Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency

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Nalanda
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Bihar
Assembly constituencies Asthawan
Biharsharif
Rajgir
Islampur
Hilsa
Nalanda
Harnaut
Established1957
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Kaushalendra Kumar.jpg
Incumbent
Party Janata Dal (United) Flag.svg   JD(U)
Alliance NDA
Elected year 2024
Preceded by Ram 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.

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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:

#NameDistrictMemberParty2019 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.

    YearNameParty
    1952 Kailash Pati Sinha Indian National Congress

    1957-Present

    As Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency

    YearNameParty
    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]
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    JD(U) Kaushalendra Kumar 559,422 48.9
    CPI(ML)L Sandeep Saurav 3,90,30834.1
    NOTA None of the above
    Majority
    Turnout
    JD(U) hold Swing

    2019

    2019 Indian general elections: Nalanda
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    JD(U) Kaushalendra Kumar 540,888 52.45
    HAM(S) Ashok Kumar Azad2,84,75127.61
    IND. Ramvilaf Paswan21,2762.06
    IND. Brahamdev Prasad16,3461.59
    NOTA None of the Above 8,4260.82
    Majority2,56,13724.84
    Turnout 10,31,87448.79
    JD(U) hold Swing

    2014

    2014 Indian general elections: Nalanda
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    JD(U) Kaushalendra Kumar 3,21,98234.93
    LJP Satya Nand Sharma3,12,35533.88
    INC Ashish Ranjan Sinha1,27,27013.81
    BSP Sanjay Kumar23,5952.56
    CPI(ML)L Shashi Yadav19,4772.11
    None of the Above None of the Above 5,4520.59
    Majority9,6271.05
    Turnout 9,21,76147.22
    JD(U) hold Swing

    2009

    2009 Indian general elections: Nalanda
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    JD(U) Kaushalendra Kumar 2,99,15552.65
    LJP Satish Kumar1,46,47825.78
    LTSD Anil Singh20,3353.58
    BSP Dev Kishore Rai13,9532.46
    INC Ramswaroop Prasad13,4702.37
    IND. Arun Kumar10,6761.88
    Majority1,52,67726.87
    Turnout 5,68,21933.05
    JD(U) hold Swing

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    References

    1. ↑ Election Commision 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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