Harnaut is assembly constituency number 177 in Bihar, in Nalanda district, and one of the segments of the Nalanda Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Hari Narayan Singh of the Janata Dal (United) won with 55.7% of the vote, 48,335 votes ahead of Arun Kumar (INC).
- 01Hari Narayan SinghJD(U)1,06,95455.66%
- 02Arun KumarINC58,61930.50%
- 03Kamlesh PaswanJNSRJP7,9274.13%
- 04Pintu PaswanIndependent2,7851.45%
- 05Dharmendra KumarAAP2,3871.24%
- 6 other candidates · 8,110 votesNOTA · 5,380 (2.80%)
Margin 48,335 votes · 25.15% of valid votes
All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,92,162 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hari Narayan SinghMale · 78 yrs | JD(U) | 1,06,954 | 55.66% |
| 2 | Arun KumarMale · 45 yrs | INC | 58,619 | 30.50% |
| 3 | Kamlesh PaswanMale · 57 yrs · SC | JNSRJP | 7,927 | 4.13% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,380 | 2.80% |
| 4 | Pintu PaswanMale · 27 yrs · SC | Independent | 2,785 | 1.45% |
| 5 | Dharmendra KumarMale · 49 yrs | AAP | 2,387 | 1.24% |
| 6 | Indrasen PriyadarshiMale · 44 yrs | RSTRSNTP | 1,840 | 0.96% |
| 7 | Kanhaiya Lal YadavMale · 31 yrs | BPL | 1,782 | 0.93% |
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| 8 | Dhananjay KumarMale · 47 yrs | VVCIP | 1,304 | 0.68% |
| 9 | Vinay Bhushan KumarMale · 48 yrs | Independent | 1,167 | 0.61% |
| 10 | Anirudh KumarMale · 27 yrs | Independent | 1,128 | 0.59% |
| 11 | Prem Ranjan KumarMale · 29 yrs | JTLP | 889 | 0.46% |
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.
Harnaut result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hari Narayan Singh | JD(U) | 65,404 | 41.24% |
| 2 | Mamta Devi | LJP | 38,163 | 24.06% |
| 3 | Kundan Kumar | INC | 21,144 | 13.33% |
| 4 | Kaushlendra Kumar Singh | BSP | 6,846 | 4.32% |
| 5 | Ashok Kumar Singh | Independent | 2,980 | 1.88% |
| 6 | Sanjay Singh | JAPL | 2,420 | 1.53% |
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| 7 | Karuna Kumari | RJnJnP | 2,250 | 1.42% |
| 8 | Ashutosh Kumar Sinha | PBI | 1,844 | 1.16% |
| 9 | Vijay Kumar | pms | 1,800 | 1.13% |
| 10 | Rekha Kumari | PMPT | 1,780 | 1.12% |
| 11 | Mukesh Kumar | Independent | 1,607 | 1.01% |
| 12 | Jagatnarayan | Independent | 1,528 | 0.96% |
| 13 | Bahumulya Kumar Singh | PBLBRP | 1,334 | 0.84% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,299 | 0.82% |
| 14 | Dharmendra Kumar | Independent | 1,235 | 0.78% |
| 15 | Shashi Ranjan Suman | AJPR | 1,075 | 0.68% |
| 16 | Alok Kumar | SatBP | 1,014 | 0.64% |
| 17 | Priyanka Kumari | SSD | 895 | 0.56% |
| 18 | Alok Kumar | Independent | 788 | 0.50% |
| 19 | Chandra Uday Kumar | TPLRSP | 776 | 0.49% |
| 20 | Ganesh Kumar | SAP | 771 | 0.49% |
| 21 | Kanhaiya Lal Yadav | SPL | 488 | 0.31% |
| 22 | Pintu Kumar | Independent | 422 | 0.27% |
| 23 | Lallu Ram | Independent | 416 | 0.26% |
| 24 | Shiv Narayan | Independent | 329 | 0.21% |
Harnaut result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hari Narayan Singh | JD(U) | 71,933 | 45.91% |
| 2 | Arun Kumar | LJP | 57,638 | 36.78% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,523 | 3.52% |
| 3 | Dharmendra Kumar | Independent | 4,146 | 2.65% |
| 4 | Brij Nandan Yadav | JAPL | 3,128 | 2.00% |
| 5 | Neelam Kumari Singh | NCP | 2,858 | 1.82% |
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| 6 | Santosh Kumar | Independent | 2,093 | 1.34% |
| 7 | Sitaram Paswan | BSP | 1,959 | 1.25% |
| 8 | Pintu Kumar | Independent | 1,692 | 1.08% |
| 9 | Chandra Uday Kumar | Independent | 1,450 | 0.93% |
| 10 | Amit Anand | Independent | 1,262 | 0.81% |
| 11 | Ramdas Akela | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,165 | 0.74% |
| 12 | Munna Kumar | AAMJP | 720 | 0.46% |
| 13 | Arjun Prasad | Independent | 586 | 0.37% |
| 14 | Bijay Kumar | PMS | 542 | 0.35% |
Harnaut result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harinarayan Singh | JD(U) | 56,827 | 47.32% |
| 2 | Arun Kumar | LJP | 41,785 | 34.79% |
| 3 | Anil Singh | Independent | 4,542 | 3.78% |
| 4 | Santosh Kumar | Independent | 3,668 | 3.05% |
| 5 | Basundhara Kumari | INC | 2,797 | 2.33% |
| 6 | Arjun Prasad | BSP | 2,169 | 1.81% |
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| 7 | Om Prakash Prasad | JPS | 1,489 | 1.24% |
| 8 | Ram Pravesh Prasad | Independent | 1,417 | 1.18% |
| 9 | Chandra Uday Kumar | Independent | 1,406 | 1.17% |
| 10 | Sunaina Devi | JD(S) | 1,381 | 1.15% |
| 11 | Dharmendra Kumar | Independent | 1,183 | 0.98% |
| 12 | Amar Kant Paswan | Independent | 1,000 | 0.83% |
| 13 | Maheshwar Das | IJP | 439 | 0.37% |
Harnaut 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.
Harnaut 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)84,045 51.5%
- Dr. Sandeep SauravCPI(ML)(L)52,389 32.1%
- Sudhir KumarSANKISVP3,465 2.1%
- Surendra PrasadALHP2,696 1.7%
- Shashi KumarSMJSKTP2,598 1.6%
In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 31,656 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Harnaut.
Who won the Harnaut assembly seat in 2025?
Hari Narayan Singh of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Harnaut in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,06,954 votes, which was 55.66% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Harnaut?
The margin was 48,335 votes (25.15% of valid votes). The runner-up was Arun Kumar of the Indian National Congress with 58,619 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Harnaut in 2025?
Turnout was 60.08%: 1,92,171 of 3,19,850 registered electors voted, across 401 polling stations. That is 8.1 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Harnaut part of?
Harnaut 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 Harnaut a reserved constituency?
No. Harnaut is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Harnaut?
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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