Sometimes, the margins of victory can be paper thin — and in a state like Bihar, where allegiances and alliances shift like monsoon clouds, that couldn’t be more true. Every election here is a reminder that even a few hundred votes can redraw political maps. As the 2025 Assembly elections draw closer, attention is turning to constituencies that saw the closest contests last time. In seats like Hilsa, Barbigha, and Dehri, the margins were under 500 votes — outcomes that could have flipped with just a few booths. The JD(U) and RJD had both won and lost such razor-edge battles, and with alliances realigned since then, each of these constituencies is now back in play.

Perhaps the most dramatic contest of 2020, Hilsa saw JD(U)’s Krishnamurari Sharan, also known as Prem Mukhiya, edge out RJ

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