NALANDA
Constituency no. 29 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called NALANDA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 2024
KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2024
1,69,114
14.78% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
CPI(ML)(L)DR. SANDEEP SAURAV
- Votes
- 3,90,308
- Vote share
- 34.11%
- Behind by
- 1,69,114
Electors
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Total votes polled
11,44,383
Valid votes
11,44,383
NOTA votes
19,217
1.68% of votes polled
Turnout
—
Full result, 2024
29 candidates · 11,44,383 valid votes
KAUSHALENDRA KUMARJD(U)won
5,59,422
48.9%
DR. SANDEEP SAURAVCPI(ML)(L)
3,90,308
34.1%
SUDHIR KUMARSKVP
25,291
2.2%
SURENDRA PRASADAHP
18,576
1.6%
SHASHI KUMARSSPA
18,480
1.6%
PRAMOD KUMAR NIRALABSP
15,332
1.3%
AJEET KUMARIND
14,750
1.3%
VINAY PRATAP SINGHRSPH
9,602
0.8%
SANJAY RAJESHKJD
7,887
0.7%
SUDHIR DASIND
6,806
0.6%
KANHAIYA LAL YADAVJJP
6,692
0.6%
SANYUKTA KUMARIIND
6,238
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 29. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR | JD(U) | 5,59,422 | 48.88% | DR. SANDEEP SAURAV | 1,69,114 |
| 2019 | Kaushlendra Kumar | JD(U) | 5,40,888 | 52.45% | Ashok Kumar Azad | 2,56,137 |
| 2014 | KAUSHLENDRA KUMAR | JD(U) | 3,21,982 | 34.93% | SATYA NAND SHARMA | 9,627 |
| 2009 | KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR | JD(U) | 2,99,155 | 52.65% | SATISH KUMAR | 1,52,677 |
| 2004 | NITISH KUMAR | JD(U) | 4,71,310 | 52.65% | DR. KUMAR PUSHPANJAY | 1,02,396 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above