NEW DELHI: In Bihar’s Sahebganj Assembly constituency, early trends indicate a close contest.BJP’s Raju Kumar Singh is leading with 16,737 votes (+3,388), while RJD’s Prithvi Ray trails at 13,349 votes, in the fourth round of vote counting.A hotly contested three-way battle is underway where candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) are vying for the seat. Polling for Sahebganj has concluded and the results will be announced by evening.In the contest are Raju Kumar Singh from BJP, Prithvi Ray contesting from RJD, and Thakur Hari Kishore Singh from JSP.

Back in the 2020 assembly elections, Raju Kumar Singh of Vikassheel Insaan Party had won the seat with 81,203 votes (44.25%), defeating Ramvichar Rai (RJD), who secured 65,870 votes (35.90%), by a margin of 15,333 votes (8.36%). 1,105 votes (0.60%) went to Nota.The Sahebganj assembly constituency, situated in Muzaffarpur district, is a general category seat and one of the six assembly segments forming the Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency.Sahebganj continues to be a crucial constituency, closely watched for insights into Bihar’s evolving political dynamics and governance outlook.