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Assembly constituency 173 · Bihar · SC

Rajgir is assembly constituency number 173 in Bihar, in Nalanda district, and one of the segments of the Nalanda Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Kaushal Kishore of the Janata Dal (United) won with 57.9% of the vote, 55,428 votes ahead of Bishwanath Chaudhary (CPI(ML)(L)).

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Rajgir · 2025AC 173
  1. 01
    Kaushal Kishore
    JD(U)
    1,07,811
    57.87%
  2. 02
    Bishwanath Chaudhary
    CPI(ML)(L)
    52,383
    28.12%
  3. 03
    Satyendra Kumar
    JNSRJP
    9,916
    5.32%
  4. 04
    Vijay Paswan
    Independent
    3,249
    1.74%
  5. 05
    Mano Devi
    MOSP
    2,891
    1.55%
  6. 2 other candidates · 3,170 votesNOTA · 6,870 (3.69%)

Margin 55,428 votes · 29.75% of valid votes

2,99,852
Registered electors
2025 election
62.1%
Turnout
+8.4 pts vs 2020
55,428
Victory margin
29.8% of valid votes
Nov 2025 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,86,290 valid votes, NOTA included.

Rajgir 2025 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kaushal KishoreMale · 52 yrs · SCJD(U)1,07,811
57.87%
2Bishwanath ChaudharyMale · 65 yrs · SCCPI(ML)(L)52,383
28.12%
3Satyendra KumarMale · 48 yrs · SCJNSRJP9,916
5.32%
—NOTANOTA6,870
3.69%
4Vijay PaswanMale · 50 yrs · SCIndependent3,249
1.74%
5Mano DeviFemale · 47 yrs · SCMOSP2,891
1.55%
6Ugrasen PaswanMale · 56 yrs · SCIndependent1,904
1.02%
7Anjali RoyFemale · 28 yrs · SCIndependent1,266
0.68%
Past results

JD(U) held the seat: it also won in 2020.

0%20%40%60%2010201520202025JD(U) 57.9%CPI(ML)(L) 28.1%JNSRJP 5.3%INC 32.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2025Kaushal KishoreJD(U) · 57.9% · margin 55,428Turnout62.1%
2020Kaushal KishoreJD(U) · 42.6% · margin 16,048Turnout53.8%
2015Ravi Jyoti KumarJD(U) · 41.8% · margin 5,390Turnout54.1%
2010Satyadeo Narain AryaBJP · 49.8% · margin 26,951Turnout44.5%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Rajgir result 2020

Rajgir 2020 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kaushal KishoreJD(U)67,191
42.58%
2Ravi Joyti KumarINC51,143
32.41%
3Manju DeviLJP11,174
7.08%
4Shambhu KumarBSP4,954
3.14%
5Ashok KumarIndependent3,842
2.43%
6Satish ManjhiBHRTSBLP2,725
1.73%
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7Upendra PrasadIndependent2,203
1.40%
8Amit Kumar PaswanJD(S)1,816
1.15%
—NOTANOTA1,490
0.94%
9Satyendra KumarIndependent1,432
0.91%
10Surendra Kumar AryaManJP1,329
0.84%
11Sanjay KumarRSSCMJP1,280
0.81%
12Rakesh PaswanBRRTD1,172
0.74%
13Sonu KumarLJVM909
0.58%
14Jagdeo DasJMBP825
0.52%
15Suresh Kumar DasIndependent735
0.47%
16Vilas PaswanIndependent702
0.44%
17Pappu PaswanNCP650
0.41%
18Aarti DeviSSD583
0.37%
19Kumari Gunja SinhaJAPL560
0.35%
20Mahesh PaswanBBMP479
0.30%
21Suresh RamIndependent324
0.21%
22Valram DasIndependent288
0.18%

Rajgir result 2015

Rajgir 2015 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ravi Jyoti KumarJD(U)62,009
41.75%
2Satydeo Narain AryaBJP56,619
38.12%
3Amit Kumar PaswanCPI4,668
3.14%
4Parmeshwar PrasadCPI(M)4,574
3.08%
5Surendra Kumar AryaMANJP3,676
2.48%
6Sunil RavidasJMM3,099
2.09%
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7Geeta DeviIndependent2,901
1.95%
8Mosafir DasBSP1,436
0.97%
—NOTANOTA1,395
0.94%
9Shambhu KumarShiv Sena1,342
0.90%
10Nandu RajbanshiAHFBK1,300
0.88%
11Sabo DeviIndependent1,113
0.75%
12Kismat RamIndependent1,107
0.75%
13Shivnath Kumar NiralaSP893
0.60%
14Uday ChaudharyIndependent823
0.55%
15Mahesh PaswanBBMP621
0.42%
16Nehru PaswanBIP492
0.33%
17Mamta KumariSASAPT445
0.30%

Rajgir result 2010

Rajgir 2010 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Satyadeo Narain AryaBJP50,648
49.75%
2Dhananjay KumarLJP23,697
23.28%
3Moni DeviINC6,599
6.48%
4Bechan PaswanCPI4,713
4.63%
5Hira Lal ChoudhariBIP2,945
2.89%
6Ramtirth PaswanIndependent2,895
2.84%
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7Jayanandan Kumar PaswanBSP2,136
2.10%
8Mukesh PaswanIndependent1,744
1.71%
9Pinki DeviIndependent1,675
1.65%
10Kismat RamJMBP1,131
1.11%
11Arun Kumar ChaudhryIndependent991
0.97%
12Yogendra PaswanLM784
0.77%
13Baleshwar PaswanSP750
0.74%
14Jay Ram ManghiJPS624
0.61%
15Jay Ram PaswanJD(S)471
0.46%
Map

Rajgir 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.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Rajgir 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)81,665 51.5%
  • Dr. Sandeep SauravCPI(ML)(L)48,557 30.6%
  • Sudhir KumarSANKISVP4,531 2.9%
  • Surendra PrasadALHP3,129 2.0%
  • Shashi KumarSMJSKTP2,947 1.9%

In the assembly election JD(U) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JD(U) led here by 33,108 EVM votes.

Open Nalanda Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rajgir.

Who won the Rajgir assembly seat in 2025?

Kaushal Kishore of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) won Rajgir in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 1,07,811 votes, which was 57.87% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Rajgir?

The margin was 55,428 votes (29.75% of valid votes). The runner-up was Bishwanath Chaudhary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) with 52,383 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Rajgir in 2025?

Turnout was 62.15%: 1,86,364 of 2,99,852 registered electors voted, across 381 polling stations. That is 8.4 points higher than in 2020.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rajgir part of?

Rajgir 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 Rajgir a reserved constituency?

Yes. Rajgir is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Rajgir?

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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