BODH GAYA
Assembly seat no. 229 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, Nov 2005
HARI MANJHI
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 5 of 16
Margin, Nov 2005
1,713
2.18% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
RJDPHOOLCHAND MANJHI
- Votes
- 23,670
- Vote share
- 30.11%
- Behind by
- 1,713
Electors
2,03,024
Total votes polled
78,624
Valid votes
78,624
NOTA votes
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Turnout
38.7%
Full result, Nov 2005
9 candidates · 78,624 valid votes
HARI MANJHIBJPwon
25,383
32.3%
PHOOLCHAND MANJHIRJD
23,670
30.1%
NAWAL KUMARLJP
16,290
20.7%
RAMJATAN PASWANIND
3,332
4.2%
SHARMILA BHARATIBSP
3,263
4.2%
TILESHWAR CHAUDHARYIND
2,182
2.8%
KARU MANJHIIND
1,741
2.2%
RAM KESHWAR RAMIND
1,462
1.9%
MANOJ KUMARIJP
1,301
1.6%
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.
