Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency

Nalanda
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionEast India
StateBihar
Assembly constituenciesAsthawan
Biharsharif
Rajgir
Islampur
Hilsa
Nalanda
Harnaut
Established1957
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party   JD(U)
AllianceNDA
Elected year2024
Preceded byRam Swaroop Prasad

Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. In 1957, the erstwhile Patna Central constituency was renamed as Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency.

Most Successful parties from Nalanda Lok Sabha

  JDU (7 Times) (41.18%)
  INC(5 Times) (29.41%)
  CPI (2 time) (11.76%)
  Samta Party (2 time) (11.76%)
  Janata Party (1 time) (5.88%)

Assembly segments

Presently, Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

# Name District Member Party 2024 lead
171 Asthawan Nalanda Jitendra Kumar JDU JDU
172 Biharsharif Sunil Kumar BJP JDU
173 Rajgir (SC) Kaushal Kishore JDU JDU
174 Islampur Rakesh Kumar Raushan RJD JDU
175 Hilsa Krishnamurari Sharan JDU JDU
176 Nalanda Shrawan Kumar JDU JDU
177 Harnaut Hari Narayan Singh JDU JDU

Members of Parliament

1952-1957

As Patna Central Lok Sabha constituency.

Year Name Party
1952 Kailash Pati Sinha Indian National Congress

1957-Present

As Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency

Year Name Party
1957 Kailash Pati Sinha Indian National Congress
1962 Siddheshwar Prasad
1967
1971
1977 Birendra Prasad Janata Party
1980 Vijay Kumar Yadav Communist Party of India
1984
1989 Ram Swarup Prasad Indian National Congress
1991 Vijay Kumar Yadav Communist Party of India
1996 George Fernandes Samata Party
1998
1999 Janata Dal (United)
2004 Nitish Kumar
2005^ Ram Swarup Prasad
2009 Kaushalendra Kumar
2014
2019
2024

^ by poll

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Nalanda[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Kaushalendra Kumar 559,422 48.88
CPI(ML)L Sandeep Saurav 3,90,308 34.11
NOTA None of the above 19,217 1.68
Majority
Turnout 49.78
JD(U) hold Swing

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Nalanda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Kaushalendra Kumar 540,888 52.45
HAM(S) Ashok Kumar Azad 2,84,751 27.61
IND. Ramvilaf Paswan 21,276 2.06
IND. Brahamdev Prasad 16,346 1.59
NOTA None of the Above 8,426 0.82
Majority 2,56,137 24.84
Turnout 10,31,874 48.79
JD(U) hold Swing

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Nalanda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Kaushalendra Kumar 3,21,982 34.93
LJP Satya Nand Sharma 3,12,355 33.88
INC Ashish Ranjan Sinha 1,27,270 13.81
BSP Sanjay Kumar 23,595 2.56
CPI(ML)L Shashi Yadav 19,477 2.11
None of the Above None of the Above 5,452 0.59
Majority 9,627 1.05
Turnout 9,21,761 47.22
JD(U) hold Swing

2009

2009 Indian general elections: Nalanda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(U) Kaushalendra Kumar 2,99,155 52.65
LJP Satish Kumar 1,46,478 25.78
LTSD Anil Singh 20,335 3.58
BSP Dev Kishore Rai 13,953 2.46
INC Ramswaroop Prasad 13,470 2.37
IND. Arun Kumar 10,676 1.88
Majority 1,52,677 26.87
Turnout 5,68,219 33.05
JD(U) hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Nalanda". Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

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