BODH GAYA
Assembly seat no. 229 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Feb 2005
PHOOLCHAND MANJHI
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 5 of 16
Margin, Feb 2005
23,398
23.43% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
LJPMAUJI RAM
- Votes
- 21,766
- Vote share
- 21.80%
- Behind by
- 23,398
Electors
2,05,471
Total votes polled
99,854
Valid votes
99,854
NOTA votes
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Turnout
48.6%
Full result, Feb 2005
16 candidates · 99,854 valid votes
PHOOLCHAND MANJHIRJDwon
45,164
45.2%
MAUJI RAMLJP
21,766
21.8%
ANIL KUMAR PRASADBJP
12,126
12.1%
MAMTA KUMARIIND
8,063
8.1%
SHARMILA BHARATIBSP
2,898
2.9%
RAM UDAY PRASADIND
1,306
1.3%
NIRANJAN RAMIND
1,223
1.2%
KALI PRASADIND
1,203
1.2%
KISHORE PASWANJHSP
1,072
1.1%
RAJENDRA MANJHIIND
1,023
1.0%
SAUDAGER DASIND
975
1.0%
BALCHAND CHOUDHRYIND
946
0.9%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kumar Sarvjeet | RJD | 1,00,236 | 43.38% | Shyamdeo Paswan | 881 |
| 2020 | KUMAR SARVJEET | RJD | 80,926 | 41.84% | HARI MANJHI | 4,708 |
| 2015 | KUMAR SARVJEET | RJD | 82,656 | 49.98% | SHYAMDEO PASWAN | 30,473 |
| 2010 | SHYAM DEO PASWAN | BJP | 54,160 | 44.39% | KUMAR SARVJEET | 11,213 |
| Nov 2005 | HARI MANJHI | BJP | 25,383 | 32.28% | PHOOLCHAND MANJHI | 1,713 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BODH GAYA assembly constituency in 2025?
Kumar Sarvjeet (RJD) won BODH GAYA in 2025, by a margin of 881 votes.
Which party has won BODH GAYA the most times?
RJD, with 5 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BODH GAYA gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won BODH GAYA the most times?
BALIK RAM, with 3 wins between 1972 and 1990.
