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Raghopur result | Highlights: Tejashwi clinches victory after dramatic contest
Raghopur election | Highlights: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav won by over 14,000 votes in a dramatic contest after trailing for several rounds of voting as the Election Commission of India counted votes.
- 8:08 PM IST, Nov 14PM Modi's jibe at RJD
- 8:06 PM IST, Nov 14RJD leader said the party would ‘sit together’ and assess its overall performance in the Bihar polls.
- 7:00 PM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi Yadav wins by over 14,000 votes
- 6:44 PM IST, Nov 14Will discuss what went wrong, says RJD leader Abdul Siddiqui
- 6:42 PM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi Yadav leaves from his residence as he continues to lead
- 6:13 PM IST, Nov 14Where does Tejashwi Yadav stand at 30th round of counting?
- 5:50 PM IST, Nov 14Look at height of RJD's arrogance, says NDA's Chirag Paswan
- 5:27 PM IST, Nov 14Where does Tejashwi Yadav stand after 28 rounds of counting?
- 5:24 PM IST, Nov 14NDA's Kushwaha says RJD, Oppn wants to 'deceive' public
- 5:16 PM IST, Nov 14NDA's Kushwaha offers advice to Tejashwi if the RJD leader wants to come to power
- 5:11 PM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi leading but MGB headed toward loss; Modi congratulates NDA
- 4:47 PM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi continues to lead, margin now 13903
- 4:40 PM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi's leading margin falls behind
- 4:35 PM IST, Nov 14RJD leader maintains lead, ahead by over 11,481 votes
- 4:26 PM IST, Nov 14Hat-trick for Tejashwi? RJD leaders regains lead
- 4:19 PM IST, Nov 14RJD leader now leading by 4937 votes
- 4:09 PM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi Yadav back in lead
- 3:45 PM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi continues to trail, margins widens by over 8,000 votes
- 3:38 PM IST, Nov 14No respite for Tejashwi, now trailing by over 7000 votes
- 3:29 PM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi Yadav seat result
- 3:14 PM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi Yadav trails against BJP's Satish Kumar by over 4000 votes
- 2:34 PM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi slips further behind, now trailing by over 4000 votes
- 2:00 PM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi Yadav trails by over 3000 votes
- 1:45 PM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi Yadav trails behind BJP's Satish Kumar with over 2000 votes
- 1:33 PM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi Yadav leads with a little over 500 votes
- 12:27 PM IST, Nov 14RJD's Tejashwi Yadav back in lead
- 11:52 AM IST, Nov 14ECI declares trends on all 243 seats in Bihar
- 11:28 AM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi behind BJP's candidate by over 3,000 votes
- 11:15 AM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi Yadav trails behind BJP's Satish Kumar
- 11:11 AM IST, Nov 14JDU leader KC Tyagi takes dig at RJD
- 10:28 AM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi Yadav leads by 893 votes
- 10:07 AM IST, Nov 14Bihar's Congress co-in-charge says too earl to predict what will happen ahead
- 9:28 AM IST, Nov 14Bihar deputy CM takes dig at Tejashwi, calls him ‘yuvraaj of jungle raaj’
- 9:04 AM IST, Nov 14JDU leader says ‘Nitish Kumar a social reformer, not just politician’
- 8:42 AM IST, Nov 14‘We are going to win,’ says Tejashwi Yadav
- 8:21 AM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi Yadav takes lead in early trends
- 8:02 AM IST, Nov 14ECI begins counting of votes
- 7:55 AM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi Yadav preferred CM face, according to pollsters
- 7:32 AM IST, Nov 14Tejashwi Yadav rejects exit poll predictions
- 7:15 AM IST, Nov 14What are Tejashwi Yadav's poll promises?
- 6:53 AM IST, Nov 14‘Bihar, Biharis committed to saving democracy’ - Tejashwi Yadav ahead of counting
- 6:40 AM IST, Nov 14What happened in Raghopur constituency during previous assembly polls
- 6:27 AM IST, Nov 14When will the counting begin?
- 6:20 AM IST, Nov 14Who are the main candidates in Raghopur constituency?
- 5:52 AM IST, Nov 14When did Raghopur constituency vote?
Raghopur election | Highlights: Rashtriya Janata Dal's leader Tejashwi Yadav won the Raghopur seat by over 14,000 votes after a tense contest in which he trailed for several rounds of counting against his next rival - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Satish Kumar. After a brief upset, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav bounced back to lead over Satish Kumar in his bastion, Raghopur....Read More
The Election Commission began counting of votes at 8 am.
Track Bihar assembly polls live updates here.
Tejashwi Yadav, the incumbent MLA and leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly, has held the constituency since 2015, and defeated BJP’s Satish Kumar Yadav in both the 2015 and 2020 assembly elections. He faces the BJP leader in Raghopur for the third consecutive time.
Satish Kumar Yadav, a Yadhuvanshi leader, earlier represented the Janata Dal (United). He won the Raghopur seat in 2010 after defeating Rabri Devi, and later joined the BJP.
Chanchal Singh of poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party was also contesting from the constituency. It was earlier speculated that Kishor would himself stand against Tejashwi Yadav from Raghopur, but he later announced he won't be contesting the assembly elections.
Also in the fray from Raghopur was Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Raju Kumar.
Raghopur election result 2025 LIVE: What are Tejashwi Yadav's poll promises?
Raghopur election result 2025 LIVE: Tejashwi Yadav's poll promises, through which he sought to pitch himself as the big changemaker, include permanent government jobs to community mobilisers under Bihar’s flagship Jeevika self-help groups and regularisation of services of over 150,000 contractual employees.
He promised that every household in Bihar would have at least one person in a government job if his party returns to power.
Tejashwi had also announced that the allowances of panchayat raj representatives, including those elected from gram kutcheries (village courts), would be doubled and former panchayat representatives would get pension, if the alliance comes to power in the state.
Raghopur election result 2025 LIVE: ‘Bihar, Biharis committed to saving democracy’ - Tejashwi Yadav ahead of counting
Raghopur election result 2025 LIVE: A day ahead of counting, RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav held a meeting through video conference with party candidates and district organization office-bearers. He said that an “in-depth discussion was held on guidelines related to vote counting and preparations for the counting process.”
“The justice-loving people of Bihar, the birthplace of democracy, and all social and political workers who love Bihar and the Constitution are alert, vigilant, cautious, and fully capable, aware, and prepared with enthusiasm, hope, and confidence to deal with any kind of improper unconstitutional activity. Bihar and Biharis are committed to saving democracy and the Constitution,” he wrote in a post on X.
Raghopur election result 2025 LIVE: What happened in Raghopur constituency during previous assembly polls
Raghopur election result 2025 LIVE: In 2015 and 2020 Bihar assembly polls, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav defeated BJP’s Satish Kumar to win and retain the seat respectively. In the 2020 assembly polls, Tejashwi bagged 97,404 votes and won the election while Satish Kumar got 59,230.
Raghopur election result 2025 LIVE: When will the counting begin?
Raghopur election result 2025 LIVE: The counting for the 2025 Bihar assembly polls will begin at 8 am on Friday, November 14. The Election Commission will declare results most likely by the end of the day.
Raghopur election result 2025 LIVE: Who are the main candidates in Raghopur constituency?
Raghopur election result 2025 LIVE: Among the key candidates in fray in the Raghopur assembly constituency are RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav who is aiming for a hat-trick win, BJP’s Satish Kumar, Jan Suraaj Party’s Chanchal Kumar, Janshakti Janata Dal’s Prem Kumar, and Aam Aadmi Party’s Raju Kumar.
Raghopur election result 2025 LIVE: When did Raghopur constituency vote?
Raghopur election result 2025 LIVE: Bihar’s Raghopur assembly constituency voted during the first phase of Bihar assembly elections on November 6 and recorded a voter turnout of 64 per cent, according to the Election Commission.
