Popular YouTuber and Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) candidate Manish Kashyap lost the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections from the Chanpatia constituency by a margin of over 50,000 votes. Despite generating significant buzz for his social media presence, Kashyap, also known as Tripurari Kumar Tiwari, was unable to secure enough votes against established political rivals.

He trailed behind Congress's Abhishek Ranjan and BJP's Umakant Singh. He polled a little over 37,000 votes.

The 34-year-old graduate, who has 9.6 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, rose to prominence through social-media commentary on regional issues before stepping into politics.

In 2023, he was arrested by Tamil Nadu police over allegations of spreading misinformation about attacks on migrants from Bihar. He later joined t

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