Imamganj election result updates: Deepa Manjhi emerges victorious in Imamganj by a thumping margin of 25,856 votes

Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) candidate Deepa Manjhi has taken a lead of over 12,000 votes from the Imamganj Assembly seat. Manjhi has polled 45,237 votes, while trailing candidate Ritu Priya Chaudhary from RJD has secured 32,686 votes after 11 rounds of counting, according to the Election Commission.

As the BJP and JD(U)-led National Democratic Alliance cruised ahead in terms of leads released by Election Commission, posters with slogans saying ‘Bihar ka matlab Nitish Kumar’ were seen near the chief minister's residence.

The NDA, in leads, has crossed the majority mark of 122 seats. The NDA, as of 12 pm, was leading in 187 seats. Meanwhile, the Mahagathbandhan was leading in 47 seats.

Imamganj election result 2025 Live: Jan Suraaj spokesperson Pavan K Varma Friday said the party would undertake a “serious review” of its performance in the Bihar Assembly elections. This comes even as the party has no leads in trends released by Election Commission during vote counting, and is projected to not win any of the constituencies it was contesting in.

“We worked with full sincerity, with the belief that Bihar needs fundamental change. There was no lack of effort. But if we have not won the people’s trust, we will analyse why and reflect on it,” Varma told PTI news agency.

Imamganj election result 2025 Live: The NDA has cruised past the Opposition alliance in terms of lead, and is ahead in 186 seats. The Mahagathbandhan has a lead in 49 seats.

Among the NDA parties, BJP is leading in 87 seats, JD(U) in 76 seats, LJP(RV) in 19 seats and HAM in 4 seats. In the Mahagathbandhan alliance, RJD has a lead in 36 seats, Congress and CPI(M)(L) in 6 seats each, and CPI in one seat.

Sitting MLA and union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's daughter-in-law Deepa Manjhi has extended her lead, and is now ahead of her next rival candidate by 9,383 votes. Manjhi has polled 36,948 votes, while RJD candidate Ritu Priya Chaudhary is trailing with 27,565 votes after nine rounds of counting, according to the Election Commission of India.

Sitting MLA and union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's daughter-in-law Deepa Manjhi has taken a lead of over 7,000 votes after eight rounds of counting in Imamganj, according to the Election Commission data. Deepa has polled 32, 600 votes till now. RJD candidate Ritu Priya Chaudhary is trailing with 25,384 votes.

The NDA is leading in 188 seats, with the BJP ahead in 89 seats, JD(U) in 75 seats, LJP(RV) in 21 seats and HAM in 3 seats. Meanwhile, the Mahagathbandhan us ahead in 51 seats, with the RJD leading in 42, CPI(M)(L) in 4, Congress in 4 and CPI(M) in one.

RJD's Ritu Priya Chaudhary is leading from the Imamganj Assembly constituency, while sitting MLA Deepa Manjhi is trailing from the seat, according to P Value data.

Imamganj election result 2025 Live: The BJP is ahead in 76 seats, the JD(U) in 69 and LJP(RV) in 14 seats. The NDA is leading in 162 seats. Among the parties in Mahagathbandhan alliance, which is leading in 63 seats, RJD is ahead in 48, Congress in 7, CPI(M)(L) in six and CPI(M) IN 2, according to P Value.

Imamganj election result 2025 Live: BJP Bihar president Dilip Jaiswal said it was “evident from the faces of the public that NDA is getting a mandate this time.”

Jaiswal said the leaders of the NDA, including Nitish Kumar, Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Upendra Kushwaha, PM Modi, J P Nadda, union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh had “put in a lot of effort.”

"We fought elections on the face of Nitish Kumar with the slogan '2025, phir se Nitish'..." Jaiswal told ANI news agency.

According to data released by the Election Commission amid Bihar Chunav counting, the NDA is leading in 111 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan is ahead in 32 seats. Here are the partywise numbers

JD(U) - 55

BJP - 49

RJD - 28

LJP(RV) - 14

INC - 9

HAM - 3

CPI(M)(L) - 1

CPI(M) - 1

Prashant Kishor's party Jan Suraaj is leading in three seats in the Bihar Chunav vote counting. These include Chainpur, Chanpatia and Kargahar.

Imamganj election result 2025 Live: Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's daughter-in-law Deepa Manjhi is trailing from her family bastion of Imamganj. RJD candidate Ritu Priya Chaudhary is in the lead in the constituency.

Jitan Ram Manjhi had never lost a contest from Imamganj, while contesting on a JD(U) ticket or after founding his own party. He resigned as an MLA from Imamganj after being elected to the Lok Sabha, following which Deepa Manjhi contested and won the by-election.

The NDA is leading on 99 seats in early trends, according to P Value, while the Mahagathbandhan is ahead in 65. The RJD is ahead of other parties with leads in 57 seats, followed by the BJP with 53 seats and JD(U) with 44.

According to leads by the Election Commission of India, the BJP is ahead on five seats, including Sahebganj, Baruraj, Aurai, Rajnagar and Kumhrar. Meanwhile, the RJD is leading in two seats – Baniapur and Danapur.

The RJD is ahead of other parties currently as it leads in 54 seats. The BJP is leading in 44 seats, while the JD(U) is leading in 36 seats.

According to P Value, the NDA is leading in 82 seats, and the Mahagathbandhan in 63 seats.

According to early leads data by P Value, HAM (S) candidate Deepa Manjhi has maintained the lead in early trends. Manjhi is the sitting MLA from the constituency and is the daughter-in-law of union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi.

The BJP is currently leading on 16 seats in very early trends, according to PValue, while the RJD and Jan Suraaj are leading on 8 and 2 seats, respectively.

The Rashtriya Janata Dal is leading in 8 seats currently, according to PValue Track. These include Amnaur, Gobindpur, Chakai and Chhapra.

HAM(S) candidate and union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's daughter-in-law Deepa Manjhi has taken the lead in very early trends in Imamganj. The vote counting began at 8 am. Presently, the postal ballot votes are being counted.

With vote counting for the Bihar Assembly elections having begun, heightened security has been provided to centres, Gaya SSP Anand Kumar said.

Kumar said that every strongroom has been provided a three-layer security, with all entrances and sensitive areas having CCTV surveillance. “Across the entire city and nearby areas, there are 10 motorcycle QRTs, with around 200 personnel continuously patrolling,” PTI quoted Kumar as saying.

Kumar said the district control room is also functional, adding that the counting of votes would be conducted peacefully.

Imamganj election result 2025 Live: The counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly elections has begun. The Election Commission has begun counting the postal ballot votes, following which it will move to the Electronic Voting Machines.

After polling in Bihar, HAM(S) founder and union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi had expressed confidence that the ruling National Democratic Alliance would win “around 80 out of 122 seats” that went to polls in the second phase.

“There was 65% of voting in the first phase of the elections, and we are hopeful that in the second phase too, the voting will not be less than around 65-66%. Around 80 out of 122 seats, NDA candidates will win,” ANI news agency quoted Manjhi as saying.

With the counting of votes for the 243 assembly constituencies beginning at 8 am, security has been ramped up across Bihar, specifically at the counting centres.

The security personnel on duty at various places, including Patna and Gayaji, have arrived, ANI news agency reported.

Imamganj election result 2025 Live: In the 2020 Assembly elections in Bihar, HAM(S) candidate Jitan Ram Manjhi won the Imamganj seat by a margin of 16,034 votes. Manjhi had won against Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Uday Narain Choudhary with a margin of 9.23 per cent votes.

However, Manjhi resigned as an MLA from the seat after his election to the Lok Sabha. Following this, his daughter-in-law Deepa Manjhi contested from and won from the seat.