Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Nawada (Bihar) was won by Chandan Singh (Lok Janshakti Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 148,072 votes over Vibha Devi. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Nawada, Bihar, from 1957 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1957–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
Satyabhama Devi
Indian National Congress
109,255
20.4%
Ramdhani Das (Indian National Congress)
29,931 (5.6 pts)
1962
Ramdhani Das
Indian National Congress
99,106
51.3%
Akloo Manjhi (Jharkhand Party)
71,394 (37.0 pts)
1967
M. S. P. N. Puri
Independent
110,766
37.7%
G. P. Sinha (Indian National Congress)
20,220 (6.9 pts)
1971
Sukhdeo Prasad Verma
Indian National Congress
152,569
38.7%
Mahanth Surya Prakash Narayan Puri (Independent)
53,281 (13.5 pts)
1977
Nathuni Ram
Bharatiya Lok Dal
429,785
84.0%
Mahabir Chaudhary (Indian National Congress)
362,701 (70.9 pts)
1980
Kunwar Ram
Congress (I)
183,736
42.0%
Prem Pradeep (CPI (Marxist))
56,187 (12.9 pts)
1984
Kunwar Ram
Indian National Congress
351,358
64.4%
Prem Pradeep (CPI (Marxist))
237,102 (43.4 pts)
1989
Prem Pardeep
CPI (Marxist)
310,370
47.8%
Kamaswar Paswan (Bharatiya Janata Party)
149,602 (23.0 pts)
1991
Prem Chand Ram
CPI (Marxist)
418,010
51.7%
Mahaveer Choudhary (Indian National Congress)
101,593 (12.6 pts)
1996
Kameshwar Paswan
Bharatiya Janata Party
310,194
41.7%
Premchand Ram (CPI (Marxist))
96,914 (13.0 pts)
1998
Malti Devi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
405,495
46.7%
Kameshwar Paswan (Bharatiya Janata Party)
14,384 (1.7 pts)
1999
Sanjay Paswan
Bharatiya Janata Party
453,943
53.4%
Vijay Kumar Choudhary (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
84,085 (9.9 pts)
2004
Virchandra Paswan
Rashtriya Janata Dal
489,992
48.5%
Sanjay Paswan (Bharatiya Janata Party)
56,006 (5.5 pts)
2009
Bhola Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
130,608
22.5%
Veena Devi (LJP)
34,917 (6.0 pts)
2014
Giriraj Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
390,248
44.1%
Raj Ballabh Prasad (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
140,157 (15.8 pts)
2019
Chandan Singh
Lok Janshakti Party
495,684
54.6%
Vibha Devi (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
148,072 (16.3 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Satyabhama Devi
Indian National Congress
109,255
20.4%
Ramdhani Das
Indian National Congress
79,324
14.8%
Captain Mahraj Gopal Saran Singh
CNSPJP
53,568
10.0%
Bigeshwar Mishra
Praja Socialist Party
49,957
9.3%
Kesh Ram
Praja Socialist Party
44,605
8.3%
Ramalgan Mochi
Communist Party of India
43,346
8.1%
Ram Lakhan Pd. Singh
Communist Party of India
38,822
7.2%
Jadunandan Mahto
Independent
38,526
7.2%
Sheo Sahay Singh
CNSPJP
29,558
5.5%
Ramdahin Manjhi
Independent
29,371
5.5%
Keshab Singh
Independent
19,412
3.6%
Raghubans Narain
Independent
0
0.0%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramdhani Das
Indian National Congress
99,106
51.3%
Akloo Manjhi
Jharkhand Party
27,712
14.4%
Naurangi Mushar
Communist Party of India
26,733
13.8%
Bundi Ram Pasi
Swatantra Party
19,256
10.0%
Lala Ram
Praja Socialist Party
15,231
7.9%
Barho Rajwar
RRP
4,994
2.6%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
M. S. P. N. Puri
Independent
110,766
37.7%
G. P. Sinha
Indian National Congress
90,546
30.8%
A. Yadav
Communist Party of India
46,267
15.8%
R. Deyal
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
31,681
10.8%
A. Prasad
Praja Socialist Party
14,458
4.9%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sukhdeo Prasad Verma
Indian National Congress
152,569
38.7%
Mahanth Surya Prakash Narayan Puri
Independent
99,288
25.2%
Daya Nand Sahay
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
82,235
20.9%
Mahesh Prasad
Independent
22,027
5.6%
Ganesh Shanker Vidyarathi
CPI (Marxist)
18,219
4.6%
Jagat Kishore Narayan Singh
JAP
11,829
3.0%
Suresh Kumar Bhatt
Independent
2,811
0.7%
Sukhdeo Ram
Independent
2,242
0.6%
Tirpit Sinha
Independent
1,061
0.3%
Visheshwar Prasad
Independent
886
0.2%
Dudheshwar Prasad
Independent
739
0.2%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Nathuni Ram
Bharatiya Lok Dal
429,785
84.0%
Mahabir Chaudhary
Indian National Congress
67,084
13.1%
Kailash Ram
Independent
3,698
0.7%
Nayan Tara Das
Independent
3,014
0.6%
Hari Narayan Prasad Shastry
Independent
2,656
0.5%
Mosafir Ram
Communist Party of India
2,191
0.4%
Lal Bahadur Ram Azad
Independent
2,057
0.4%
Ram Chandra Prasad
Independent
1,164
0.2%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kunwar Ram
Congress (I)
183,736
42.0%
Prem Pradeep
CPI (Marxist)
127,549
29.2%
Nathuni Ram
Janata Party
108,564
24.8%
Lal Bahadur Ram Azad
Independent
5,520
1.3%
Dhaneshwari Devi
Independent
4,826
1.1%
Ramswarup Manjhi
Independent
2,518
0.6%
Bilesar Manjhi
Independent
1,181
0.3%
Ramdeo Arya
Independent
1,105
0.3%
Sukhdeo Ram
Independent
869
0.2%
Ramjee Mochi
Independent
602
0.1%
Anal Prakash Das
Independent
503
0.1%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kunwar Ram
Indian National Congress
351,358
64.4%
Prem Pradeep
CPI (Marxist)
114,256
20.9%
Babu Lal
Bharatiya Janata Party
66,647
12.2%
Kishan Rajak
Independent
3,506
0.6%
Puna Manjhi
Independent
2,201
0.4%
Kamesar Pasi
Independent
2,198
0.4%
Vijay Kumar
Independent
1,886
0.3%
Baldeo Manjhi
Independent
1,517
0.3%
Mohan Ram
Independent
1,189
0.2%
Sukhdeo Ram
Independent
744
0.1%
Akhlesh Kumar
Independent
446
0.1%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prem Pardeep
CPI (Marxist)
310,370
47.8%
Kamaswar Paswan
Bharatiya Janata Party
160,768
24.8%
Kunwar Ram
Indian National Congress
159,358
24.5%
Mushafir Rajbanshi
Independent
4,918
0.8%
Indradeo Paswan
SSD
4,062
0.6%
Chando Rajbanshi
Independent
2,688
0.4%
Durga Rajbanshi
Independent
2,133
0.3%
Bhart Bhusan Singh
Independent
1,744
0.3%
Jagdish Ram
DDP
1,635
0.3%
Sukhdeo Pawan
Independent
849
0.1%
Dukhi Ram
Independent
801
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prem Chand Ram
CPI (Marxist)
418,010
51.7%
Mahaveer Choudhary
Indian National Congress
316,417
39.2%
Satyadeva Narayan Arya
Bharatiya Janata Party
61,340
7.6%
Birendra Prasad
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,788
0.5%
Aniruddha Manjhi
Janata Party
2,767
0.3%
Ramesh Ram
Independent
1,801
0.2%
Mithila Sharan
Independent
613
0.1%
Shambhu Chaudhary
Independent
446
0.1%
Puneeya Devi (W)
Independent
382
0.0%
Lakshman Manjhi
Independent
350
0.0%
Panna Lal
Independent
338
0.0%
Banwari Mochi
Independent
308
0.0%
Muna Manjhi
Independent
305
0.0%
Chando Rajvanshi
Independent
300
0.0%
Ram Dhani Chaudhary
Independent
276
0.0%
Kailas Rajwar
Independent
182
0.0%
Ganauri Rajbanshi
Independent
174
0.0%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kameshwar Paswan
Bharatiya Janata Party
310,194
41.7%
Premchand Ram
CPI (Marxist)
213,280
28.7%
Malati Devi
Independent
114,120
15.3%
Shrimati Jyoti
Indian National Congress
67,031
9.0%
Arjun Ram
Bahujan Samaj Party
14,439
1.9%
Yamuna Manjhi
Independent
2,787
0.4%
Kunwar Ram
Independent
2,376
0.3%
Rambriksha Chaudhary
Independent
2,212
0.3%
Gopal Prasad
Independent
2,177
0.3%
Rajesh Paswan
Independent
1,907
0.3%
Mathura Rajbanshi
Independent
1,832
0.2%
Ramdhari Choudhary
Independent
1,110
0.1%
Shiwapoojan Paswan
Independent
1,000
0.1%
Mithila Sharan
Independent
984
0.1%
Mewalal Raj
Independent
954
0.1%
Krishna Choudhary
Independent
864
0.1%
Babulal Ravidas
Independent
837
0.1%
Chando Ram
Independent
781
0.1%
Shiwapoojan Kumar
Independent
636
0.1%
Dhaneshwary Manjhi
Independent
532
0.1%
Doma Manjhi
Independent
515
0.1%
Supendra Paswan
Independent
463
0.1%
Saryoo Manjhee
Independent
447
0.1%
Mahendra Paswan
Independent
423
0.1%
Shambhoo Chaudhary
Independent
366
0.0%
Jageshwar Paswan
Independent
299
0.0%
Chameli Devi
Independent
296
0.0%
Mahendra Manjhi
Independent
287
0.0%
Hardeyal Ram
AIIC(T)
237
0.0%
Ambika Ravidas
Independent
162
0.0%
Suresh Mochee
Independent
105
0.0%
Jagdish Prasad
Independent
91
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Malti Devi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
405,495
46.7%
Kameshwar Paswan
Bharatiya Janata Party
391,111
45.0%
Banwari Ram
Independent
38,792
4.5%
Sarangdhar Paswan
CPI (Marxist)
21,678
2.5%
Yamuna Munjhi
ABMSD
3,365
0.4%
Mathura Rajbanshi
AJBP
3,079
0.4%
Kailash Paswan
Independent
1,421
0.2%
Kunwar Ram
Independent
1,143
0.1%
Arun Kumar
Independent
1,123
0.1%
Ramchandra Ram
Independent
888
0.1%
Ramjee Paswan
Independent
550
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sanjay Paswan
Bharatiya Janata Party
453,943
53.4%
Vijay Kumar Choudhary
Rashtriya Janata Dal
369,858
43.5%
Gajendra Manjhi
CPI (ML) Liberation
11,288
1.3%
Bundel Manjhi
Bahujan Samaj Party
8,281
1.0%
Ram Chandra Ram
AJBP
1,456
0.2%
Devendra Prasad
Independent
1,216
0.1%
Pramod Choudhary
Independent
1,042
0.1%
Vishnu Paswan
Janata Party
920
0.1%
Pulis Kr Das
Independent
877
0.1%
Sanjay Kumar Paswan
Nationalist Congress Party
754
0.1%
Bhimal Choudhary
Independent
372
0.0%
Ram Pravesh Paswan
Independent
345
0.0%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Virchandra Paswan
Rashtriya Janata Dal
489,992
48.5%
Sanjay Paswan
Bharatiya Janata Party
433,986
43.0%
Banbari Ram
Independent
52,384
5.2%
Bhola Ram
Bahujan Samaj Party
16,359
1.6%
Dalit Paswan
IJP
3,752
0.4%
Mewalal Rajwanshi
CPI (ML) Liberation
3,623
0.4%
Hari Choudhary
Independent
2,219
0.2%
Pramod Kumar Akela
Independent
1,529
0.2%
Vijay Ravidas
Independent
1,467
0.1%
Shivlal Rajak
Independent
1,466
0.1%
Mahendra Paswan
Janata Party
1,112
0.1%
Raghunandan Mochi
Independent
871
0.1%
Nagandra Kumar Vikal
Independent
659
0.1%
Polish Kumar Das
Independent
618
0.1%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bhola Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
130,608
22.5%
Veena Devi
LJP
95,691
16.5%
Rajballabh Prasad
Independent
78,543
13.5%
Kaushal Yadav
Independent
59,382
10.2%
Masih Uddin
Bahujan Samaj Party
46,528
8.0%
Anil Mehta
Independent
38,215
6.6%
Akhilesh Singh
Independent
28,811
5.0%
Sunila Devi
Indian National Congress
19,482
3.3%
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
CPI (Marxist)
14,840
2.6%
Raj Kishore Raj
Independent
9,964
1.7%
Sunil Kumar
Independent
7,088
1.2%
Durga Prasad Dhar
Independent
7,037
1.2%
Chanchala Devi
Independent
6,442
1.1%
Shambhu Prasad
Independent
5,992
1.0%
Navin Kumar Verma
Independent
5,941
1.0%
Rajendra Vishal
Independent
5,844
1.0%
Umakant Rahi
SSD
5,819
1.0%
Vidhyapati Singh
LTSD
4,480
0.8%
Kailash Pal
BSKP
4,473
0.8%
Surendra Kumar Chaudhary
SBSP
3,272
0.6%
Rajendra Singh
Independent
3,131
0.5%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Giriraj Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
390,248
44.1%
Raj Ballabh Prasad
Rashtriya Janata Dal
250,091
28.3%
Kaushal Yadav
Janata Dal (United)
168,217
19.0%
Safdar Ismail
Independent
12,072
1.4%
Sohail Anwer
Bahujan Samaj Party
7,997
0.9%
None Of The Above
Independent
7,489
0.8%
Shulochana Devi
Independent
7,324
0.8%
Satish Kumar
Independent
6,736
0.8%
Manish Kumar
Independent
6,443
0.7%
Rajendra Singh
Aam Aadmi Party
4,057
0.5%
Aditya Narayan
Independent
3,743
0.4%
Surendra Rajbanshi
Samajwadi Party
3,612
0.4%
Azad Geeta Prasad Sharma
Independent
3,568
0.4%
Vijay Ram
MSP
3,291
0.4%
Mohammad Jahid Husain
All India Trinamool Congress
3,138
0.4%
Ashok Kumar
RVP
2,596
0.3%
Umakant Rahi
SSD
2,169
0.2%
Pramendra Kumar Yadav
BED
1,650
0.2%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chandan Singh
Lok Janshakti Party
495,684
54.6%
Vibha Devi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
347,612
38.3%
Rajesh Kumar
Independent
14,934
1.6%
Vishnu Dev Yadav
Bahujan Samaj Party
11,403
1.3%
Nivedita Singh
Independent
6,787
0.7%
Rakesh Raushan
Independent
6,282
0.7%
Aditya Pradhan
PPI(D)
4,781
0.5%
Prof. K.B. Prasad
Independent
4,072
0.4%
Mokim Uddin
RUC
3,776
0.4%
Ranganatha Chary
Shiv Sena
3,676
0.4%
Vijay Ram
MSP
3,427
0.4%
Naresh Prasad
Independent
2,651
0.3%
Tulsi Dayal
Independent
2,230
0.2%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Nawada has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Independent, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), CPI (Marxist), Bharatiya Janata Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Lok Janshakti Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Nawada in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Chandan Singh (Lok Janshakti Party) won Nawada, Bihar, in 2019 with 495,684 votes (54.6%), a margin of 148,072 votes over Vibha Devi.
Which parties have won Nawada since 1957?
Since 1957, Nawada has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, CPI (Marxist), Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress, Lok Janshakti Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal.
What was the closest result in Nawada?
The closest result on record for Nawada was 1998, when Rashtriya Janata Dal beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 14,384 votes (1.7 percentage points).