Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1995
Shrawon Kumar of Samata Party won the Nalanda Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1995 state assembly election, securing 47,488 votes (40.20% vote share). The runner-up was Jagdish Prasad (Janata Dal) with 24,625 votes.
A total of 53 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrawon Kumar | 47488 | 40.20% | Samata Party |
| 2 | Jagdish Prasad | 24625 | 20.90% | Janata Dal |
| 3 | Sarjug Paswan | 9804 | 8.30% | Independent |
| 4 | Jagdish Prasad | 8015 | 6.80% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Naresh Yadav | 7111 | 6.00% | Independent |
| 6 | Ram Naresh Prasad Singh | 4861 | 4.10% | Independent |
| 7 | Vijay Kumar Sinha | 4748 | 4.00% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 8 | Kumar Awadhendra Narayan | 3643 | 3.10% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 9 | Ajai Pandey | 884 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 10 | Kameshwar Prasad | 830 | 0.70% | Bhartiya Pragatisheel Party |
| 11 | Dhananjay Kumar | 791 | 0.70% | Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) |
| 12 | Shyam Sunder Paswan | 511 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 13 | Mishri Lal Sharma | 389 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 14 | Usha Prasad | 226 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 15 | Ram Pravesh Prasad | 222 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 16 | Manju Kumari | 217 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 16 | Suresh Prasad | 217 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 18 | Ram Briksha Lal | 203 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 19 | Binod Kumar Verma | 187 | 0.20% | Doordarshi Party |
| 20 | Pappu Singh | 168 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 21 | Kakhruddin | 160 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 22 | Birmani Prasad | 158 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 23 | Bhola Prasad | 151 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 23 | Vijyanand Prasad | 151 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 25 | Sharwan Prasad | 126 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 26 | Dasrath Singh | 123 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 27 | Anil Kumar Singh | 120 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 28 | Gopal Prasad | 116 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 29 | Binod Kumar Singh | 110 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 30 | Baidyanath Prasad | 104 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 31 | Ramanandan Singh | 101 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 32 | Janardat Prasad | 94 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 33 | Golden | 92 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 34 | Anil Kumar | 90 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 34 | Birendra Prasad | 90 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 36 | Jitendra Prasad Sinha | 85 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 36 | Rabindra Prasad | 85 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 38 | Birbhusan Giri | 82 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 39 | Awadhesh Kumar | 79 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 40 | Mubarak Hussain | 69 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 40 | Saryug Prasad | 69 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 42 | Kedar Prasad | 68 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 43 | Shashibhusan Verma | 65 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 44 | Parmeshwar Prasad | 64 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 45 | Sanjay Prasad | 63 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 46 | Jaikant Singh | 58 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 46 | Sarjug Singh | 58 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 48 | Sunila Devi | 55 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 49 | Tanik Sharma | 51 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 50 | Birendra Kumar | 48 | 0.00% | Proutist Sarva Samaj Samiti |
| 51 | Indradeo Yadav | 46 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 52 | Bindeshwar Prasad | 45 | 0.00% | Independent |
| 53 | Kabindra Kumar Maurya | 20 | 0.00% | Independent |
The Nalanda constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1995 Assembly election, 53 candidates contested for this seat. Shrawon Kumar (Samata Party) emerged as the winner securing 47,488 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.