Who won Harnaut in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election?

Hari Narayan Singh of Janata Dal (United) won the Harnaut constituency in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Arun Kumar of Indian National Congress by a margin of 48,335 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Harnaut?

Hari Narayan Singh won Harnaut by 48,335 votes, which is 25.15% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Harnaut in 2025?

Voter turnout in Harnaut constituency was 60.08% in the 2025 election, with 1,92,171 votes cast out of 3,19,850 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 177

Harnaut (GEN) Election Result 2025

Winner

Hari Narayan Singh

Janata Dal (United)

1,06,954

votes

Runner-Up

Arun Kumar

Indian National Congress

58,619

votes

Won by 48,335 votes

Margin: 25.15%

Total Valid Votes: 1,86,782

MLA Profile

HARI NARAYAN SINGH (177)

Party

Janata Dal (United)

Constituency

Harnaut-Nalanda (Bihar)

Assembly

18th Assembly

Date of Birth

12 Mar 1946

Phone

9431821883

[email protected]

Address

Village- Mansinghpur's Tola Mahmadpur, Post Office- Ramghat, Police Station- Nagarnausa, District- Nalanda

Candidate-Wise Results

12 candidates contested this seat

A total of 12 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Harnaut seat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election: Hari Narayan Singh (JD(U)), Arun Kumar (INC), Kamlesh Paswan (JNSRJP), Pintu Paswan (IND), Dharmendra Kumar (AAAP), Indrasen Priyadarshi (RSTRSNTP), Kanhaiya Lal Yadav (BPL), Dhananjay Kumar (VVCIP), Vinay Bhushan Kumar (IND), Anirudh Kumar (IND), Prem Ranjan Kumar (JTLP). 9 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Harnaut constituency, 2025 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	177	Harnaut	Hari Narayan Singh	JD(U)	Arrow	MALE	78	GENERAL	1,06,471	483	1,06,954	55.66%	33.44%	Won
2	177	Harnaut	Arun Kumar	INC	Hand	MALE	45	GENERAL	58,393	226	58,619	30.50%	18.33%	Runner-up
3	177	Harnaut	Kamlesh Paswan	JNSRJP	School bag	MALE	57	SC	7,845	82	7,927	4.13%	2.48%	Forfeited
4	177	Harnaut	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	5,367	13	5,380	2.80%	1.68%
5	177	Harnaut	Pintu Paswan	IND	Cot	MALE	27	SC	2,785	0	2,785	1.45%	0.87%	Forfeited
6	177	Harnaut	Dharmendra Kumar	AAAP	Broom	MALE	49	GENERAL	2,384	3	2,387	1.24%	0.75%	Forfeited
7	177	Harnaut	Indrasen Priyadarshi	RSTRSNTP	Diamond	MALE	44	GENERAL	1,835	5	1,840	0.96%	0.58%	Forfeited
8	177	Harnaut	Kanhaiya Lal Yadav	BPL	Flute	MALE	31	GENERAL	1,780	2	1,782	0.93%	0.56%	Forfeited
9	177	Harnaut	Dhananjay Kumar	VVCIP	Ship	MALE	47	GENERAL	1,304	0	1,304	0.68%	0.41%	Forfeited
10	177	Harnaut	Vinay Bhushan Kumar	IND	Gas cylinder	MALE	48	GENERAL	1,166	1	1,167	0.61%	0.36%	Forfeited
11	177	Harnaut	Anirudh Kumar	IND	Air conditioner	MALE	27	GENERAL	1,126	2	1,128	0.59%	0.35%	Forfeited
12	177	Harnaut	Prem Ranjan Kumar	JTLP	Television	MALE	29	GENERAL	886	3	889	0.46%	0.28%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 177 · Harnaut

Hari Narayan Singh

JD(U)

Won

Total Votes1,06,954

% of Valid + NOTA55.66%

More details

SymbolArrowGenderMALEAge78CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,06,471Postal Votes483% of Electors33.44%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 177 · Harnaut

Arun Kumar

INC

Runner-up

Total Votes58,619

% of Valid + NOTA30.50%

More details

SymbolHandGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes58,393Postal Votes226% of Electors18.33%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 177 · Harnaut

Kamlesh Paswan

JNSRJP

Forfeited

Total Votes7,927

% of Valid + NOTA4.13%

More details

SymbolSchool bagGenderMALEAge57CategorySCGeneral Votes7,845Postal Votes82% of Electors2.48%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 177 · Harnaut

NOTA

Total Votes5,380

% of Valid + NOTA2.80%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes5,367Postal Votes13% of Electors1.68%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 177 · Harnaut

Pintu Paswan

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,785

% of Valid + NOTA1.45%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge27CategorySCGeneral Votes2,785Postal Votes0% of Electors0.87%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 177 · Harnaut

Dharmendra Kumar

AAAP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,387

% of Valid + NOTA1.24%

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SymbolBroomGenderMALEAge49CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,384Postal Votes3% of Electors0.75%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 177 · Harnaut

Indrasen Priyadarshi

RSTRSNTP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,840

% of Valid + NOTA0.96%

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SymbolDiamondGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,835Postal Votes5% of Electors0.58%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 177 · Harnaut

Kanhaiya Lal Yadav

BPL

Forfeited

Total Votes1,782

% of Valid + NOTA0.93%

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SymbolFluteGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,780Postal Votes2% of Electors0.56%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 177 · Harnaut

Dhananjay Kumar

VVCIP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,304

% of Valid + NOTA0.68%

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SymbolShipGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,304Postal Votes0% of Electors0.41%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 177 · Harnaut

Vinay Bhushan Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,167

% of Valid + NOTA0.61%

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SymbolGas cylinderGenderMALEAge48CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,166Postal Votes1% of Electors0.36%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 177 · Harnaut

Anirudh Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,128

% of Valid + NOTA0.59%

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SymbolAir conditionerGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,126Postal Votes2% of Electors0.35%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 177 · Harnaut

Prem Ranjan Kumar

JTLP

Forfeited

Total Votes889

% of Valid + NOTA0.46%

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SymbolTelevisionGenderMALEAge29CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes886Postal Votes3% of Electors0.28%

Vote Share

JD(U)55.66%

INC30.50%

JNSRJP4.13%

NOTA2.80%

IND1.45%

AAAP1.24%

RSTRSNTP0.96%

BPL0.93%

VVCIP0.68%

IND0.61%

IND0.59%

JTLP0.46%

Questions Raised in the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly (2025–2030)

21 questions

Hari Narayan Singh has raised 21 questions in the assembly since winning this seat.

वर्ग कक्ष का निर्माण

शिक्षा विभाग · तृतीय सत्र · 21 जुलाई, 2026

विद्यालय भवन का निर्माण

शिक्षा विभाग · तृतीय सत्र · 21 जुलाई, 2026

भुगतान कराना।

पर्यटन विभाग · तृतीय सत्र · 24 जुलाई, 2026

भवन का निर्माण

स्वास्थ्य विभाग · तृतीय सत्र · 24 जुलाई, 2026

विद्यालय भवन निर्माण

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भुगतान करना

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पथ का निर्माण

ग्रामीण कार्य विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 11 फरवरी 2026

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लघु जल संसाधन विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 11 फरवरी 2026

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स्वास्थ्य विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 13 फरवरी 2026

वेतन एवं एरियर का भुगतान

शिक्षा विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 17 फरवरी 2026

वर्ग कक्ष का निर्माण

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पथ का निर्माण

ग्रामीण कार्य विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 18 फरवरी 2026

वेतन भुगतान कराना

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चाहरदिवारी का निर्माण

स्वास्थ्य विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 20 फरवरी 2026

स्थानांतरण कराना |

स्वास्थ्य विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 20 फरवरी 2026

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ग्रामीण विकास विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 23 फरवरी 2026

चहारदीवारी का निर्माण

शिक्षा विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 24 फरवरी 2026

शिक्षक पदस्थापित कराने

शिक्षा विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 24 फरवरी 2026

भवन का निर्माण

स्वास्थ्य विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 27 फरवरी 2026

भवन का निर्माण

स्वास्थ्य विभाग · द्वितीय सत्र · 27 फरवरी 2026

In the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election, Hari Narayan Singh of Janata Dal (United) won the Harnaut seat by a margin of 48,335 votes (25.15% of total votes), defeating Arun Kumar of Indian National Congress. Voter turnout was 60.08%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,19,850

Total Voters

1,92,171

Turnout

60.08%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,69,200 / 1,50,644 / 6

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

98,994 / 92,348 / 0

Postal Votes

829

Service Electors

672

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Total
Nomination Filed	14	14
Nomination Rejected	3	3
Withdrawn	0	0
Contested	11	11
Forfeited Deposit	9	9

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,86,782

NOTA:5,380

Rejected / Test:9

EVM Votes

1,91,342

Postal Votes

829

Valid Postal

807

NOTA % of Valid

2.88%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

401

Avg. Electors / Station

~798

Key Dates

Polling Date

6 Nov 2025

Counting Date

14 Nov 2025

Result Declared

14 Nov 2025

Compare Across Years

2025 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Harnaut in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election?: Hari Narayan Singh of Janata Dal (United) won the Harnaut constituency in the 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Arun Kumar of Indian National Congress by a margin of 48,335 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Harnaut?: Hari Narayan Singh won Harnaut by 48,335 votes, which is 25.15% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Harnaut in 2025?: Voter turnout in Harnaut constituency was 60.08% in the 2025 election, with 1,92,171 votes cast out of 3,19,850 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Harnaut in 2025?: A total of 12 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Harnaut seat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election: Hari Narayan Singh (JD(U)), Arun Kumar (INC), Kamlesh Paswan (JNSRJP), Pintu Paswan (IND), Dharmendra Kumar (AAAP), Indrasen Priyadarshi (RSTRSNTP), Kanhaiya Lal Yadav (BPL), Dhananjay Kumar (VVCIP), Vinay Bhushan Kumar (IND), Anirudh Kumar (IND), Prem Ranjan Kumar (JTLP). 9 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Harnaut?: Kamlesh Paswan (JNSRJP), Pintu Paswan (IND), Dharmendra Kumar (AAAP), Indrasen Priyadarshi (RSTRSNTP), Kanhaiya Lal Yadav (BPL), Dhananjay Kumar (VVCIP), Vinay Bhushan Kumar (IND), Anirudh Kumar (IND), Prem Ranjan Kumar (JTLP) lost their security deposit in the 2025 Harnaut election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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