Biharsharif is assembly constituency number 172 in Bihar, in Nalanda district, and one of the segments of the Nalanda Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Dr. Sunil Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 50.8% of the vote, 29,168 votes ahead of Omair Khan (INC).
- 01Dr. Sunil KumarBJP1,09,30450.83%
- 02Omair KhanINC80,13637.27%
- 03Manoj Kumar TantiIndependent6,3152.94%
- 04Dinesh KumarJNSRJP6,0442.81%
- 05Mohit Kumar Alias Kundan KumarIndependent3,4051.58%
- 5 other candidates · 6,291 votesNOTA · 3,524 (1.64%)
Margin 29,168 votes · 13.57% of valid votes
All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,15,019 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Sunil KumarMale · 68 yrs | BJP | 1,09,304 | 50.83% |
| 2 | Omair KhanMale · 55 yrs | INC | 80,136 | 37.27% |
| 3 | Manoj Kumar TantiMale · 53 yrs | Independent | 6,315 | 2.94% |
| 4 | Dinesh KumarMale · 68 yrs | JNSRJP | 6,044 | 2.81% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,524 | 1.64% |
| 5 | Mohit Kumar Alias Kundan KumarMale · 29 yrs | Independent | 3,405 | 1.58% |
| 6 | Shiv Kumar YadavMale · 48 yrs | CPI | 2,736 | 1.27% |
| 7 | Valaram DasMale · 53 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,396 | 0.65% |
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| 8 | Manoj KumarMale · 45 yrs | AAP | 850 | 0.40% |
| 9 | Sarswati KumariFemale · 31 yrs | Independent | 757 | 0.35% |
| 10 | Rakesh PaswanMale · 40 yrs · SC | Independent | 552 | 0.26% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Biharsharif result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Sunil Kumar Father's Name :-Bhagwat Prasad | BJP | 81,888 | 44.55% |
| 2 | Sunil Kumar Father’s Name :- Shyamnandan Prasad | RJD | 66,786 | 36.34% |
| 3 | Afreen Sultana | Independent | 13,443 | 7.31% |
| 4 | Shamim Akhtar | SDPI | 2,626 | 1.43% |
| 5 | Ritu Kumar Alias Bhosu Bhai Yadav | Independent | 2,450 | 1.33% |
| 6 | Sudhanshu Kumar | JD(S) | 1,937 | 1.05% |
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| 7 | Md. Safir Alam | RSSCMJP | 1,820 | 0.99% |
| 8 | Shashikant Kumar Alias Banti Raj | BSP | 1,506 | 0.82% |
| 9 | Anil Kumar | Independent | 1,432 | 0.78% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,152 | 0.63% |
| 10 | Manoj Prasad | Independent | 1,148 | 0.62% |
| 11 | Md. Akhtar | LJD | 1,050 | 0.57% |
| 12 | Mithilesh Paswan | Independent | 1,005 | 0.55% |
| 13 | Rajkumar | NCP | 990 | 0.54% |
| 14 | Adarsh Patel | JTVP | 833 | 0.45% |
| 15 | Umesh Paswan | Independent | 570 | 0.31% |
| 16 | Sachin Kumar | Independent | 558 | 0.30% |
| 17 | Sunil Paswan | Independent | 523 | 0.28% |
| 18 | Ravi Ranjan Kumar | JP | 475 | 0.26% |
| 19 | Prabhat Kumar Nirala | SaBP | 436 | 0.24% |
| 20 | Ashok Kumar | RJSPS | 306 | 0.17% |
| 21 | Kaushal Kumar Kaushlendra Sinha Alias Bharat Manas | Independent | 301 | 0.16% |
| 22 | Anish Kumar | SSD | 299 | 0.16% |
| 23 | Irshad Ahmad | AIMF | 259 | 0.14% |
Biharsharif result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr.sunil Kumar | BJP | 76,201 | 42.73% |
| 2 | Mohammad Asghar Shamim | JD(U) | 73,861 | 41.42% |
| 3 | Afrin Sultana | JAPL | 12,635 | 7.09% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,191 | 2.91% |
| 4 | Md. Surkhab Alam | Independent | 2,259 | 1.27% |
| 5 | Arun Yadav | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,526 | 0.86% |
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| 6 | Arun Deo Kumar | Independent | 1,453 | 0.81% |
| 7 | Ranvijay Singh | BSP | 1,238 | 0.69% |
| 8 | Surendra Prasad | Independent | 1,143 | 0.64% |
| 9 | Mahesh Prasad Singh | Independent | 933 | 0.52% |
| 10 | Manoj Kumar | Independent | 723 | 0.41% |
| 11 | Arun Kumar | Independent | 454 | 0.25% |
| 12 | Kaushal Kumar Kaushalendra Sinha Alias Bharat Manas | Independent | 408 | 0.23% |
| 13 | Avinash Kumar | Independent | 302 | 0.17% |
Biharsharif result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Sunil Kumar | JD(U) | 77,880 | 51.85% |
| 2 | Aafrin Sultana | RJD | 54,168 | 36.07% |
| 3 | Sanjay Kumar Patel | Independent | 3,810 | 2.54% |
| 4 | Anil Kumar Akela | BSP | 3,708 | 2.47% |
| 5 | Rakesh Kumar | Independent | 2,498 | 1.66% |
| 6 | Sanjay Kumar | Independent | 1,947 | 1.30% |
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| 7 | Haidar Alam | INC | 1,821 | 1.21% |
| 8 | Md. Shamim Uddin | NCP | 1,196 | 0.80% |
| 9 | Masudan Sharma | CPI(ML)(L) | 804 | 0.54% |
| 10 | Ram Krishna Paramhans | Independent | 755 | 0.50% |
| 11 | Pramod Kumar | Independent | 714 | 0.48% |
| 12 | Parduman Kumar | Independent | 314 | 0.21% |
| 13 | Arvind Kumar | SP | 299 | 0.20% |
| 14 | Nand Kishor Shaw | Independent | 276 | 0.18% |
Biharsharif 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.
Biharsharif 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)89,619 50.6%
- Dr. Sandeep SauravCPI(ML)(L)65,232 36.8%
- Sudhir KumarSANKISVP2,991 1.7%
- Surendra PrasadALHP2,196 1.2%
- Shashi KumarSMJSKTP2,184 1.2%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 24,387 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Biharsharif.
Who won the Biharsharif assembly seat in 2025?
Dr. Sunil Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Biharsharif in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,09,304 votes, which was 50.83% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Biharsharif?
The margin was 29,168 votes (13.57% of valid votes). The runner-up was Omair Khan of the Indian National Congress with 80,136 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Biharsharif in 2025?
Turnout was 55.22%: 2,15,201 of 3,89,706 registered electors voted, across 447 polling stations. That is 6.7 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Biharsharif part of?
Biharsharif 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 Biharsharif a reserved constituency?
No. Biharsharif is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Biharsharif?
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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