<p>The outgoing assembly has number of women MLAs like Kunti Devi, Poornima Yadav, Poonam Devi Yadav and Munni Devi, whose husbands have criminal backgrounds.<br />Lalganj MLA Vijay Kumar alias Munna Shukla, convicted in the murder of former RJD Minister Brij Bihari Prasad is set to field his wife, Annu.<br /><br />Though the official list of ruling JD(U) is yet to be declared, party insiders said that Annu Shukla will be the official nominee from Lalganj. Lovely Anand, who recently joined the Congress and has been given a ticket by the party from Alamnagar in Saharsa district, is the wife Kosi strongman Anand Mohan. His name spelt terror in the '90s. He has been convicted in the murder of former Gopalganj district magistrate, G Krishnaiah.<br /><br />Similarly, another Kosi terror and former MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, convicted in the CPI-M MLA Ajit Sarkar murder case, has fielded his wife and former MP Ranjeet Ranjan. <br /><br />Awadhesh Mandal who has over two dozen cases of murder, extortion and kidnapping against him, is ready to field his wife Bima Bharti, from Rupauli. Bima had won as a RJD candidate from Rupauli in Purnia district defeating gangster Shanker Singh. She has crossed over to the JD(U) recently.<br /><br />Another don-turned-politician, Md Shahabuddin, unsucessfully fielded his wife, Heena Shahab, in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls and is likely to field her on a RJD ticket this time.<br />Shahabuddin is facing life imprisonment in a kidnap and murder case and is in Siwan jail at present.<br /><br />Convicted RJD and LJP MPs in the 14th Lok Sabha — Sahabuddin, Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav and Surajbhan had fielded their wives on RJD, LJP and Congress tickets. Pappu Yadav’s mother Shanti Priya also contested from Purnea. All the spouses, however, lost.<br /><br />Ranjan’s wife Ranjit Ranjan, probably had to pay the price for bearing her husband’s name. She lost to Vishwamohan Kumar of JD(U) by 1,66,074 votes. Mohammed Sahabuddin’s wife Hina Sahab lost to Independent candidate Om Prakash Yadav by 63,430 votes at Siwan.<br /><br />In Nawada, Surajbhan’s wife Vina Devi lost to BJP’s Bhola Singh by 52,065 votes. Surajbhan had banked on Bhumihar votes, but was disappointed. Lovely Anand was not even in the picture at Sheohar where BJP’s Rama Devi sailed through with 1,26,029 votes, defeating BSP candidate Anwarul Haque. Prabhunath Singh, who recently switched over to RJD from the ruling JD(U) met a similar fate.<br /><br />MLAs Anant Singh, Manoranjan Singh alias Dhumal Singh, Sunil Pandey, Rama Singh and Sanjay Singh are also set to join the electoral fray this time.</p>
<p>The outgoing assembly has number of women MLAs like Kunti Devi, Poornima Yadav, Poonam Devi Yadav and Munni Devi, whose husbands have criminal backgrounds.<br />Lalganj MLA Vijay Kumar alias Munna Shukla, convicted in the murder of former RJD Minister Brij Bihari Prasad is set to field his wife, Annu.<br /><br />Though the official list of ruling JD(U) is yet to be declared, party insiders said that Annu Shukla will be the official nominee from Lalganj. Lovely Anand, who recently joined the Congress and has been given a ticket by the party from Alamnagar in Saharsa district, is the wife Kosi strongman Anand Mohan. His name spelt terror in the '90s. He has been convicted in the murder of former Gopalganj district magistrate, G Krishnaiah.<br /><br />Similarly, another Kosi terror and former MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, convicted in the CPI-M MLA Ajit Sarkar murder case, has fielded his wife and former MP Ranjeet Ranjan. <br /><br />Awadhesh Mandal who has over two dozen cases of murder, extortion and kidnapping against him, is ready to field his wife Bima Bharti, from Rupauli. Bima had won as a RJD candidate from Rupauli in Purnia district defeating gangster Shanker Singh. She has crossed over to the JD(U) recently.<br /><br />Another don-turned-politician, Md Shahabuddin, unsucessfully fielded his wife, Heena Shahab, in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls and is likely to field her on a RJD ticket this time.<br />Shahabuddin is facing life imprisonment in a kidnap and murder case and is in Siwan jail at present.<br /><br />Convicted RJD and LJP MPs in the 14th Lok Sabha — Sahabuddin, Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav and Surajbhan had fielded their wives on RJD, LJP and Congress tickets. Pappu Yadav’s mother Shanti Priya also contested from Purnea. All the spouses, however, lost.<br /><br />Ranjan’s wife Ranjit Ranjan, probably had to pay the price for bearing her husband’s name. She lost to Vishwamohan Kumar of JD(U) by 1,66,074 votes. Mohammed Sahabuddin’s wife Hina Sahab lost to Independent candidate Om Prakash Yadav by 63,430 votes at Siwan.<br /><br />In Nawada, Surajbhan’s wife Vina Devi lost to BJP’s Bhola Singh by 52,065 votes. Surajbhan had banked on Bhumihar votes, but was disappointed. Lovely Anand was not even in the picture at Sheohar where BJP’s Rama Devi sailed through with 1,26,029 votes, defeating BSP candidate Anwarul Haque. Prabhunath Singh, who recently switched over to RJD from the ruling JD(U) met a similar fate.<br /><br />MLAs Anant Singh, Manoranjan Singh alias Dhumal Singh, Sunil Pandey, Rama Singh and Sanjay Singh are also set to join the electoral fray this time.</p>