Nalanda Assembly constituency
| Nalanda | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 176 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Nalanda |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nalanda |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 325,999 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Nalanda is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is a part of Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Rajgir, Harnaut, Islampur, Hilsa, Asthawan and Bihar Sharif.[1]
Most successful parties from Nalanda Assembly constituency
- Janata Dal (United) 7 times (55.0%)
- Samata Party 2 times (15.0%)
- Indian National Congress 2 times (15.0%)
- Independent 2 times (15.0%)
Overview
[edit]Nalanda comprises CD Blocks Noorsarai & Ben; Gram Panchayats Nirpur, Bargaon & Surajpur of Silao CD Block; Gram Panchayats Biyavani, Maghrconstituenciesa, Dumrawan, Pachauri, Ranabigha & Meghi Nagwan of Bihar CD Block; Gram Panchayats Barnausa, Meyar, Bhui, Pilkhi, Goraur, Nahub, Pathraura & Lodipur of Rajgir CD Block.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Shyam Sundar Prasad[3] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Ram Naresh Singh[4] | Independent politician | |
| 1985 | Shyam Sunder Singh[5] | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Ram Naresh Singh[6] | Independent politician | |
| 1995[7] | Shrawan Kumar | Samata Party | |
| 2000[8] | |||
| 2005 (Feb)[9] | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 2005 (Oct)[9] | |||
| 2010[10] | |||
| 2015[11] | |||
| 2020[12] | |||
| 2025[13][14] | |||
Election results
[edit]2025
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Shrawan Kumar | 105,432 | 52.77 | +13.8 | |
| INC | kaushlendra Kumar | 72,424 | 36.25 | +26.05 | |
| JSP | Kumari Poonam Sinha | 5,206 | 2.61 | ||
| BJKP | Baijnath Prasad | 3,581 | 1.79 | ||
| BSP | Priyadarshi Ashok | 2,498 | 1.25 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,829 | 2.42 | +1.64 | |
| Majority | 33,008 | 16.52 | +7.03 | ||
| Turnout | 199,789 | 61.29 | +6.61 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Shrawan Kumar | 66,066 | 38.97 | −5.81 | |
| Jantantrik Vikas Party | Kaushlendra Kumar | 49,989 | 29.48 | ||
| INC | Gunjan Patel | 17,293 | 10.2 | ||
| LJP | Ram Keshwar Prasad | 10,951 | 6.46 | ||
| RLSP | Sonu Kumar | 5,344 | 3.15 | ||
| Independent | Kumar Rajesh | 2,506 | 1.48 | ||
| Bahujan Lok Dal | Mani Kumar Singh | 2,191 | 1.29 | ||
| Independent | Rahul Raushan | 1,976 | 1.17 | ||
| Maanavvaadi Janta Party | Sanyukta Kumari | 1,884 | 1.11 | +0.74 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,316 | 0.78 | −3.25 | |
| Majority | 16,077 | 9.49 | +7.64 | ||
| Turnout | 169,552 | 54.68 | −2.57 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2015
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Shrawan Kumar | 72,596 | 44.78 | ||
| BJP | Kaushalendra Kumar | 69,600 | 42.93 | ||
| Independent | Arunesh Kumar Yadav | 3,558 | 2.19 | ||
| Independent | Sanjay Kumar | 1,678 | 1.04 | ||
| BSP | Dilip Kumar | 1,583 | 0.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,531 | 4.03 | ||
| Majority | 2,996 | 1.85 | |||
| Turnout | 162,117 | 57.25 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | 10.66 | |||
2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Shrawan Kumar | 61532 | 49.78 | ||
| RJD | Arun Kumar | 37030 | 30.63 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2005(October)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Shrawan Kumar | 37,806 | 46.69 | +7.56 | |
| AIFB | Ram Naresh Singh | 33,756 | 41.69 | +9.73 | |
| BSP | Vijay Kumar | 2,312 | 2.86 | +1.48 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Sidheshwar Rabidas | 2,186 | 2.70 | +1.10 | |
| Independent | Shiv Kumar Prasad | 1,701 | 2.10 | +0.90 | |
| Independent | Paswan Ajay "Samrat" | 1,618 | 2.00 | ||
| Independent | Kamla Prasad | 1,600 | 1.98 | ||
| Majority | 4,050 | 5.00 | −2.17 | ||
| Turnout | 80,979 | ||||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2005(feb)
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Shrawan Kumar | 33,115 | 39.13 | ||
| AIFB | Ram Naresh Singh | 27,045 | 31.96 | ||
| RJD | Shrawan Kumar | 13,527 | 15.98 | ||
| INC | Anil Kumar | 3,048 | 3.60 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Ajit Kumar | 1,355 | 1.60 | ||
| BSP | Shiv Shankar Prasad | 1,169 | 1.38 | ||
| Independent | Shiv Kumar Prasad | 1,012 | 1.20 | ||
| Independent | Ashok Kumar | 862 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Surendra Kumar | 809 | 0.96 | ||
| Independent | Shiv Kumar Mandal | 491 | 0.58 | ||
| SS | Ramkeshwar Prasad | 424 | 0.50 | ||
| AD | Ram Piyare Prasad | 417 | 0.49 | ||
| Independent | Satish Mahto | 406 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Ajay Kumar | 325 | 0.38 | ||
| Independent | Arvind Kumar | 313 | 0.37 | ||
| Independent | Raj Kumar Paswan | 311 | 0.37 | ||
| Majority | 6,070 | 7.17 | |||
| Turnout | 84,629 | ||||
| JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing | ||||
2000
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAP | Shrawan Kumar | 55,940 | 39.45 | ||
| Independent | Ram Naresh Singh | 41,498 | 29.26 | ||
| RJD | Jagdish Prasad | 33,219 | 23.43 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Umesh Kumar | 5,157 | 3.64 | ||
| INC | Ratnesh Kumar | 2,221 | 1.57 | ||
| NCP | Upendra Kumar | 1,492 | 1.05 | ||
| Independent | Ishwar Prasad Sinha | 792 | 0.56 | ||
| Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | Ramawatar Prasad | 514 | 0.36 | ||
| BSP | Shrawan Kumar Verma | 414 | 0.29 | ||
| Independent | Vinay Prakash Verma | 188 | 0.13 | ||
| RPI | Bhagwat Prasad | 170 | 0.12 | ||
| AD | Anil Kumar | 121 | 0.09 | ||
| Independent | Krishna Nandan Prasad | 82 | 0.06 | ||
| Majority | 14,442 | 10.19 | |||
| Turnout | 143,124 | 76.66 | |||
| SAP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1977". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1980". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1985". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1990". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 1995". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2000". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- 1 2 "Bihar General Legislative Election 2005 - Feb and Oct". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- 1 2 "Bihar General Legislative Election 2010". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- 1 2 "Bihar General Legislative Election 2015". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- 1 2 "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- 1 2 "Election Commission of India 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election Results: Nalanda". Election Commission of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ↑ "Nalanda Constituency Election Results 2015 - 2025". The Times of India. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.