In Ram Narayan Yadav vs. Nitish Mishra & Ors. (2026), Justice Ashok Kumar Pandey will hear the election petition against Nitish Mishra, the current BJP MLA from Jhanjharpur, Madhubani on February 3, 2026.
Communist Party of India (CPI) had fielded nine candidates for Bihar Assembly Election 2025 but all of them lost. Advocate Dr. Gopal Krishna has filed an Election Petition on behalf of Ram Narayan Yadav, one of its candidates in the Patna High Court along with Advocate Dr. S.S.P. Yadav. The candidate is one of 33 seats Left parties contested. Left parties secured only 3 seats. The result of the 2025 Bihar Assembly election was announced on November 14, 2025.
Under Sections 80, 80A and 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 there is a provision to challenge the validity of any election, irregularities in counting or violation of rules through election petition. The High Court has accepted the petition.
In exercise of powers under Section 80(A) (2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the Acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court has nominated Justices S. B. P. Singh and Ashok Kumar Pandey to receive, try and hear the Election Petitions against election of Bihar Legislative Assembly, 2025 under Rule 6 of the Chapter XXI-E of the Patna High Court Rules, 1916.
The 45-day limitation period expired on December 29, 2025. Some 30 election petitions have been filed in the High Court.The filing of these petitions has created uncertainty for the newly elected MLAs. Now it is for the Court to decide their fate.
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