Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2015
Shrawon Kumar of Janata Dal (United) won the Nalanda Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2015 state assembly election, securing 72,596 votes (44.80% vote share). The runner-up was Kaushlendra Kumar (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 69,600 votes.
A total of 13 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 | 72596 | 44.80% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2 | Kaushlendra Kumar | 69600 | 42.90% | Bharatiya Janta Party |
| 3 | Arunesh Kumar Yadav | 3558 | 2.20% | Independent |
| 4 | Sanjay Kumar | 1678 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 5 | Dilip Kumar | 1583 | 1.00% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Jibindra Kumar Pandey Alias- Shivendra Kumar | 1405 | 0.90% | Shiv Sena |
| 7 | Manmohan Kumar | 1145 | 0.70% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 8 | Dileep Chaudhary | 1124 | 0.70% | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |
| 9 | Surendra Kumar | 1068 | 0.70% | Bharatiya Inqalab Party |
| 10 | Shyampati Devi | 601 | 0.40% | Maanavvaadi Janta Party |
| 11 | Vinod Uganwi | 476 | 0.30% | Rastriya Insaaf Party |
| 12 | Deo Kumar | 376 | 0.20% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 13 | Partima Devi | 376 | 0.20% | Rastriya Sadabahar Party |
The Nalanda constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2015 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Shrawon Kumar (Janata Dal (United)) emerged as the winner securing 72,596 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.