Harnaut is one of 243 constituencies of legislative assembly of Bihar. It is a part of Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz. Rajgir, Nalanda, Islampur, Hilsa, Asthawan and Biharsharif.[1]
| Harnaut Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 177 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Nalanda |
| Established | 1972 |
| Reservation | None |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has contested from this seat four times. He lost in 1977 as member of Janata Party, lost again in 1980 as member of Charan Singh's Janata Party (Secular) which changed its name later to Lok Dal, won in 1985 as member of Lok Dal, did not contest in 1990, and won in 1995 as member of Samata Party. He has never contested assembly election since, and has been elected to the upper house as MLC in 2006, 2012, and 2018. He has been elected to Lok Sabha 6 times.[2]
Overview
editHarnaut comprises CD Blocks Harnaut, Chandi & Nagar Nausa.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Bhola Prasad Singh | Independent politician | |
| 1980 | Arun Kumar Singh | ||
| 1985 | Nitish Kumar | Lokdal | |
| 1990 | Braj Nandan Yadav | Independent politician | |
| 1995 | Nitish Kumar | Samata Party | |
| 1996^ | Arun Kumar Singh | ||
| 2000 | Vishvamohan Choudhary | ||
| 2005 | Sunil Kumar | Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Hari Narain Singh | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | |||
Election results
edit2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Harinarayan Singh | 65,404 | |||
| LJP | Mamta Devi | 38,163 | |||
| INC | Kundan Gupta | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | 27,241 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2015
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Hari Narayan Singh | 71,933 | 47.58 | 0.27 | |
| LJP | Arun Kumar | 57,638 | 38.12 | 3.33 | |
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Harinarayan Singh | 56827 | 47.31 | ||
| LJP | Arun Kumar | 41785 | 34.79 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Nalanda Parliamentary Constituencies". elections.in. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "1996 India General (11th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
- ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Harnaut Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ Bihar Assembly Election 2015
- ^ Bihar Assembly Election 2010
External links
edit- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.