JDU gives maximum tickets to 37 backward classes in its list of 101 candidates – JDU fields maximum OBC candidates in list of 101

Updated: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 02:15 (IST) JDU has released the list of 101 candidates for the upcoming elections. In this list, maximum 37 tickets were given to backward class candidates. This move is seen as part of JDU’s strategy to attract backward class voters. The aim of the party is to gain the support of this class. JDU has announced its candidates for all 101 seats of its quota, State Bureau, Patna. JDU has announced its candidates for all 101 seats of its quota. If we look at the list of candidates, maximum 37 candidates were given from backward classes. The number of candidates from extremely backward class and general category is 22-22. 15 candidates from scheduled caste, four from minority community and one from scheduled tribe got tickets. JDU fielded a total of 13 women this time. Remove Advertisement Only Read News 13 candidates from the Kushwaha community and 12 from the Kurmi caste. Keeping the Luvkush equation in mind, JDU gave maximum 13 seats to the candidates of Kushwaha caste. Kurmi caste candidates are in the second position at number 12. This means, under the Luvkush equation, JDU has fielded 25 candidates. There are eight candidates from the Dhanuk and Yadav castes, three from the Nishad community in the list of JDU candidates, eight from the Yadav and Dhanuk castes and three from the Mallah caste. Number two is from Gangauta. The number of candidates from Kamat, Chandravanshi, Teli and Kalwar castes is two each. There is one candidate each from the Halwai, Kanu, Agrahari, Sudhi and Goswami communities. The 15 Scheduled Caste seats are divided in this way. Among the 15 scheduled caste people who got tickets, five seats were given to Musahar-Manjhi, five to Ravidas, two to Pasi, one seat each to Paswan, Sardar-Bansfour, Kharwar and Dhobi. Rajputs got the maximum of 10 seats in the general category, while Bhumihars got the maximum of 10 seats. Rajput caste people got nine in the general category. JDU has fielded nine candidates from the Bhumihar caste. While two tickets were given from Brahmin caste and one from Kayastha caste. Minority community got four seats, two extremely backward and two from general category. Among the four people from minority community to whom JDU has given tickets, two are extremely backward class and two are from general category.