# Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency

Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. In 1957, the erstwhile Patna Central constituency was renamed as Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency.
Most Successful parties from Nalanda Lok Sabha

## Assembly segments

Presently, Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead |
| 171 | Asthawan | Nalanda | Jitendra Kumar | JDU | JDU |
| 172 | Biharsharif | Nalanda | Sunil Kumar | BJP | JDU |
| 173 | Rajgir (SC) | Nalanda | Kaushal Kishore | JDU | JDU |
| 174 | Islampur | Nalanda | Rakesh Kumar Raushan | RJD | JDU |
| 175 | Hilsa | Nalanda | Krishnamurari Sharan | JDU | JDU |
| 176 | Nalanda | Nalanda | Shrawan Kumar | JDU | JDU |
| 177 | Harnaut | Nalanda | Hari Narayan Singh | JDU | JDU |

## Members of Parliament
### 1952-1957

As Patna Central Lok Sabha constituency.
| Year | Name | Party | Party |
| 1952 | Kailash Pati Sinha | | Indian National Congress |

### 1957-Present

As Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency
| Year | Name | Party |
| 1957 | Kailash Pati Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Siddheshwar Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Siddheshwar Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Siddheshwar Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Birendra Prasad | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Vijay Kumar Yadav | Communist Party of India |
| 1984 | Vijay Kumar Yadav | Communist Party of India |
| 1989 | Ram Swarup Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Vijay Kumar Yadav | Communist Party of India |
| 1996 | George Fernandes | Samata Party |
| 1998 | George Fernandes | Samata Party |
| 1999 | George Fernandes | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2004 | Nitish Kumar | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2005^ | Ram Swarup Prasad | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2009 | Kaushalendra Kumar | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2014 | Kaushalendra Kumar | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2019 | Kaushalendra Kumar | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2024 | Kaushalendra Kumar | Janata Dal (United) |
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## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Nalanda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(U) | Kaushalendra Kumar | 559,422 | 48.88 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Sandeep Saurav | 3,90,308 | 34.11 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 19,217 | 1.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.78 |
| | JD(U) hold | JD(U) hold | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Nalanda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(U) | Kaushalendra Kumar | 540,888 | 52.45 |
| | HAM(S) | Ashok Kumar Azad | 2,84,751 | 27.61 |
| | IND. | Ramvilaf Paswan | 21,276 | 2.06 |
| | IND. | Brahamdev Prasad | 16,346 | 1.59 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 8,426 | 0.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,56,137 | 24.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,31,874 | 48.79 |
| | JD(U) hold | JD(U) hold | Swing | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Nalanda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(U) | Kaushalendra Kumar | 3,21,982 | 34.93 |
| | LJP | Satya Nand Sharma | 3,12,355 | 33.88 |
| | INC | Ashish Ranjan Sinha | 1,27,270 | 13.81 |
| | BSP | Sanjay Kumar | 23,595 | 2.56 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Shashi Yadav | 19,477 | 2.11 |
| | None of the Above | None of the Above | 5,452 | 0.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,627 | 1.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,21,761 | 47.22 |
| | JD(U) hold | JD(U) hold | Swing | |

### 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Nalanda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JD(U) | Kaushalendra Kumar | 2,99,155 | 52.65 |
| | LJP | Satish Kumar | 1,46,478 | 25.78 |
| | LTSD | Anil Singh | 20,335 | 3.58 |
| | BSP | Dev Kishore Rai | 13,953 | 2.46 |
| | INC | Ramswaroop Prasad | 13,470 | 2.37 |
| | IND. | Arun Kumar | 10,676 | 1.88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,52,677 | 26.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,68,219 | 33.05 |
| | JD(U) hold | JD(U) hold | Swing | |