Islampur is assembly constituency number 174 in Bihar, in Nalanda district, and one of the segments of the Nalanda Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Ruhail Ranjan of the Janata Dal (United) won with 53.5% of the vote, 32,239 votes ahead of Rakesh Kumar Raushan (RJD).
- 01Ruhail RanjanJD(U)1,00,48753.55%
- 02Rakesh Kumar RaushanRJD68,24836.37%
- 03Tanuja KumariJNSRJP4,7792.55%
- 04Sitaram SinghIndependent3,4161.82%
- 05Bipin MistriBSP2,7171.45%
- 8 other candidates · 3,485 votesNOTA · 4,532 (2.41%)
Margin 32,239 votes · 17.18% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,87,664 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruhail RanjanMale · 44 yrs | JD(U) | 1,00,487 | 53.55% |
| 2 | Rakesh Kumar RaushanMale · 55 yrs | RJD | 68,248 | 36.37% |
| 3 | Tanuja KumariFemale · 46 yrs | JNSRJP | 4,779 | 2.55% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,532 | 2.41% |
| 4 | Sitaram SinghMale · 63 yrs | Independent | 3,416 | 1.82% |
| 5 | Bipin MistriMale · 53 yrs | BSP | 2,717 | 1.45% |
| 6 | Ranjeet KumarMale · 48 yrs | Independent | 967 | 0.52% |
| 7 | Mitu KumariFemale · 34 yrs | Independent | 581 | 0.31% |
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| 8 | Manoj JamadarMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 557 | 0.30% |
| 9 | Kumar Hari Charan Singh YadavMale · 55 yrs | BMF | 438 | 0.23% |
| 10 | Ajay Kumar SinhaMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 300 | 0.16% |
| 11 | Sugouli PrasadMale · 60 yrs | PPID | 287 | 0.15% |
| 12 | Vikash Kumar GaurabMale · 39 yrs | LOHJD | 197 | 0.10% |
| 13 | Dinkar KumarMale · 37 yrs · SC | RSLAP | 158 | 0.08% |
The seat changed hands: RJD won in 2020, JD(U) in 2025.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Islampur result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakesh Kumar Roushan | RJD | 68,088 | 41.65% |
| 2 | Chandra Sen Prasad | JD(U) | 64,390 | 39.39% |
| 3 | Naresh Prasad Singh | LJP | 8,597 | 5.26% |
| 4 | Mahendra Singh Yadav | Independent | 3,750 | 2.29% |
| 5 | Bharat Prasad Singh | RLSP | 3,719 | 2.27% |
| 6 | Meena Devi | Independent | 3,359 | 2.05% |
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| 7 | Shatrudhan Prasad Malakar | SANKISVP | 3,292 | 2.01% |
| 8 | Sameer Kumar | Independent | 1,884 | 1.15% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,044 | 0.64% |
| 9 | Siyasharan Prasad Singh | NCP | 984 | 0.60% |
| 10 | Ajay Kumar | Independent | 843 | 0.52% |
| 11 | Vikash Kumar Gaurav | NJP | 827 | 0.51% |
| 12 | Munna Kumar Keshari | JD(S) | 682 | 0.42% |
| 13 | Dayanand Prasad | TPLRSP | 596 | 0.36% |
| 14 | Ajit Kumar | RTJPS | 461 | 0.28% |
| 15 | Madan Kumar | pms | 398 | 0.24% |
| 16 | Pankaj Kumar | BBMP | 320 | 0.20% |
| 17 | Kumar Pankaj Prasad | BIP | 244 | 0.15% |
Islampur result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandrasen Prasad | JD(U) | 66,587 | 46.40% |
| 2 | Birendra Gope | BJP | 43,985 | 30.65% |
| 3 | Dharmendra Kumar | SP | 4,898 | 3.41% |
| 4 | Chandeshwar Prasad Verma | Independent | 4,781 | 3.33% |
| 5 | Jayant Prabhakar | Independent | 3,139 | 2.19% |
| 6 | Umesh Kumar | CPI(ML)(L) | 3,014 | 2.10% |
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| 7 | Kunal Paswan | Independent | 2,309 | 1.61% |
| 8 | Aslam Husain | Independent | 1,981 | 1.38% |
| 9 | Sharda Sinha | CPI | 1,964 | 1.37% |
| 10 | Raj Kumar Mochi | BSP | 1,819 | 1.27% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,494 | 1.04% |
| 11 | Rajmanti Devi | Independent | 1,359 | 0.95% |
| 12 | Sunil Kumar | AAMJP | 1,048 | 0.73% |
| 13 | Dinkar Kumar | Independent | 957 | 0.67% |
| 14 | Sarvoday Brahamachari | Independent | 560 | 0.39% |
| 15 | Sudama Paswan | Independent | 552 | 0.38% |
| 16 | Sarita Devi | Independent | 533 | 0.37% |
| 17 | Ramjee Singh | RSADP | 494 | 0.34% |
| 18 | Rana Digvijay Singh | BYPD | 475 | 0.33% |
| 19 | Madan Kumar | PMS | 428 | 0.30% |
| 20 | Abdul Raquib | SABJAN | 395 | 0.28% |
| 21 | Kumar Hari Charan Singh Yadav | BMF | 394 | 0.27% |
| 22 | Yogendra Prasad | BIP | 334 | 0.23% |
Islampur result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajib Ranjan | JD(U) | 56,332 | 49.24% |
| 2 | Virendra Gop | RJD | 32,524 | 28.43% |
| 3 | Rakesh Kumar Rousan | CPI | 8,369 | 7.32% |
| 4 | Alivendra Kumar | BSP | 6,021 | 5.26% |
| 5 | Vivek Sinha | INC | 4,581 | 4.00% |
| 6 | Ranjeet Kumar | Independent | 2,326 | 2.03% |
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| 7 | Munna Ahmad | SP | 1,249 | 1.09% |
| 8 | Om Prakash Singh | JD(S) | 1,244 | 1.09% |
| 9 | Prakash Chandra | Independent | 1,056 | 0.92% |
| 10 | Hemaun Kesar Urf Ladun | NCP | 706 | 0.62% |
Islampur 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.
Islampur 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)73,848 47.0%
- Dr. Sandeep SauravCPI(ML)(L)60,986 38.8%
- Sudhir KumarSANKISVP3,235 2.1%
- Shashi KumarSMJSKTP2,607 1.7%
- Surendra PrasadALHP2,480 1.6%
In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 12,862 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Islampur.
Who won the Islampur assembly seat in 2025?
Ruhail Ranjan of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Islampur in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,00,487 votes, which was 53.55% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Islampur?
The margin was 32,239 votes (17.18% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rakesh Kumar Raushan of the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 68,248 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Islampur in 2025?
Turnout was 61.98%: 1,87,926 of 3,03,226 registered electors voted, across 390 polling stations. That is 6.1 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Islampur part of?
Islampur 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 Islampur a reserved constituency?
No. Islampur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Islampur?
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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