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, 2010
PURNIMA YADAV
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 3 of 16
Margin, 2010
6,337
5.32% of valid votes
Result, 2010
Runner-up
RJDRAJBALLABH PRASAD
- Votes
- 40,231
- Vote share
- 33.80%
- Behind by
- 6,337
Electors
2,63,212
Total votes polled
1,19,019
Valid votes
1,19,019
NOTA votes
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Turnout
45.2%
Full result, 2010
16 candidates · 1,19,019 valid votes
PURNIMA YADAVJD(U)won
46,568
39.1%
RAJBALLABH PRASADRJD
40,231
33.8%
NIVEDITA SINGHINC
16,018
13.5%
KRISHANDEO SINGHIND
3,766
3.2%
RAJIV NAYANIND
2,334
2.0%
SHIV SHANKAR CHAUHANBSP
2,136
1.8%
ANIL KUMARIND
1,713
1.4%
RAMESHWER PRASAD SINGHIND
1,631
1.4%
MD. PRAWEJ ALAMNCP
1,254
1.1%
SAVITRI DEVICPI(ML)(L)
1,123
0.9%
ASHOK KUMAR GUPTARWS
686
0.6%
RAJENDRA VISHALJD(S)
444
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 16. 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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the NAWADA assembly constituency in 2025?
Vibha Devi (JD(U)) won NAWADA in 2025, by a margin of 27,594 votes.
Which party has won NAWADA the most times?
RJD, with 3 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has NAWADA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won NAWADA the most times?
PURNIMA YADAV, with 3 wins between 2005 and 2010.
