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, 2020
Vibha Devi
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 3 of 16
Margin, 2020
26,310
14.55% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
INDSharwan Kumar S/o-Deva Mahto
- Votes
- 46,125
- Vote share
- 25.51%
- Behind by
- 26,310
Electors
3,52,867
Total votes polled
1,80,831
Valid votes
1,80,831
NOTA votes
2,930
1.62% of votes polled
Turnout
51.3%
Full result, 2020
15 candidates · 1,80,831 valid votes
Vibha DeviRJDwon
72,435
40.1%
Sharwan Kumar S/o-Deva MahtoIND
46,125
25.5%
Kaushal YadavJD(U)
34,567
19.1%
Dhirendra Kumar Sinha MunnaIND
9,684
5.4%
Rajendra Prasad SahuIND
4,032
2.2%
Shashi Bhushan KumarLJP
3,090
1.7%
Dhirendra KumarRLSP
2,212
1.2%
Vineshwar YadavIND
1,606
0.9%
Shravan Kumar S/o-Maholal SaoIND
1,197
0.7%
Dinesh PrasadIND
583
0.3%
Bablu KumarIND
540
0.3%
Naresh RavidasIND
528
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 15. 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.
