here include reopening of the Ashok Paper Mill and protection from annual floods.
Bahadurpur:Outgoing minister and JD (U)’s sitting MLA from Gaura Bauram, Madan Sahni, is contesting from this seat against Ramesh Chaudhary of RJD and Devendra Kumar Jha of LJP. While 15 candidates are in the fray, the contest seems to be a triangular one i.e.– the BJP, the JD (U) and the LJP all seems confident.
Jale: In the last election, BJP candidate Jivesh Kumar had won the seat by defeating JD (U)’s Rishi Mishra by a margin of 4,620 votes. Jivesh is now pitted against 12 nominees, including Maskur Ahmad Usmani from Congress and Nazir Ahmad Ansari of NCP.
Keoti: The constituency is witnessing a straight fight between Abdul Bari Siddiqui of RJD and Murari Mohan Jha of BJP. Altogther 15 candidates are in the race. In the last election, Faraj Fatmi of RJD has won this seat.
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