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The claim

The video shows a Bihar MLA being beaten by locals after returning to the area for the first time in five years to seek votes for the 2025 Assembly elections.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The video shows a scuffle between a car driver and motorcyclists in Mathurapur, Gaya, on 27 October 2025—not an MLA being attacked while seeking votes. The driver, Ramjeet Kumar, said he was a doctor, and police told FACTLY the incident had no connection to an assault on a political leader or election campaigning.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026