Lok Sabha elections 2019: In Nalanda constituency of Bihar, rivals of 2014 are friends in 2019
The voting for Bihar’s 40 Parliamentary seats will take place in seven phases beginning April 11. The last phase will be held on May 19.
constituency watch Updated: Mar 28, 2019 19:07 IST
New Delhi
The Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency, one of the 40 in Bihar, is currently held by JD(U)’s Kaushalendra Kumar.
Kumar defeated Satya Nand Sharma of the LJP by nearly 10,000 votes. This time both the parties are on the same side of the political divide and as per the seat arrangement in the NDA, Nalanda will be contested by Nitish Kumar’s JD(U).
The voting for Bihar’s 40 Parliamentary seats will take place in seven phases beginning April 11. The last phase will be held on May 19.
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The counting of votes will take place on May 23.
Here is all you need to know about Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
State: Bihar
Lok Sabha constituency: Nalanda
Date of voting: May 19
Sitting MP, Party: Kaushalendra Kumar, JD(U)
Winning margin in 2014: 9,627
Runner up name, party: Satya Nand Sharma, LJP
Number of voters in 2014: 9,21,761
Percentage of votes polled in 2014: 47.22%
Number of polling booths in 2014: 2,025
Number of women voters: 418,664
First Published: Mar 28, 2019 19:07 IST