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Winner — 2025

SHRAWON KUMAR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 52.7%INC 36.2%9 others 11.1%
Votes
1,05,432
52.8% share
Winning margin
33,008
16.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.4%
of 3,25,999

Nalanda is a safe seat — SHRAWON KUMAR won by 16.5%.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.43 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHRAWON KUMAR
NDA (NDA)
1,05,43252.8%
2
KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR
72,42436.3%
3
KUMARI POONAM SINHA
JANSURAJ
5,2062.6%
NOTA
NOTA
4,8292.4%
5
BAIJNATH PRASAD
BHRJWNKP
3,5811.8%
6
PRIYADARSHI ASHOK
2,4981.3%
7
RAUSHAN KUMAR
ASPKR
1,8080.9%
8
ABHI KUMAR
VVCIP
1,5740.8%
9
GAUTAM RAJVANSHI
MOSP
9160.5%
10
DHARMENDRA PASWAN
RSLAP
8900.5%
11
DILIP KUMAR
PPID
6310.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 25.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
204th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
50th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 52.8%INC 36.3%OTH 8.6%NOTA 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.43 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bawan Booti🏷️Silao KhajaGI
All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)

All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)

🏛️MonumentASI

All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)

Ancient mound, Bargaon

Ancient mound, Bargaon

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

🏛️

Statue of Buddha

🏛️MonumentASI

Statue of Buddha

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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