Nalanda Assembly Elections 2025: Will Nitish factor work or will the opposition play a new trick?

Nalanda Assembly Election 2025: Nalanda Assembly Election 2025 holds special importance in the politics of Bihar this time. This seat falls in the home district of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and is considered a stronghold of JDU. The biggest question is whether Shravan Kumar, who has won thrice in a row, will contest for the fourth time in 2025 or whether the opposition will pull off a major upset.

Electoral history of Nalanda Assembly

2010 Nalanda Assembly election

• Winner: Shravan Kumar (JDU)-58,067 votes (48%)
• Defeated: Arun Kumar (RJD) – 37,030 votes (31%)
• Margin of victory: 21,037 votes

2015 Nalanda Assembly election

• Winner: Shravan Kumar (JDU) – 72,596 votes (45%)
• Defeated: Kaushalendra Kumar (BJP) – 69,600 votes (43%)
• Margin of victory: 2,996 votes (tough contest)

2020 Nalanda Assembly Elections

• Winner: Shravan Kumar (JDU) – 66,066 votes (38.97%)
• Defeated: Kaushalendra Kumar (JTVP) – 49,989 votes (29.48%)
• Margin of victory: 16,077 votes

Important thing: JDU leader Shravan Kumar is 12th pass. There is no criminal case against him. His total assets are Rs 2.39 crore and he has a loan of Rs 19 lakh.

Why is Nalanda Assembly special?

• 1. This seat is considered to be related to the political influence of Nitish Kumar.
• 2. Shravan Kumar is counted among the most trusted leaders of Nitish Kumar.
• 3. Nalanda not only has historical identity, but is also an area that decides the direction of Bihar’s politics.
• 4. The opposition (RJD, BJP, Congress) can use its full strength this time, so that the tradition of JDU’s continuous victory can be broken.

What will be the competition in 2025?

• 1. Will Shravan Kumar create a new record by winning for the fourth time?
• 2. Or will the opposition make a strong strategy this time and break into JDU’s stronghold?

Caste equations, local issues and popularity of Nitish Kumar will have a big impact on the election results this time.