Lok Sabha Elections 2019 | Here is complete list of NDA candidates in Bihar

The NDA in Bihar -- comprising BJP, Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP -- on Saturday announced the list of candidates for 39 out of 40 seats in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. 

While Union minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad has replaced disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha from Patna Sahi seat, Union minister Giriraj Singh has been shifted from Nawada constituency to Begusarai. 

Union minister Rajiv Pratap Ruddy will contest from Saran while Paswan's son Chirag Paswan will fight from Jamui. 

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Here is the complete list of candidates announed by the NDA: 

BJP candidates:

1. Ravi Shankar Prasad: Patna Sahib

2. Sanjay Jaiswal: Paschim Champaran

3. Radha Mohan Singh: Purvi Champaran

4. Rama Devi: Sheohar

5. Pradeep Singh: Araria

6. Ashok Kumar Yadav: Madhubani

7. Ashwini Kumar Choubey: Buxar

8. Gopal Jee Thakur: Darbhanga

9. Ajay Nishad: Muzaffarpur

10. Janardan Singh Sigriwal: Maharajganj

11. Sushil Kumar Singh: Aurangabad

12. Rajiv Pratap Rudy: Saran

13. Nityanand Rai: Ujiarpur

14. Chhedi Paswan: Sasaram

15. Giriraj Singh: Begusarai

16. Ram Kripal Yadav: Pataliputra

17. RK Singh: Arrah

JD(U) candidates

1. Santosh Kumar: Purnia

2. Giridhari Yadav: Banka

3. Kavita Singh: Siwan

4. Mahabali Singh: Karakat

5. Chandreshwar Prasad Chandravanshi: Jehanabad

6. Vijay Kumar Manjhi: Gaya

7. Dr Barun Kumar: Sitamarhi

8. Ram Preet Mandal: Jhanjharpur

9. Kaushlendra Kumar: Nalanda

10. Rajiv Ranjan Singh: Munger

11. Ajay Kumar Mandal: Bhagalpur

12. Mahmood Ashraf: Kishanganj

13. Dileshwar Kamait: Supaul

14. Vaidyanath Prasad Mahto: Valmiki Nagar

15. Alok Kumar Suman: Gopalganj 

16. Dinesh Chandra Yadav: Madhepura

17. Dulal Chand Goswami: Katihar

LJP candidates

1. Chirag Paswan: Jamui

2. Pashupati Kumar Paras: Hajipur

3. Veena Devi: Vaishali

4. Ramchandra Paswan: Samastipur

5. Chandan Kumar: Nawada

Bihar will see polling in seven phases. The dates of polling in Bihar are April 11, 18, 23, 29 and May 6, 12 and 19. The counting of votes will take place on May 23.