Bihar Poll Nail-Biters: Five Candidates Who Won By Slim Margins As Low As 27 Votes – Delhi News Daily

Last Updated:November 14, 2025, 21:05 IST

The NDA looks set for a sweeping victory in the Bihar elections, decimating the Mahagathbandhan. Here are the top five candidates who won by the narrowest margins.

NDA supporters and workers celebrate the alliance’s victory in the Bihar Assembly elections. (PTI Image)

Bihar Assembly Election 2025: It is a big day for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, as current trends show the alliance cruising towards a landslide victory with leads in 204 seats of the state’s 243 seats. However, for some candidates, the contest ended in a nail-biting finish.

The contest in Sandesh was the tightest in Bihar so far, with JD(U) candidate Radha Charan Sah defeating RJD’s Dipu Singh by a razor-thin margin of only 27 votes. Let’s have a look at five candidates who won by the slimmest margins.

1. Sandesh: JD(U)’s Radha Charan Sah defeated RJD’s Dipu Singh by a margin of only 27 votes. Sah got 80,598 votes (43.99%), while Singh won 80,571 votes (43.97%) in the most thrilling contest.
2. Agiaon: BJP’s Mahesh Paswan emerged as the victor, defeating CPI(ML)(L)’s Shiv Prakash Ranjan by a margin of only 95 votes. Paswan polled 69,412 votes (45.2%) and Ranjan got 69,317 votes (45.14%).
3. Dhaka: RJD’s Faisal Rahman managed to defeat BJP’s Pawan Kumar Jaiswal by a slim margin of 178 votes. Rahman polled 112,727 votes (45.72%), while Jaiswal won 112,549 votes (45.64%).
4. Forbesganj: Congress candidate Manoj Bishwas defeated BJP’s Vidya Sagar Keshari by a margin of 221 votes. Bishwas managed to gain 120,114 votes (47.77%), and Keshari got 119,893 votes (47.68%).
5. Balrampur: LJP (Ram Vilas) candidate Sangita Devi defeated AIMIM’s Mohammad Adil Hasan by a margin of 389 votes. Devi polled 80,459 votes (29.04%), and Hasan got 79,141 votes (28.56%).

Aveek Banerjee

Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More

Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More

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