Lok Sabha Constituency

Nalanda

Constituency No. 29· BiharGeneral

Nalanda is Lok Sabha constituency No. 29 in Bihar, reserved category: General. It covers the district of Nalanda. The seat is made up of 7 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 18,12,400 electors, of whom 46.41% voted.

State
Bihar
Constituency No.
29
Category
General
Assembly Segments
7
Districts Covered
Nalanda
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

Kaushalendra Kumar

Kaushalendra Kumar

Janata Dal (United)
Member of Parliament · Nalanda (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2014
Re-elected
2019, 2024
Terms at this seat
3+

Counted from the results on file, which begin in 2014 — earlier terms may not be included.

2024 result
5,59,422
Votes
66.5%
Vote share
1,69,114
Victory margin

Ahead of Sandeep Saurav (CPI(ML) Liberation) on 3,90,308 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
29
State
Bihar
Category
General
Districts covered
Nalanda
Assembly segments
7
Total electors
18,12,400
Male electors
9,52,100
Female electors
8,60,210
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,820
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Kaushalendra Kumar
Kaushalendra Kumar
Janata Dal (United)
5,59,422
Votes
66.5%
Vote Share
1,69,114
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Kaushalendra KumarJD(U)5,59,422 · 66.5%
  2. 2.Sandeep SauravCPI(ML) Liberation3,90,308 · 46.4%
  3. 3.Raja Ram SinghIndependent12,410 · 1.48%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Kaushalendra Kumar
Kaushalendra Kumar
Janata Dal (United)
5,40,888
Votes
52.45%
Vote Share
2,56,137
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Kaushalendra KumarJD(U)5,40,888 · 52.45%
  2. 2.Ashok Kumar Azad ChandravanshiHAM(S)2,84,751 · 27.61%
  3. 3.Ramcharitar PrasadIndependent21,210 · 2.06%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Kaushalendra Kumar
Kaushalendra Kumar
Janata Dal (United)
3,21,982
Votes
34.93%
Vote Share
9,627
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Kaushalendra KumarJD(U)3,21,982 · 34.93%
  2. 2.Satyanand SharmaLok Jan Shakti Party3,12,355 · 33.89%
  3. 3.Ashish Ranjan SinhaINC1,27,270 · 13.81%

Assembly Segments in Nalanda

(7)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Asthawan
    AC No. 171 · Nalanda
    JK
    Jitendra Kumar
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
  • Biharsharif
    AC No. 172 · Nalanda
    DK
    Dr. Sunil Kumar
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Rajgir
    AC No. 173 · Nalanda
    Scheduled Caste
    KK
    Kaushal Kishore
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
  • Islampur
    AC No. 174 · Nalanda
    RR
    Rakesh Kumar Raushan
    Rashtriya Janata Dal
    MLA
  • Hilsa
    AC No. 175 · Nalanda
    KM
    Krishnamurari Sharan alias Prem Mukhia
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
  • Nalanda
    AC No. 176 · Nalanda
    SK
    Shrawan Kumar
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA
  • Harnaut
    AC No. 177 · Nalanda
    HS
    Hari Narayan Singh
    Janata Dal (United)
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
18.12 Lakh
Total Electors
9.52 Lakh
Male Electors
8.60 Lakh
Female Electors
1,820
Polling Stations
8.41 Lakh
Votes Polled
46.41%
Turnout
Voter turnout46.41%
EVM votes 8,36,800Postal votes 4,400

About Nalanda Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Bihar
Constituency number
29
Category
General
Districts covered
Nalanda
Assembly segments
7
Sitting member
Kaushalendra Kumar
Party
Janata Dal (United)
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Bihar
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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