Asthawan is assembly constituency number 171 in Bihar, in Nalanda district, and one of the segments of the Nalanda Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Jitendra Kumar of the Janata Dal (United) won with 52.1% of the vote, 40,708 votes ahead of Ravi Ranjan Kumar (RJD).
- 01Jitendra KumarJD(U)90,54252.13%
- 02Ravi Ranjan KumarRJD49,83428.69%
- 03Lata SinghJNSRJP15,9629.19%
- 04Himanshu Kumar PaswanASPKR4,7552.74%
- 05Shabnam LataIndependent2,3161.33%
- 2 other candidates · 3,740 votesNOTA · 6,550 (3.77%)
Margin 40,708 votes · 23.44% of valid votes
All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,73,699 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jitendra KumarMale · 53 yrs | JD(U) | 90,542 | 52.13% |
| 2 | Ravi Ranjan KumarMale · 29 yrs | RJD | 49,834 | 28.69% |
| 3 | Lata SinghFemale · 36 yrs | JNSRJP | 15,962 | 9.19% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,550 | 3.77% |
| 4 | Himanshu Kumar PaswanMale · 35 yrs · SC | ASPKR | 4,755 | 2.74% |
| 5 | Shabnam LataFemale · 48 yrs | Independent | 2,316 | 1.33% |
| 6 | Banvari KumarMale · 27 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,946 | 1.12% |
| 7 | Deepak Kumar VidyarthiMale · 45 yrs | SUCI | 1,794 | 1.03% |
JD(U) held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Asthawan result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jitendra Kumar | JD(U) | 51,525 | 35.75% |
| 2 | Anil Kumar | RJD | 39,925 | 27.70% |
| 3 | Ramesh Kumar | LJP | 21,844 | 15.16% |
| 4 | Bipin Kumar | Independent | 9,134 | 6.34% |
| 5 | Gauri Kumar | Independent | 3,608 | 2.50% |
| 6 | Ajeet Kumar | Independent | 2,446 | 1.70% |
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| 7 | Uday Shankar Kumar | Independent | 2,391 | 1.66% |
| 8 | Sushil Prasad | JD(S) | 1,758 | 1.22% |
| 9 | Chandra Mauli Prasad | Independent | 1,432 | 0.99% |
| 10 | Punam Kumari | TPLRSP | 1,311 | 0.91% |
| 11 | Anil Kumar | BMF | 1,288 | 0.89% |
| 12 | Balmukund Paswan | Independent | 1,259 | 0.87% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,102 | 0.76% |
| 13 | Raghunath Ram | RTJPS | 957 | 0.66% |
| 14 | Genori Mochi | BMUP | 938 | 0.65% |
| 15 | Deoki Paswan | BRRTD | 917 | 0.64% |
| 16 | Rajeev Ranjan | BHRTSBLP | 667 | 0.46% |
| 17 | Sachindra Kumar | BPL | 637 | 0.44% |
| 18 | Sujay Kumar | RSSCMJP | 562 | 0.39% |
| 19 | Vinita Kumari | Shiv Sena | 407 | 0.28% |
Asthawan result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jitendra Kumar | JD(U) | 58,908 | 44.29% |
| 2 | Chhote Lal Yadav | LJP | 48,464 | 36.44% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,390 | 4.05% |
| 3 | Yugeshwar Manjhi | Independent | 4,259 | 3.20% |
| 4 | Sanjay Paswan | Independent | 3,494 | 2.63% |
| 5 | Kumar Jayakant | NCP | 2,280 | 1.71% |
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| 6 | Pramod Narayan Sinha | JAPL | 2,104 | 1.58% |
| 7 | Satyendra Krishnam | CPI | 2,005 | 1.51% |
| 8 | Deoki Paswan | Independent | 1,956 | 1.47% |
| 9 | Rajkumar | BSP | 1,854 | 1.39% |
| 10 | Md.kashif Yunus | RAIP | 968 | 0.73% |
| 11 | Murari Kumar | DSP | 785 | 0.59% |
| 12 | Kiran Devi | SP | 532 | 0.40% |
Asthawan result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jitendra Kumar | JD(U) | 54,176 | 50.64% |
| 2 | Kapildev Prasad Singh | LJP | 34,606 | 32.35% |
| 3 | Jugeshwar Manjhi | Independent | 4,286 | 4.01% |
| 4 | Satish Kumar | INC | 4,276 | 4.00% |
| 5 | Anil Kumar | Independent | 2,111 | 1.97% |
| 6 | Jaymanti Devi | Independent | 1,983 | 1.85% |
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| 7 | Sanjay Kumar | BSP | 979 | 0.92% |
| 8 | Ganesh Ram | Independent | 959 | 0.90% |
| 9 | Ajay Kumar | MUL | 885 | 0.83% |
| 10 | Dipak Kumar | NCP | 865 | 0.81% |
| 11 | Murari Kumar | JD(S) | 522 | 0.49% |
| 12 | Ashok Kumar Singh | Independent | 519 | 0.49% |
| 13 | Madhav Kishore Prasad | SMBHP | 492 | 0.46% |
| 14 | Hari Kant Prasad | IJK | 320 | 0.30% |
Asthawan outlined in orange among the other Bihar seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2025. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Nalanda district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Asthawan is one of the assembly segments of Nalanda. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Nalanda candidates.
- Kaushalendra KumarJD(U)70,379 51.0%
- Dr. Sandeep SauravCPI(ML)(L)40,925 29.6%
- Sudhir KumarSANKISVP4,048 2.9%
- Surendra PrasadALHP2,819 2.0%
- Shashi KumarSMJSKTP2,526 1.8%
In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 29,454 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Asthawan.
Who won the Asthawan assembly seat in 2025?
Jitendra Kumar of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Asthawan in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 90,542 votes, which was 52.13% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Asthawan?
The margin was 40,708 votes (23.44% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ravi Ranjan Kumar of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 49,834 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Asthawan in 2025?
Turnout was 56.99%: 1,73,825 of 3,04,992 registered electors voted, across 370 polling stations. That is 7.5 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Asthawan part of?
Asthawan is an assembly segment of the Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kaushalendra Kumar got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Asthawan a reserved constituency?
No. Asthawan is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Asthawan?
The Bihar assembly elected in 2025 completes its five-year term in 2030, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Bihar assembly elections of 2025 and 2020 and 2015 and 2010 (2025 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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