Sitamarhi Election Results 2025 Highlights: BJP's Sunil Kumar Pintu wins in close fought battle against RJD's Sunil Kumar

NEW DELHI: BJP candidate Sunil Kumar Pintu has won the Sitamarhi seat with 1,04,226 votes, securing a margin of 5,562. He defeated RJD candidate Sunil Kumar, who received 98,664 votes. Independent candidate Ram Kishor Ray finished a distant third with 2,867 votes. The results confirm a clear victory for the BJP in this constituency.

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The Sitamarhi Assembly constituency has witnessed notable shifts in voter preference over recent elections. In 2020, Mithilesh Kumar of the BJP won convincingly with 90,236 votes, securing 49.9%, while Sunil Kumar of the RJD followed with 78,761 votes. NOTA accounted for 2,979 votes.

In the 2015 election, the seat swung to the RJD, with Sunil Kumar winning 81,557 votes (49.62%), ahead of Sunil Kumar Alias Pintu of the BJP, who received 66,835 votes.

Looking back to 2010, Sunil Kumar Alias Pintu had secured the seat for the BJP with 51,664 votes.

These results highlight a competitive constituency where the BJP and RJD have alternated dominance, reflecting closely contested political dynamics in Sitamarhi.

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.
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