Only six of the 61 Congress candidates managed to win in the Bihar assembly elections: Surendra Prasad, Abhisekh Ranjan, Manoj Bishwas, Abidur Rehman, Md Qamrul Hoda and Manohar Prasad Singh. Surendra Prasad won from Valmiki Nagar. In Araria, Abidur Rehman defeated JD(U)'s Shagufta Azim by 12,741 votes, while Manohar Prasad Singh beat JD(U)'s Shambhu Kumar Suman by 15,168 votes.