Harnaut election result 2025: JD(U)'s Hari Narayan Singh wins with margin of 48,335 votes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the NDA's clean sweep in the Bihar elections with an X post.

The Harnaut constituency recorded a voter turnout of 59.12 per cent, while the overall turnout across Bihar stood at 66.91 per cent.

BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad lauded the people of Bihar for looking beyond caste and community differences in the elections.

“Congratulations to the people of Bihar. The way they have risen above the boundaries of caste and community to cast their votes is a vote of hope and trust. The public has seen the work done by Nitish Kumar. They also remember and have seen Lalu Prasad's jungle raj. I am proud that our Bihar has stood up to walk on the path of development,” he said.

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The Janata Dal (United) has won five seats, including Harnaut, according to the Election Commission.

JD(U)'s tally:
1. Party veteran Hari Narayan Singh bagged Harnaut by 48,335 votes

2. Anant Kumar Singh secured the Mokama seat with a margin of 28,206 votes

3. Maheshwar Hazari defeated CPI(ML) Liberation’s Ranjeet Kumar Ram in Kalyanpur by 38,586 votes

4. Ram Chandra Sada won Alauli with 35,732 votes.

5. Lastly, Manorma Devi clinched Belaganj with a narrower margin of 2,882 votes.

BJP's score:
1. Former Bihar minister Rana Randhir retained the Madhuban seat, winning by a margin of 5,492 votes

2. Raju Kumar Singh captured Sahebganj with a 13,522-vote lead.

As the Bihar assembly results poured in on Friday, BJP and JD(U) offices buzzed with festivity, echoing with the beat of drums, the crackle of firecrackers, and the sweet scent of freshly distributed laddoos, reported news agency PTI.

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Hari Narayan Singh from the JD(U) won in Harnaut assembly seat with 1,06,954 votes, and a margin of 48,335 over the Congress party's candidate, Arun Kumar. Kamlesh Paswan from the Jan Suraaj party was in the third position, securing 7,927 votes.

The 30th round of counting has begun in Harnaut, bringing the election results closer to finalisation. At this stage, Hari Narayan Singh of the Janata Dal (United) continues to lead decisively with 1,06,471 votes, holding a massive margin of 48,078 votes over Arun Kumar of the Indian National Congress.

Kumar trails with 58,393 votes, while Kamlesh Paswan of the Jan Suraaj Party lags far behind with just 7,845 votes.

JD(U)'s Hari Narayan Singh secured 1,05,975 votes, crossing the one lakh mark as per ECI data , with a margin of over 47,909 over Arun Kumar from Congress party.

With 27 of 31 rounds of counting completed in Harnaut, Hari Narayan Singh of the Janata Dal (United) is projected to win the seat with a commanding margin of over 45,034 votes, while Arun Kumar of the Indian National Congress trails with 55,543 votes.

JD(U)'s Hari Narayan Singh has emerged as a heavyweight in Harnaut, leading with a strong margin of over 42,000 votes currently, as per ECI data. Who is he?

Singh is a senior JD(U) politician and the sitting MLA from the Harnaut assembly constituency in Nalanda district, at 78 years old.

Harnaut Election Result 2025 Live Updates: JD(U) candidate Hari Narayan Singh is now leading by 42,227 votes while Congress' candidate Arun Kumar trails behind.

Historically, Arun Kumar has contested in Harnaut before, in the 2015 assembly elections, when he ran on a LJP ticket and secured around 57,638 votes, but lost to JD(U)'s Hari Narayan Singh by about 14,295 votes.

The recurring contest today suggests that while Kumar has a significant base in Harnaut, he has struggled to break through JD(U)'s dominance in this seat.

BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Arun Singh stated on Friday that the double-engine government led by Prime Minister Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is poised to return to power in Bihar after data from the Election Commission of India indicated a clean sweep by the NDA.

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The main contest in Harnaut appears to be between Hari Narayan Singh of the Janata Dal (United) and Arun Kumar of the Indian National Congress, but ECI data shows a huge gap between them.

Singh is leading with 62,711 votes, holding a massive margin of 26,620 votes, and is emerging as the clear winner, while Kumar trails with 36,091 votes, unable to close the substantial difference.

Dharmendra Kumar, the AAP candidate contesting from Harnaut, is a 49-year-old teacher and social worker. A postgraduate by qualification, he has declared assets worth about ₹63.5 lakh with liabilities of around ₹1.1 lakh.

Representing AAP, he entered the Harnaut race as an alternative voice, aiming to challenge the dominance of heavyweights in the constituency.

Harnaut Election Result 2025 Live Updates: Kamlesh Paswan of the Jan Suraaj Party is far behind his fellow contestants with only 3,539 votes, showing a one-sided contest between Hari Narayan Singh of the JD(U) and Arun Kumar of the Congress.

Harnaut Election Result 2025 Live Updates: Hari Narayan Singh of JD(U) is currently leading with 44930 votes, with Arun Kumar (INC) in second place. Kumar has 25382 votes currently.

Harnaut Election Result 2025 Live Updates: It looks like Bihar still trusts Nitish Kumar. In several constituencies, the BJP and JD(U) are leading, according to the early trends. The Bihar CM has passed the litmus test.

Harnaut Election Result 2025 Live Updates: According to the latest trends, BJP is leading now in Bihar with 86 seats. JD(U) is second with 78 seats, followed by RJD (41) in third.

Harnaut Election Result 2025 Live Updates: Harnaut is seen as Nitish Kumar's own, although the Bihar CM hasn't contested an assembly election for 30 years. The seat has always been with Samata party and its current avatar JD(U).

Harnaut Election Result 2025 Live Updates: According to the latest trends, BJP is leading in Bihar with 76 seats, followed by JD(U), who have 69. Meanwhile, RJD has bagged 50 seats.

Harnaut Election Result 2025 Live Updates: Here are the ECI trends at 10 AM-

BJP: 50

JD (U): 58

LJP (RV); 15

HAM-S: 4

RJD; 30

Cong: 10

CPI-ML- 2

AIMIM: 1

VIP; 1

CPM: 1

Harnaut Election Result 2025 Live Updates: According to current trends, JD(U) is leading with 71 seats in Bihar. BJP is second with 67 seats, followed by RJD (61).

Harnaut Election Result 2025 Live Updates: The Harnaut early trends are in! JD(U) is leading there.

Will Hari Narayan Singh win again?

Harnaut Election Result 2025 Live Updates: BJP is leading in Bihar with five seats, according to the ECI trends at 9am. Meanwhile, RDJ has two seats.