NAWADA
Assembly seat no. 237 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called NAWADA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, Feb 2005
PURNIMA YADAV
IND
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 3 of 16
Margin, Feb 2005
10,081
7.92% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
RJDRAJ BALLABH PRASAD
- Votes
- 43,914
- Vote share
- 34.49%
- Behind by
- 10,081
Electors
2,89,892
Total votes polled
1,27,329
Valid votes
1,27,329
NOTA votes
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Turnout
43.9%
Full result, Feb 2005
21 candidates · 1,27,329 valid votes
PURNIMA YADAVINDwon
53,995
42.4%
RAJ BALLABH PRASADRJD
43,914
34.5%
SANJAY KUMARBJP
7,770
6.1%
FAKHRUDDIN ALI AHMADLJP
6,288
4.9%
DR. SHATRUGHAN PRASAD SINGHNCP
5,310
4.2%
BRAJESH KUMARBSP
2,485
1.9%
MOHAN SAWIND
1,188
0.9%
NIRANJAN KUMAR SINGHIND
901
0.7%
BIRENDRA YADAVIND
631
0.5%
SURESH PRASAD YADAVIND
615
0.5%
DILIP KUMARIND
601
0.5%
ARUN KUMARIND
591
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 21. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vibha Devi | JD(U) | 87,423 | 43.39% | Kaushal Yadav | 27,594 |
| 2020 | Vibha Devi | RJD | 72,435 | 40.06% | Sharwan Kumar S/o-Deva Mahto | 26,310 |
| 2015 | RAJBALLABH PRASAD | RJD | 88,235 | 50.12% | INDRADEO PRASAD | 16,726 |
| 2010 | PURNIMA YADAV | JD(U) | 46,568 | 39.13% | RAJBALLABH PRASAD | 6,337 |
| Nov 2005 | PURNIMA YADAV | IND | 40,430 | 34.23% | RAJ BALLABH PRASAD | 2,004 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
