Who won Nalanda in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Shrawon Kumar of Janata Dal (United) won the Nalanda constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Kaushlendra Kumar of Jantantrik Vikas Party by a margin of 16,077 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Nalanda?

Shrawon Kumar won Nalanda by 16,077 votes, which is 9.54% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Nalanda in 2020?

Voter turnout in Nalanda constituency was 54.79% in the 2020 election, with 1,69,890 votes cast out of 3,10,070 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 176

Nalanda (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Shrawon Kumar

Janata Dal (United)

66,066

votes

Runner-Up

Kaushlendra Kumar

Jantantrik Vikas Party

49,989

votes

Won by 16,077 votes

Margin: 9.54%

Total Valid Votes: 1,68,236

Candidate-Wise Results

21 candidates contested this seat

A total of 21 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Nalanda seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Shrawon Kumar (JD(U)), Kaushlendra Kumar (JTVP), Gunjan Patel (INC), Ram Keshwar Prasad (LJP), Sonu Kumar (RLSP), Kumar Rajesh (IND), Mani Kumar Singh (BHULKD), Rahul Raushan (IND), Sanyukta Kumari (MANJP), Sanjiv Ranjan Kumar Singh (RSTJLKPS), MD Asgar Bharti (IND), Indrajeet Paswan (PPID), Brahamdev Prasad (SSD), Rajiv Kumar (YBS), Dev Kumar (IND), Ajay Kumar (JAPL), Raj Kumar Singh (BBMP), Suvant Vikram Rao (IND), Vandna Sinha (IND), Ashok Kumar (LJVM). 18 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Nalanda constituency, 2020 Bihar Assembly Election
Rank	Constituency No.	Constituency Name	Candidate	Party	Symbol	Gender	Age	Category	General Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% Valid+NOTA	% Electors	Status
1	176	Nalanda	Shrawon Kumar	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	62	GENERAL	65,646	420	66,066	38.97%	0.00%	Won
2	176	Nalanda	Kaushlendra Kumar	JTVP	Bricks	MALE	53	GENERAL	49,768	221	49,989	29.48%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	176	Nalanda	Gunjan Patel	INC	Hand	MALE	32	GENERAL	17,156	137	17,293	10.20%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	176	Nalanda	Ram Keshwar Prasad	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	47	GENERAL	10,913	38	10,951	6.46%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	176	Nalanda	Sonu Kumar	RLSP	Ceiling Fan	MALE	35	GENERAL	5,313	31	5,344	3.15%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	176	Nalanda	Kumar Rajesh	IND	Walking Stick	MALE	46	GENERAL	2,506	0	2,506	1.48%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	176	Nalanda	Mani Kumar Singh	BHULKD	Gas Cylinder	MALE	47	GENERAL	2,188	3	2,191	1.29%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	176	Nalanda	Rahul Raushan	IND	Pencil Box	MALE	25	GENERAL	1,971	5	1,976	1.17%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	176	Nalanda	Sanyukta Kumari	MANJP	Bead Necklace	FEMALE	42	GENERAL	1,881	3	1,884	1.11%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	176	Nalanda	Sanjiv Ranjan Kumar Singh	RSTJLKPS	Cot	MALE	40	GENERAL	1,401	4	1,405	0.83%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	176	Nalanda	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,308	8	1,316	0.78%	0.00%
12	176	Nalanda	MD Asgar Bharti	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	57	GENERAL	1,282	1	1,283	0.76%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	176	Nalanda	Indrajeet Paswan	PPID	Table	MALE	28	SC	1,047	23	1,070	0.63%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	176	Nalanda	Brahamdev Prasad	SSD	Saw	MALE	61	GENERAL	1,026	4	1,030	0.61%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	176	Nalanda	Rajiv Kumar	YBS	HOCKEY and BALL	MALE	30	GENERAL	884	2	886	0.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	176	Nalanda	Dev Kumar	IND	Diesel Pump	MALE	45	SC	870	0	870	0.51%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	176	Nalanda	Ajay Kumar	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	39	GENERAL	812	2	814	0.48%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	176	Nalanda	Raj Kumar Singh	BBMP	DIAMOND	MALE	47	GENERAL	774	1	775	0.46%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	176	Nalanda	Suvant Vikram Rao	IND	Television	MALE	43	GENERAL	697	2	699	0.41%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	176	Nalanda	Vandna Sinha	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	FEMALE	43	GENERAL	646	3	649	0.38%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	176	Nalanda	Ashok Kumar	LJVM	Cup & Saucer	MALE	61	SC	551	4	555	0.33%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Shrawon Kumar

JD(U)

Won

Total Votes66,066

% of Valid + NOTA38.97%

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SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge62CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes65,646Postal Votes420% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Kaushlendra Kumar

JTVP

Runner-up

Total Votes49,989

% of Valid + NOTA29.48%

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SymbolBricksGenderMALEAge53CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes49,768Postal Votes221% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Gunjan Patel

INC

Forfeited

Total Votes17,293

% of Valid + NOTA10.20%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes17,156Postal Votes137% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Ram Keshwar Prasad

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes10,951

% of Valid + NOTA6.46%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes10,913Postal Votes38% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Sonu Kumar

RLSP

Forfeited

Total Votes5,344

% of Valid + NOTA3.15%

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SymbolCeiling FanGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes5,313Postal Votes31% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Kumar Rajesh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,506

% of Valid + NOTA1.48%

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SymbolWalking StickGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,506Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Mani Kumar Singh

BHULKD

Forfeited

Total Votes2,191

% of Valid + NOTA1.29%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,188Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Rahul Raushan

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,976

% of Valid + NOTA1.17%

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SymbolPencil BoxGenderMALEAge25CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,971Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Sanyukta Kumari

MANJP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,884

% of Valid + NOTA1.11%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderFEMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,881Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Sanjiv Ranjan Kumar Singh

RSTJLKPS

Forfeited

Total Votes1,405

% of Valid + NOTA0.83%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,401Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

NOTA

Total Votes1,316

% of Valid + NOTA0.78%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,308Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

MD Asgar Bharti

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,283

% of Valid + NOTA0.76%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,282Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Indrajeet Paswan

PPID

Forfeited

Total Votes1,070

% of Valid + NOTA0.63%

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SymbolTableGenderMALEAge28CategorySCGeneral Votes1,047Postal Votes23% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Brahamdev Prasad

SSD

Forfeited

Total Votes1,030

% of Valid + NOTA0.61%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge61CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,026Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Rajiv Kumar

YBS

Forfeited

Total Votes886

% of Valid + NOTA0.52%

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SymbolHOCKEY and BALLGenderMALEAge30CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes884Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Dev Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes870

% of Valid + NOTA0.51%

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SymbolDiesel PumpGenderMALEAge45CategorySCGeneral Votes870Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Ajay Kumar

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes814

% of Valid + NOTA0.48%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes812Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Raj Kumar Singh

BBMP

Forfeited

Total Votes775

% of Valid + NOTA0.46%

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SymbolDIAMONDGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes774Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Suvant Vikram Rao

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes699

% of Valid + NOTA0.41%

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SymbolTelevisionGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes697Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Vandna Sinha

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes649

% of Valid + NOTA0.38%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderFEMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes646Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 176 · Nalanda

Ashok Kumar

LJVM

Forfeited

Total Votes555

% of Valid + NOTA0.33%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge61CategorySCGeneral Votes551Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

JD(U)38.97%

JTVP29.48%

INC10.20%

LJP6.46%

RLSP3.15%

IND1.48%

BHULKD1.29%

IND1.17%

MANJP1.11%

RSTJLKPS0.83%

NOTA0.78%

IND0.76%

PPID0.63%

SSD0.61%

YBS0.52%

IND0.51%

JAPL0.48%

BBMP0.46%

IND0.41%

IND0.38%

LJVM0.33%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Shrawon Kumar of Janata Dal (United) won the Nalanda seat by a margin of 16,077 votes (9.54% of total votes), defeating Kaushlendra Kumar of Jantantrik Vikas Party. Voter turnout was 54.79%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,10,070

Total Voters

1,69,890

Turnout

54.79%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,64,199 / 1,45,860 / 11

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

91,179 / 77,461 / 0

Postal Votes

1,250

Service Electors

775

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	18	2	20
Nomination Rejected	0	0	0
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	18	2	20
Forfeited Deposit	16	2	18

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,68,236

NOTA:1,316

Rejected / Test:338

EVM Votes

1,68,640

Postal Votes

1,250

Valid Postal

904

NOTA % of Valid

0.78%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

441

Avg. Electors / Station

~703

Key Dates

Polling Date

3 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Nalanda in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Shrawon Kumar of Janata Dal (United) won the Nalanda constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Kaushlendra Kumar of Jantantrik Vikas Party by a margin of 16,077 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Nalanda?: Shrawon Kumar won Nalanda by 16,077 votes, which is 9.54% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Nalanda in 2020?: Voter turnout in Nalanda constituency was 54.79% in the 2020 election, with 1,69,890 votes cast out of 3,10,070 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Nalanda in 2020?: A total of 21 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Nalanda seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Shrawon Kumar (JD(U)), Kaushlendra Kumar (JTVP), Gunjan Patel (INC), Ram Keshwar Prasad (LJP), Sonu Kumar (RLSP), Kumar Rajesh (IND), Mani Kumar Singh (BHULKD), Rahul Raushan (IND), Sanyukta Kumari (MANJP), Sanjiv Ranjan Kumar Singh (RSTJLKPS), MD Asgar Bharti (IND), Indrajeet Paswan (PPID), Brahamdev Prasad (SSD), Rajiv Kumar (YBS), Dev Kumar (IND), Ajay Kumar (JAPL), Raj Kumar Singh (BBMP), Suvant Vikram Rao (IND), Vandna Sinha (IND), Ashok Kumar (LJVM). 18 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Nalanda?: Gunjan Patel (INC), Ram Keshwar Prasad (LJP), Sonu Kumar (RLSP), Kumar Rajesh (IND), Mani Kumar Singh (BHULKD), Rahul Raushan (IND), Sanyukta Kumari (MANJP), Sanjiv Ranjan Kumar Singh (RSTJLKPS), MD Asgar Bharti (IND), Indrajeet Paswan (PPID), Brahamdev Prasad (SSD), Rajiv Kumar (YBS), Dev Kumar (IND), Ajay Kumar (JAPL), Raj Kumar Singh (BBMP), Suvant Vikram Rao (IND), Vandna Sinha (IND), Ashok Kumar (LJVM) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Nalanda election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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