Araria, Nov. 8 -- The Jokihat Assembly seat in Bihar's Araria district is gearing up for the second phase of the state Assembly elections, set to take place on November 11.

The main contest in the Jokihat is between Shahnawaz Alam, contesting from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Mohammad Murshid Alam, representing the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). Sarfaraz Alam is in the fray from the Jan Suraaj Party, Manzar Alam is contesting on a Janata Dal (United) ticket, and Rozi Bano is representing the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

Formed in 1967, the Jokihat Assembly constituency has gone through 16 elections so far, including two bypolls in 1996 and 2008.

Notably, the seat has always elected Muslim representatives, mirrorin...