Sitamarhi Election Results 2025 Highlights: RJD's Satender Sah, RLM's Snehlata and JanSuraaj's Binay Singh in fray

NEW DELHI: The Sasaram seat is poised for a three-way contest between RLM’s Snehlata, RJD‘s Satender Sah-and Jan Suraaj’s Binay Singh as the constituency awaits results today.Established in 1957, Sasaram is an unreserved assembly constituency located in Rohtas district, falling under the Sasaram Lok Sabha seat, which is reserved for Scheduled Castes.

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly election, Rajesh Kumar Gupta of the RJD won the seat, defeating Ashok Kumar of the JD(U) by a margin of 26,423 votes. Gupta secured 83,303 votes, while Kumar received 56,880.The seat has a strong political legacy. Jawahar Prasad Kushwaha of the BJP, a prominent regional leader, represented Sasaram for five terms — from 1990 to 1995, 1995 to 2000, both 2005 elections, and again in 2010.Caste dynamics continue to play a defining role here. The Kushwaha community has been the dominant force, holding sway over the seat for nearly 35 years (1980–2015). For much of that period, major parties fielded candidates from this community.Sasaram’s electorate is largely rural, making up around 66–67% of voters, while urban residents account for the rest. Polling has concluded and the fate of the candidates is now sealed in the electronic voting machines.A poll of polls released on Tuesday suggested that the NDA is likely to return to power with around 148 seats. The RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, despite campaigning on a platform of change, is projected to finish with around 88 seats, while other parties may secure about 7 seats.People’s Pulse estimated 133–159 seats for the NDA, 75–101 for the Mahagathbandhan, 0–5 for Jan Suraaj, and 2–8 for others. The Dainik Bhaskar poll projected 145–160 seats for the NDA and 73–91 for the Mahagathbandhan. It further suggested that Jan Suraaj may not win any seat, while others could secure 5–10.According to JVC-Polls, the NDA could win 135–150 seats, the Mahagathbandhan 88–103, and others 3–6. Matrize predicted 147–167 seats for the NDA and 70–90 for the opposition alliance, along with 2–10 for others. People’s Insight forecast 133–148 seats for the NDA, 87–102 for the Mahagathbandhan, and 3–6 for other parties.The Election Commission reported a 68.52 per cent turnout in the second phase of polling across 122 constituencies as of 5 pm on Tuesday.