Maithili Thakur election result highlights: BJP’s Maithili wins in Alinagar, becomes youngest MLA in Bihar
Maithili Thakur election result highlights: BJP candidate Maithili Thakur has secured a massive victory in Alinagar, becoming the youngest MLA elected to the Bihar assembly. She has won by more than 11,730 votes, defeating RJD veteran Binod Mishra, according to EC.
- 2:44 PM IST, Nov 14A recap of what happened in Alinagar
- 2:03 PM IST, Nov 14How many votes did Maithili Thakur receive?
- 1:41 PM IST, Nov 14Alinagar picks Bihar's youngest MLA
- 1:34 PM IST, Nov 14BJP's Maithili Thakur wins
- 1:29 PM IST, Nov 14Result to be declared soon
- 1:19 PM IST, Nov 14BJP candidate Maithili sings ‘badhai geet’
- 1:05 PM IST, Nov 14Will Alinagar be renamed to 'Sitanagar?
- 12:39 PM IST, Nov 14Maithili Thakur says ‘victory of the people’ as counting completed
- 12:27 PM IST, Nov 14Final result to be declared soon
- 12:13 PM IST, Nov 14Results of last round of counting are here
- 11:52 AM IST, Nov 14One round of counting left, Maithili Thakur set to win
- 11:48 AM IST, Nov 14BJP candidate now leading by over 12,000 votes
- 11:35 AM IST, Nov 14BJP candidate races towards victory in Alinagar
- 11:29 AM IST, Nov 14'Will serve my people as their daughter': Maithili Thakur
- 11:13 AM IST, Nov 14When will results be declared?
- 10:52 AM IST, Nov 14RJD's Binod Mishra likely to suffer crushing defeat
- 10:33 AM IST, Nov 1419 rounds of counting completed, Maithili Thakur still in the lead
- 10:18 AM IST, Nov 1417 rounds completed, Maithili Thakur still in the lead
- 10:05 AM IST, Nov 14BJP candidate claims victory
- 9:52 AM IST, Nov 14BJP's Maithili Thakur maintains her lead
- 9:31 AM IST, Nov 14BJP's Maithili Thakur now leading by over 4,000 votes in Bihar
- 9:04 AM IST, Nov 14BJP's Maithili Thakur leads by over 7,000 votes
- 8:04 AM IST, Nov 14Maithili Thakur's first reaction to Alinagar election results
- 7:54 AM IST, Nov 14BJP's Maithili Thakur now leading by more than 8,000 votes
- 7:22 AM IST, Nov 14Maithili Thakur's lead further declines, still in the lead
- 7:04 AM IST, Nov 14Who are the other candidates in Alinagar?
- 6:53 AM IST, Nov 14Who is Maithili Thakur?
- 6:43 AM IST, Nov 14Big age gap between two prominent candidates of BJP and RJD
- 6:29 AM IST, Nov 14BJP's Maithili Thakur races ahead of RJD's Binod Mishra
- 5:53 AM IST, Nov 14Maithili Thakur now leading by over 7,000 votes
- 5:35 AM IST, Nov 14A look at latest EC trends, who is leading?
- 5:11 AM IST, Nov 14Maithili Thakur increases lead, now ahead by 4,113 votes
- 5:02 AM IST, Nov 14BJP-JD(U) led NDA ahead in trends across Bihar
- 4:59 AM IST, Nov 14Maithili Thakur's poll promise to rename Alinagar to Sitanagar
- 4:48 AM IST, Nov 14Maithili Thakur increases her lead, now ahead by over 3,000 votes
- 4:36 AM IST, Nov 14Maithili Thakur leads by over 1,800 votes
- 4:30 AM IST, Nov 14Who is Binod Mishra, Maithili Thakur's rival candidate?
- 4:20 AM IST, Nov 14Who is leading right now?
- 4:08 AM IST, Nov 14Maithili Thakur could script history if she wins
- 3:38 AM IST, Nov 14Battle on between Maithili Thakur and Binod Mishra
- 3:22 AM IST, Nov 14Maithili Thakur maintains lead: Early trends
- 3:04 AM IST, Nov 14Alinagar to be renamed to Sitanagar?
- 2:44 AM IST, Nov 14Maithili Thakur takes early lead
- 2:36 AM IST, Nov 14Who is Maithili Thakur?
- 2:31 AM IST, Nov 14Counting begins for key Alinagar seat
- 2:26 AM IST, Nov 14Alinagar - RJD stronghold snatched by BJP in 2020
- 2:15 AM IST, Nov 14Counting for Alinagar seat begins at 8 am
- 2:09 AM IST, Nov 14All you need to know about Alinagar constituency
- 2:04 AM IST, Nov 14What was the voter turnout in Alinagar?
- 2:00 AM IST, Nov 14What happened in the 2020 Bihar assembly election results?
- 1:52 AM IST, Nov 14What did Alinagar vote for?
- 1:43 AM IST, Nov 14A key battle between BJP’s Maithili Thakur vs RJD’s Binod Mishra
- 1:32 AM IST, Nov 14When will the counting of votes begin?

Maithili Thakur election result: Updates to the live blog have now ended. BJP candidate Maithili Thakur, 25, has won in Alinagar by more than 11,700 votes, defeating RJD veteran Binod Mishra and becoming the youngest MLA to be elected to the Bihar assembly. The popular folk singer and first-time candidate defeated 63-year-old Binod Mishra.
...Read MoreFollow live updates to the Bihar election results here.
Polling for the Bihar assembly elections was held in two phases: November 6 (Phase 1) and November 11 (Phase 2), out of which Alinagar went to vote in the first phase.
Maithili Thakur Alinagar election result | Key points:
- Maithili Thakur has won in the Alinagar constituency, defeating RJD veteran Binod Mishra by over 11,700 votes. She is now the youngst MLA to be elected to the Bihar assembly.
- Jan Suraaj Party candidate Biplaw Kumar Choudhary also contested in the Alinagar seat as the party itself aimed to make a debut in the polls.
- In the 2020 assembly elections, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Mishri Lal Yadav won from the seat on a Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) ticket, defeating RJD’s Binod Mishra by over 3,000 votes. Yadav later joined the BJP but quit the party earlier this month.
- While the BJP relied on a younger candidate and on Thakur’s popularity as a folk singer, the RJD aimed to snatch the seat that slipped from them in 2020.
- Most of the exit polls for the Bihar elections predicted a victory for the National Democratic Alliance, which has been rejected by opposition leaders from the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Jan Suraaj. Pollsters predicted a clear majority for the BJP-Janata Dal (United)-led NDA, while the RJD-Congress-led Mahagathbandhan was predicted to fall short of the majority mark.
Maithili Thakur election result live: A recap of what happened in Alinagar today
Maithili Thakur election result: The live updates to the Alinagar election blog are now closed. BJP's Maithili Thakur secured a win by over 11,700 votes. The 25-year-old became the youngest MLA to be elected to the Bihar assembly.
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Maithili Thakur election result live: How many votes did Maithili Thakur's opponent receive?
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate Maithili Thakur's opponent, RJD's Binod Mishra, received only 73,185 votes and lost by a margin of 11,730 votes.
Maithili Thakur election result live: How many votes did Maithili Thakur receive?
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate Maithili Thakur received a total of 84,915 votes in Alinagar, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI) data.
Maithili Thakur election result live: What happened in the 2020 Bihar assembly election results?
Maithili Thakur election result live: In 2020, RJD's Binod Mishra was defeated by NDA candidate Mishri Lal Yadav, who won from the seat on a Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) ticket. Yadav later joined BJP but resigned earlier this month, alleging disrespect within the party.
Maithili Thakur election result live: Alinagar picks Bihar's youngest MLA
Maithili Thakur election result live: At just 25, BJP candidate and folk singer Maithili Thakur has become the youngest MLA to be elected to the Bihar assembly. She defeated senior RJD leader by over 11,000 votes.
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP's Maithili Thakur wins, is now youngest MLA to be elected in Bihar
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate Maithili Thakur has won in Alinagar, becoming the youngest MLA to be elected to the Bihar assembly. The 25-year-old defeated 63-year-old RJD veteran Binod Mishra by 11,730 votes
Maithili Thakur election result live: Result to be declared soon, stay tuned
Maithili Thakur election result live: The Election Commission (EC) has finished the counting of votes in Alinagar constituency and is set to declare a winner soon. BJP's Maithili Thakur maintains a huge lead. Stay tuned!
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate Maithili sings ‘badhai geet’
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate Maithili Thakur is set to win in Alinagar as she leads by more than 11,700 votes. She has thanked the people of Alinagar for their support after a huge victory in the seat.
Maithili Thakur election result live: Will Alinagar be renamed to ‘Sitanagar’?
Maithili Thakur election result live: Speaking to ANI, BJP candidate Maithili Thakur said, “This is not just my victory. This victory is theirs too... The work that Nitish Kumar has done for women has helped me a lot in my journey. People have a lot of love for PM Modi, and they have a lot of faith in the NDA. It (Alinagar) will become Sitanagar for sure.”
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate says ‘victory of the people’ as counting completed
Maithili Thakur election result live: Speaking to PTI, BJP candidate Maithili Thakur, who is set to win in Alinagar seat, said, "This is not my victory, but the victory of the people who voted for me. I am speechless and still processing everything.”
Maithili Thakur election result live: Final result to be declared soon
Maithili Thakur election result live: All the rounds of counting have been completed in Alinagar and the Election Commission (ECI) is expected to declare a winner soon. Maithili Thakur is set to win by a margin of more than 10,000 votes.
Maithili Thakur election result live: Results of last round of counting are here
Maithili Thakur election result live: According to the Election Commission (EC), BJP's Maithili Thakur has a lead of more than 11,000 votes in Alinagar. All the rounds of counting have been completed and the ECI is expected to declare a winner soon.
Maithili Thakur election result live: Results soon, stay tuned
Maithili Thakur election result live: The results of the final round of counting will be declared soon by the Election Commission (ECI). After this, the EC will declare a winner in Alinagar. Maithili Thakur is currently leading and expected to win.
Maithili Thakur election result live: PM Modi reacts to NDA's performance in Bihar
Maithili Thakur election result live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed it a “victory of good governance” after the BJP-led NDA, under the leadership of CM Nitish Kumar of the JD(U), achieved a massive win in the Bihar assembly election 2025, results of which were coming in on Friday. “Victory of development has been achieved. Victory of the spirit of public welfare has been achieved. Victory of social justice has been achieved,” PM Modi's post read. More details here.
Maithili Thakur election result live: One round of counting left, Maithili Thakur set to win
Maithili Thakur election result live: After the completion of 24 rounds of counting, Maithili Thakur is set to win the election in Alinagar. She is ahead by over 12,000 votes.
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate now leading by over 12,000 votes
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate Maithili Thakur is racing ahead towards victory in Alinagar. After the completion of 22 rounds, Maithili Thakur is leading by 12,655 votes.
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate races towards victory in Alinagar
Maithili Thakur election result live: Twenty-two rounds of counting have been completed by the Election Commission. The trends show that Maithili Thakur, who is leading by more than 9,800 votes, is on pace to win the election in Alinagar.
Maithili Thakur election result live: 'Will serve my people as their daughter', says BJP candidate
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate Maithili Thakur, who is maintaining a huge lead in Alinagar, said: “This is like a dream. People have a lot of expectations of me... This will be my first term as an MLA, and I will do my best for my constituency... I will serve my people as their daughter... I can only see Alinagar right now and how I can work them.”
Maithili Thakur election result Live: When will results be declared?
Maithili Thakur election result Live: 21 rounds of counting have been completed by ECI and three more rounds are left in Alinagar. Maithili Thakur maintains a lead of over 8,600 votes over RJD's Binod Mishra. The EC will declare the result for Alinagar soon. Stay tuned for the latest updates here.
Maithili Thakur election result live: RJD's Binod Mishra likely to suffer crushing defeat as 21 rounds completed
Maithili Thakur election result live: The Election Commission has completed a total of 21 rounds out of the total 24 rounds. The results indicate that BJP's Maithili Thakur has taken a huge lead over RJD's Binod Mishra. She is currently leading by more than 8,600 votes.
Maithili Thakur election result live: 19 rounds of counting completed, Maithili Thakur still in the lead
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate Maithili Thakur has widened her margin of lead in Alinagar over RJD's Binod Mishra. After the completion of 19 rounds of counting of votes, Thakur is ahead by 9,769 votes.
Maithili Thakur election result live: 17 rounds completed, Maithili Thakur still in the lead
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate from Alinagar, Maithili Thakur, is on pace to secure a victory in her constituency as she maintains a lead of 8,693 votes after the completion of 17 rounds of voting.
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate claims victory
Singer and BJP candidate Maithili Thakur, who is leading from Alinagar, has claimed victory.
"This is like a dream. People have a lot of expectations of me... This will be my first term as an MLA, and I will do my best for my constituency... I will serve my people as their daughter... I can only see Alinagar right now and how I can work them," she said in a video.
Maithili Thakur election result live: How is Jan Suraaj Party faring in Alinagar?
Maithili Thakur election result live: While the BJP candidate has maintained her lead, Prashant Kishore's Jan Suraaj Party has not fared very well in Alinagar. It's candidate Biplaw Kumar Choudhry only has about 1,600 votes till now.
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP's Maithili Thakur maintains her lead
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP's Maithili Thakur continues to maintain her lead in Alinagar by over 4,000 votes. Fifteen rounds of counting have been completed.
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP's Maithili Thakur now leading by over 4,000 votes in Bihar
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP candidate and popular singer Maithili Thakur continues to maintain her lead over RJD's Binod Mishra. She is now leading by 4,196 votes after 15 rounds of counting.
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP's Maithili Thakur leads by over 7,000 votes
Maithili Thakur election result live: Fourteen rounds of counting have been completed by the Election Commission and the results indicate that Maithili Thakur is way ahead of RJD's Binod Mishra. She is now leading by 7,309 votes, according to EC trends.
Maithili Thakur election result live: 12 rounds of counting completed, BJP still ahead
Maithili Thakur election result live: After 12 rounds of counting were completed by the ECI, BJP leader Maithili Thakur maintained a massive lead of 8,991 votes over RJD's Binod Mishra.
Maithili Thakur election result live: Maithili Thakur's first reaction to Alinagar election results
Maithili Thakur election result live: “I am very happy that people have shown trust in me. This is not just my victory. This victory is theirs too... The work that Nitish Kumar has done for women has helped me a lot in my journey. People have a lot of love for PM Modi, and they have a lot of faith in the NDA. It (Alinagar) will become Sitanagar for sure,” BJP candidate Maithili Thakur said amid lead by over 8,000 votes in Alinagar.
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP's Maithili Thakur now leading by more than 8,000 votes
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP's Aligarh candidate and folk singer Maithili Thakur continues to maintain her lead over RJD's Binod Mishra by 8,551 votes. Eleven rounds of the total 24 rounds are completed.
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP's Maithili Thakur sings ‘badhai geet’ amid lead in Alinagar
BJP candidate Maithili Thakur has taken a massive lead in Alinagar seat by a margin of more than 8,000 votes. RJD's Binod Mishra trails behind her.
Maithili Thakur election result live: Maithili Thakur's lead further declines, still in the lead
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP leader and singer Maithili Thakur is still maintaining a lead over RJD's Binod Mishra, however, her margin has decreased. In the earlier rounds, she was ahead by 8,000 votes which then decreased to more than 6,000 votes and now the margin stands at 4,638 votes after nine rounds of counting are completed.
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP's Maithili Thakur still leads but margin decreased after 8th round
Maithili Thakur election result live: After the conclusion of the eighth round of voting, BJP leader Maithili Thakur still leads over RJD's Binod Mishra but the margin has decreased. In previous round, Thakur was leading by over 8,000 votes, which has now gone down to a margin of 6,793 votes
Maithili Thakur election result live: Who are the other candidates in Alinagar?
Maithili Thakur election result live: Apart from prominent candidates Maithili Thakur and RJD's Binod Mishra, here are the other candidates in fray in the Alinagar constituency:
BIPLAW KUMAR CHOUDHARY (Jan Suraaj Party)
RAJIPAL JHA (Aam Aadmi Party)
SAIFUDDIN AHMED (Independent)
HARI LAL SHARMA (Independent)
And there are some other independent candidates. Maithili Thakur is currently leading in the seat.
Maithili Thakur election result live: Who is Maithili Thakur?
Maithili Thakur election result live: A celebrated voice in Maithili and Bhojpuri folk traditions, Maithili Thakur hails from Benipatti in Madhubani district, about 35 km from Alinagar. She and her brothers, Rishav and Ayachi, rose to fame through social media performances celebrating Bihar’s folk heritage. After joining BJP, she said, “Whatever job the party assigns to me, I will do it with full dedication.” Seen as a cultural icon, Thakur’s entry has energised the BJP’s campaign and widened its youth appeal in north Bihar.
Maithili Thakur election result live: Big age gap between two prominent candidates of BJP and RJD
Maithili Thakur election result live: Alinagar is witnessing an anticipated but one-sided battle between BJP leader Maithili Thakur and RJD leader Binod Mishra. It is also a battle between generations here as Thakur, who is 25 years old, seeks to defeat 63-year-old Mishra and vice versa.
Maithili Thakur election result live: BJP's Maithili Thakur races ahead of RJD's Binod Mishra
Maithili Thakur election result live: Seems like Maithili Thakur's magic is working in Alinagar. The BJP leader is maintaining a huge lead of more than 8,000 votes against RJD's Binod Mishra.
Maithili Thakur Alinagar election result live: Maithili Thakur now leading by over 7,000 votes
Maithili Thakur Alinagar election result live: BJP leader and popular folk singer Maithili Thakur is way ahead of RJD candidate Binod Mishra as she leads by 7,833 votes after the conclusion of five rounds of voting.
Alinagar election result 2025 Live: A look at latest EC trends, who is leading?
Alinagar election result 2025 Live: After the conclusion of four rounds of counting by the EC, Maithili Thakur is now leading by 4,573 votes. RJD candidate Binod Mishra, who has received 10,062 votes, is trailing.
Alinagar election result 2025 Live: Maithili Thakur increases lead, now ahead by 4,113 votes
Alinagar election result 2025 Live: Singer and BJP candidate Maithili Thakur has increased her lead against RJD leader Binod Mishra. She is now leading by 4,113 votes.
Alinagar election result 2025 Live: BJP-JD(U) led NDA ahead in trends across Bihar
Alinagar election result 2025 Live: NDA and Mahagathbandhan are leading in these seats, as per trends by the Election Commission of India (ECI):
JD(U) - 77 seats
BJP - 73 seats
RJD - 42 seats
LJPRV - 18 seats
INC - 7 seats
CPI(ML)(L) - 5 seats
HAMS - 4 seats
Alinagar election result 2025 Live: Maithili Thakur's poll promise to rename Alinagar to Sitanagar
Alinagar election result 2025 Live: Ahead of the polls, Thakur sparked debate as she vowed to rename Alinagar to Sitanagar if she wins the upcoming Bihar assembly election. "Alinagar will become Sitanagar if I win the election,” she said in a viral video. Following criticism on social media, she clarified that the idea was suggested by union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai.
Alinagar election result 2025 Live: Maithili Thakur increases her lead, now ahead by over 3,000 votes
Alinagar election result 2025 Live: BJP candidate and popular folk singer Maithili Thakur's magic seems to have worked, at least as per the first two rounds of counting by EC. Increasing her lead in the second round, she is now ahead by 3,004 votes.
Alinagar Bihar chunav result 2025 Live: Election Commission trends are in, Maithili Thakur leads by over 1,800 votes
Alinagar Bihar chunav result 2025 Live: The first round of Election Commission numbers are in and it is Maithili Thakur who has taken a lead in Alinagar by 1,826 votes. RJD's Binod Mishra, who has polled in 1,968 votes until now, is trailing.
Alinagar Bihar chunav result 2025 Live: Who is Binod Mishra, Maithili Thakur's rival candidate?
Maithili Thakur Alinagar election result 2025 Live: Maithili Thakur's opponent, Binod Mishra, represents the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and was the runner-up in the 2020 assembly election. A local Brahmin leader with a strong organisational base, Mishra has built his campaign around employment, rural infrastructure, and welfare for the poor. With Alinagar historically leaning towards the RJD, Mishra is relying on his deep local connect and the party’s traditional caste arithmetic to reclaim the seat for the INDIA bloc.
Alinagar Bihar election result 2025 live: Who is leading right now?
Maithili Thakur Alinagar election result 2025 Live: As per the latest trends by Pvalue Track, BJP leader Maithili Thakur is leading in Alinagar seat. Meanwhile, RJD leader Binod Mishra is trailing in the seat. The data from Election Commission is yet to come. Stay tuned!
Alinagar Bihar election result 2025 live: Maithili Thakur could script history if she wins
Maithili Thakur Alinagar Bihar election result 2025 live: If Maithili Thakur Thakur wins, the 25-year-old could join the list of the youngest-ever elected MLAs in the country. While the BJP is relying on a younger candidate and on Thakur’s popularity as a folk singer, the RJD aims to snatch the seat that slipped from them in 2020. Thakur is leading in the seat as per early trends by Pvalue.
Alinagar Bihar election result 2025 live: Battle on between Maithili Thakur and Binod Mishra
Alinagar Bihar election result 2025 live: The battle is on between BJP leader and popular singer Maithili Thakur and RJD leader Binod Mishra. It is also a battle between generations here as Thakur, who is 25 years old and currently leading as per Pvalue figures, seeks to defeat 63-year-old Mishra and vice versa.
Alinagar Bihar election result 2025 live: Maithili Thakur maintains lead, early trends show
Alinagar election result 2025 live: Popular singer and BJP leader Maithili Thakur is currently maintaining her early lead, as per early trends shown by Pvalue.
Alinagar Bihar election result 2025 live: Maithili Thakur's promise to rename Alinagar to Sitanagar
Alinagar Bihar election result 2025 live: Ahead of the polls, Thakur sparked debate as she vowed to rename Alinagar to Sitanagar if she wins the upcoming Bihar assembly election. "Alinagar will become Sitanagar if I win the election,” she said in a viral video.









