NAWADA
Constituency no. 39 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called NAWADA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 1999
Sanjay Paswan
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 5 of 16
Margin, 1999
84,085
9.89% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
RJDVijay Kumar Choudhary
- Votes
- 3,69,858
- Vote share
- 43.49%
- Behind by
- 84,085
Electors
11,73,989
Total votes polled
8,50,352
Valid votes
8,50,352
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.4%
Full result, 1999
12 candidates · 8,50,352 valid votes
Sanjay PaswanBJPwon
4,53,943
53.4%
Vijay Kumar ChoudharyRJD
3,69,858
43.5%
Gajendra ManjhiCPI(ML)(L)
11,288
1.3%
Bundel ManjhiBSP
8,281
1.0%
Ram Chandra RamAJBP
1,456
0.2%
Devendra PrasadIND
1,216
0.1%
Pramod ChoudharyIND
1,042
0.1%
Vishnu PaswanJP
920
0.1%
Pulis Kr DasIND
877
0.1%
Sanjay Kumar PaswanNCP
754
0.1%
Bhimal ChoudharyIND
372
0.0%
Ram Pravesh PaswanIND
345
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | VIVEK THAKUR | BJP | 4,10,608 | 47.20% | SHRAWAN KUMAR | 67,670 |
| 2019 | Chandan Singh | LJP | 4,95,684 | 52.59% | Vibha Devi | 1,48,072 |
| 2014 | GIRIRAJ SINGH | BJP | 3,90,248 | 44.12% | RAJ BALLABH PRASAD | 1,40,157 |
| 2009 | BHOLA SINGH | BJP | 1,30,608 | 22.46% | VEENA DEVI | 34,917 |
| 2004 | VIRCHANDRA PASWAN | RJD | 4,89,992 | 48.51% | SANJAY PASWAN | 56,006 |
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 constituency in 2024?
VIVEK THAKUR (BJP) won NAWADA in 2024, by a margin of 67,670 votes.
Which party has won NAWADA the most times?
BJP, with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has NAWADA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won NAWADA the most times?
KUNWAR RAM, with 2 wins between 1980 and 1984.
