NEW DELHI: Sasaram is one of the constituencies in Bihar Assembly for which counting begins at 8 am on Friday.Established in 1957, Sasaram is an unreserved assembly constituency situated in Rohtas district, {under the Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency (SC-reserved)} .Key candidates in Sasaram include Snehlata from the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), Satender Sah representing the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Binay Singh from the Jan Suraaj Party. The voting in the constituency was in the phase-2 of the polls on November 11.
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Snehlata | Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) | — |
| Satender Sah | Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) | — |
| Binay Singh | Jan Suraaj Party | — |
In the 2020, Rajesh Kumar Gupta, RJD won, defeating Ashok Kumar JD (U) by a margin of 26,423 votes, securing 83,303 votes to Kumar’s 56,880.The seat has a rich electoral history: Jawahar Prasad Kushwaha (BJP) a prominent leader, won five terms (1990–95, 1995–2000, 2005 twice, and 2010).Socially, Sasaram is dominated by the Kushwaha caste, which held the seat for some 35 years from 1980 to 2015, prompting all parties to field candidates from this community during that period. The broader demographics says around 66–67% rural voters, with urban voters making up the rest.
