Nalanda is assembly constituency number 176 in Bihar, in Nalanda district, and one of the segments of the Nalanda Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Shrawon Kumar of the Janata Dal (United) won with 52.8% of the vote, 33,008 votes ahead of Kaushalendra Kumar (INC).
- 01Shrawon KumarJD(U)1,05,43252.77%
- 02Kaushalendra KumarINC72,42436.25%
- 03Kumari Poonam SinhaJNSRJP5,2062.61%
- 04Baijnath PrasadBHRJWNKP3,5811.79%
- 05Priyadarshi AshokBSP2,4981.25%
- 5 other candidates · 5,819 votesNOTA · 4,829 (2.42%)
Margin 33,008 votes · 16.52% of valid votes
All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,99,789 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrawon KumarMale · 66 yrs | JD(U) | 1,05,432 | 52.77% |
| 2 | Kaushalendra KumarMale · 59 yrs | INC | 72,424 | 36.25% |
| 3 | Kumari Poonam SinhaFemale · 48 yrs | JNSRJP | 5,206 | 2.61% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,829 | 2.42% |
| 4 | Baijnath PrasadMale · 60 yrs | BHRJWNKP | 3,581 | 1.79% |
| 5 | Priyadarshi AshokMale · 42 yrs | BSP | 2,498 | 1.25% |
| 6 | Raushan KumarMale · 25 yrs · SC | ASPKR | 1,808 | 0.90% |
| 7 | Abhi KumarMale · 32 yrs · SC | VVCIP | 1,574 | 0.79% |
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| 8 | Gautam RajvanshiMale · 40 yrs · SC | MOSP | 916 | 0.46% |
| 9 | Dharmendra PaswanMale · 28 yrs · SC | RSLAP | 890 | 0.45% |
| 10 | Dilip KumarMale · 56 yrs | PPID | 631 | 0.32% |
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.
Nalanda result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrawon Kumar | JD(U) | 66,066 | 38.97% |
| 2 | Kaushlendra Kumar | JTVP | 49,989 | 29.48% |
| 3 | Gunjan Patel | INC | 17,293 | 10.20% |
| 4 | Ram Keshwar Prasad | LJP | 10,951 | 6.46% |
| 5 | Sonu Kumar | RLSP | 5,344 | 3.15% |
| 6 | Kumar Rajesh | Independent | 2,506 | 1.48% |
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| 7 | Mani Kumar Singh | BHULKD | 2,191 | 1.29% |
| 8 | Rahul Raushan | Independent | 1,976 | 1.17% |
| 9 | Sanyukta Kumari | ManJP | 1,884 | 1.11% |
| 10 | Sanjiv Ranjan Kumar Singh | RSTJLKPS | 1,405 | 0.83% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,316 | 0.78% |
| 11 | Md Asgar Bharti | Independent | 1,283 | 0.76% |
| 12 | Indrajeet Paswan | PPID | 1,070 | 0.63% |
| 13 | Brahamdev Prasad | SSD | 1,030 | 0.61% |
| 14 | Rajiv Kumar | YBS | 886 | 0.52% |
| 15 | Dev Kumar | Independent | 870 | 0.51% |
| 16 | Ajay Kumar | JAPL | 814 | 0.48% |
| 17 | Raj Kumar Singh | BBMP | 775 | 0.46% |
| 18 | Suvant Vikram Rao | Independent | 699 | 0.41% |
| 19 | Vandna Sinha | Independent | 649 | 0.38% |
| 20 | Ashok Kumar | LJVM | 555 | 0.33% |
Nalanda result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrawon Kumar | JD(U) | 72,596 | 44.78% |
| 2 | Kaushlendra Kumar | BJP | 69,600 | 42.93% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,531 | 4.03% |
| 3 | Arunesh Kumar Yadav | Independent | 3,558 | 2.19% |
| 4 | Sanjay Kumar | Independent | 1,678 | 1.04% |
| 5 | Dilip Kumar | BSP | 1,583 | 0.98% |
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| 6 | Jibindra Kumar Pandey Alias- Shivendra Kumar | Shiv Sena | 1,405 | 0.87% |
| 7 | Manmohan Kumar | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,145 | 0.71% |
| 8 | Dileep Chaudhary | JAPL | 1,124 | 0.69% |
| 9 | Surendra Kumar | BIP | 1,068 | 0.66% |
| 10 | Shyampati Devi | MANJP | 601 | 0.37% |
| 11 | Vinod Uganwi | RAIP | 476 | 0.29% |
| 12 | Deo Kumar | JMM | 376 | 0.23% |
| 13 | Partima Devi | RSADP | 376 | 0.23% |
Nalanda result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrawon Kumar | JD(U) | 58,067 | 48.03% |
| 2 | Arun Kumar | RJD | 37,030 | 30.63% |
| 3 | Jagdish Pasad | Independent | 7,433 | 6.15% |
| 4 | Dileep Singh | INC | 3,443 | 2.85% |
| 5 | Sanjay Paswan | Independent | 3,357 | 2.78% |
| 6 | Binod Kumar | Independent | 1,688 | 1.40% |
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| 7 | Narendra Kumar | BSP | 1,505 | 1.24% |
| 8 | Rajendra Prasad | Independent | 1,438 | 1.19% |
| 9 | Bala Lakhander Kumar | Independent | 1,292 | 1.07% |
| 10 | Jaglal Prasad | Independent | 1,230 | 1.02% |
| 11 | Vinod Uganwee | IJK | 1,191 | 0.99% |
| 12 | Vidya Vinod Pathak | Independent | 1,022 | 0.85% |
| 13 | Lalit Kumar | Independent | 979 | 0.81% |
| 14 | Jairam Singh | Independent | 647 | 0.54% |
| 15 | Shiva Kumar Prasad | NCP | 582 | 0.48% |
Nalanda 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.
Nalanda 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)87,734 53.3%
- Dr. Sandeep SauravCPI(ML)(L)50,387 30.6%
- Sudhir KumarSANKISVP3,840 2.3%
- Shashi KumarSMJSKTP3,060 1.9%
- Surendra PrasadALHP2,847 1.7%
In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 37,347 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Nalanda.
Who won the Nalanda assembly seat in 2025?
Shrawon Kumar of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Nalanda in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,05,432 votes, which was 52.77% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Nalanda?
The margin was 33,008 votes (16.52% of valid votes). The runner-up was Kaushalendra Kumar of the Indian National Congress with 72,424 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Nalanda in 2025?
Turnout was 61.35%: 1,99,986 of 3,25,999 registered electors voted, across 389 polling stations. That is 6.6 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Nalanda part of?
Nalanda 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 Nalanda a reserved constituency?
No. Nalanda is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Nalanda?
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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