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 | |
 | |
| 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
Harnaut comprises CD Blocks Harnaut, Chandi & Nagar Nausa.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| 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
2020
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Hari Narayan Singh | 71,933 | 47.58 | 0.27 | |
| LJP | Arun Kumar | 57,638 | 38.12 | 3.33 | |
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Harinarayan Singh | 56827 | 47.31 | ||
| LJP | Arun Kumar | 41785 | 34.79 | ||
References
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