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Constituency

176. Nalanda

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Bihar · Bihar Assembly Election, 2015

BR-NALANDA

JDU 44.8%won by 1.8%BJP 42.9%

What changed here

Derived

Janata Dal (United) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 17.4% to 1.8%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 3.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 42.9% — it did not contest here in 2010.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 87.7% of the vote between them, up from 78.7% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 6.3% to 57.3%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
2,83,154
Turnout
57.3%
Valid votes
1,62,117
Margin
2,996
1.85%

Since 2010

Derived
Winner then
JDU
Winner now
JDU
JDUBJP swing
−46.2%
JDU share
48.0% 44.8%
BJP share
0.0% 42.9%
Turnout
50.9% 57.3%