The JD(U) has further increased its lead in the Sarairanjan Assembly seat as counting progresses. Vijay Kumar Choudhary now has 89,635 votes, accounting for 48.93% of the total counted.
RJD candidate Arbind Kumar Sahani is in second place with 73,103 votes, or 39.91%. Sajan Kumar Mishra of the JSP has 4,882 votes, independent candidate Ranjit Kumar Pandit shot ahead of the Jan Suraaj Party by 5, votes.
Independent nominees Kunal Kumar and Amrendra Kumar Singh have 2,094 and 832 votes respectively. Ashok Kumar Anjana has 397 votes, and Ram Sagar Roy of the AKP has 397. NOTA has recorded 2,708 votes, or 2.21%.
A total of 1,83,189 valid votes have been counted so far. The JD(U) is ahead by 9,630 votes, based on the current tally.