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Winner — 2015

SHRAWON KUMAR
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 44.8%BJP 42.9%12 others 12.3%
Votes
72,596
44.8% share
Winning margin
2,996
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
57.3%
of 2,83,154

Nalanda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,996 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHRAWON KUMAR
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
72,59644.8%
2
KAUSHLENDRA KUMAR
NDA
69,60042.9%
NOTA
NOTA
6,5314.0%
4
ARUNESH KUMAR YADAV
IND
3,5582.2%
5
SANJAY KUMAR
IND
1,6781.0%
6
DILIP KUMAR
BSP
1,5831.0%
7
JIBINDRA KUMAR PANDEY ALIAS- SHIVENDRA KUMAR
1,4050.9%
8
MANMOHAN KUMAR
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
1,1450.7%
9
DILEEP CHAUDHARY
JAPL
1,1240.7%
10
SURENDRA KUMAR
BIP
1,0680.7%
11
SHYAMPATI DEVI
MANJP
6010.4%
12
VINOD UGANWI
RAIP
4760.3%
13
DEO KUMAR
3760.2%
14
PARTIMA DEVI
RSADP
3760.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 25.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
204th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
50th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 44.8%BJP 42.9%OTH 8.3%NOTA 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.07 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bawan Booti🏷️Silao KhajaGI
All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)

All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)

🏛️MonumentASI

All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)

Ancient mound, Bargaon

Ancient mound, Bargaon

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

🏛️

Statue of Buddha

🏛️MonumentASI

Statue of Buddha

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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