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Rajnagar Assembly Elections 2025: BJP vs RJD- Will the electoral history change this time?
Sanjeev Kumar | October 27, 2025 1:22 AM CST


Rajnagar assembly elections 2025 will again become the arena of Paswan vs Paswan! Will BJP's Rampreet Paswan win for the third time or will RJD's Ramavatar Paswan cause a major upset? Caste equations and Dalit votes will take the decisive decision.

Rajnagar Assembly Election 2025: Rajnagar Assembly Election 2025 is going to be a big contest in the politics of Madhubani district. This seat is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and the influence of Paswan community is very high here. At present, Dr. Rampreet Paswan of BJP is the MLA from here, who has won consecutively in 2015 and 2020. But RJD's Ramavatar Paswan has also been giving a tough fight every time. Now the question is who will occupy this seat in 2025?

Rajnagar assembly election, 2010

In 2010, RJD's Ram Lakhan Ram Raman defeated BJP's Rampreet Paswan.

  • Ram Lakhan got 40,584 votes.
  • Rampreet Paswan got 38,125 votes.
  • The victory margin was just 2,459 votes.

Rajnagar assembly election, 2015

BJP candidate Rampreet Paswan made a comeback in 2015.

  • Rampreet got 71,614 votes.
  • RJD candidate Ramavatar Paswan got 65,372 votes.
  • The victory margin was 6,242 votes.

2020 Rajnagar Assembly Election

The competition became more exciting in 2020.

  • Dr. Rampreet Paswan (BJP) -89,459 votes
  • Ramavatar Paswan (RJD)-70,338 votes
  • Rampreet won by 19,121 votes.

Caste equation and politics

Paswan and Ravidas voters play a decisive role in Rajnagar (SC) seat. Apart from this, Bhumihar, Kurmi and Koeri voters can also change the electoral mathematics. There are a total of 3.16 lakh voters, which include 1.66 lakh males, 1.5 lakh females and 18 transgender voters.

Profile of candidates

  • Dr. Rampreet Paswan (BJP) – Two-time MLA, medical professional background, owns assets worth more than Rs 1 crore, has liabilities of Rs 10 lakh. A case is going on. Known for clean image.
  • Ramavatar Paswan (RJD) – Remained at second position continuously, strong hold on caste equation.
  • Ram Lakhan Ram Raman (RJD, 2010 winner) – It is not clear whether he will return in 2025 or not.

competition in 2025

There is a possibility of a contest between BJP's Rampreet Paswan versus RJD's Ramavatar Paswan again in the 2025 elections. Both of them come from Paswan community, but BJP had a big lead last time. Will the equation change this time? This is the biggest question.


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