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, 2019
Kaushlendra Kumar
JD(U)
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 6 of 16
Margin, 2019
2,56,137
24.84% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
HAMSAshok Kumar Azad
- Votes
- 2,84,751
- Vote share
- 27.61%
- Behind by
- 2,56,137
Electors
21,14,809
Total votes polled
10,31,286
Valid votes
10,31,286
NOTA votes
8,426
0.82% of votes polled
Turnout
48.8%
Full result, 2019
35 candidates · 10,31,286 valid votes
Kaushlendra KumarJD(U)won
5,40,888
52.5%
Ashok Kumar AzadHAMS
2,84,751
27.6%
Ramvilaf PaswanRAHIS
21,276
2.1%
Brahamdev PrasadSSD
16,346
1.6%
Shashi KumarBSP
12,675
1.2%
Rakesh PaswanIND
11,964
1.2%
Ashok KumarIND
10,137
1.0%
Rekha KumariPMPT
9,150
0.9%
Ramchandra SinghIND
9,075
0.9%
Anil KumarBJKD
8,086
0.8%
Ramchandra PrasadSGUP
6,514
0.6%
Sunil RavidasRPI
6,428
0.6%
Showing the top 12 of 35. 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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the NALANDA constituency in 2024?
KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR (JD(U)) won NALANDA in 2024, by a margin of 1,69,114 votes.
Which party has won NALANDA the most times?
JD(U), with 6 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has NALANDA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won NALANDA the most times?
KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, with 2 wins between 2009 and 2024.
