NALANDA
Assembly seat no. 176 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called NALANDA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, Feb 2005
SHARWAN KUMAR (VILL- BEN)
JD(U)
Elections held
12
1977–2025
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 6 of 12
Margin, Feb 2005
6,070
7.17% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
AIFBSRAM NARESH SINGH
- Votes
- 27,045
- Vote share
- 31.96%
- Behind by
- 6,070
Electors
2,00,226
Total votes polled
84,629
Valid votes
84,629
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
42.3%
Full result, Feb 2005
16 candidates · 84,629 valid votes
SHARWAN KUMAR (VILL- BEN)JD(U)won
33,115
39.1%
RAM NARESH SINGHAIFBS
27,045
32.0%
SHARWAN KUMAR VILL- (KHADDI)RJD
13,527
16.0%
ANIL KUMARINC
3,048
3.6%
AJIT KUMARCPI(ML)(L)
1,355
1.6%
SHIV SHANKAR PRASADBSP
1,169
1.4%
SHIV KUMAR PRASADIND
1,012
1.2%
ASHOK KUMARIND
862
1.0%
SURENDRA KUMARIND
809
1.0%
SHIV KUMAR MANDALIND
491
0.6%
RAMKESHWAR PRASADSHS
424
0.5%
RAM PIYARE PRASADAD
417
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Shrawon Kumar | JD(U) | 1,05,432 | 52.77% | Kaushalendra Kumar | 33,008 |
| 2020 | Shrawon Kumar | JD(U) | 66,066 | 38.97% | Kaushlendra Kumar | 16,077 |
| 2015 | SHRAWON KUMAR | JD(U) | 72,596 | 44.78% | KAUSHLENDRA KUMAR | 2,996 |
| 2010 | SHRAWON KUMAR | JD(U) | 58,067 | 48.03% | ARUN KUMAR | 21,037 |
| Nov 2005 | SHRAWON KUMAR | JD(U) | 37,806 | 46.69% | RAM NARESH SINGH | 4,050 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
