BODH GAYA
Assembly seat no. 229 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Winner, 2020
KUMAR SARVJEET
RJD
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
RJD
won 5 of 16
Margin, 2020
4,708
2.43% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
BJPHARI MANJHI
- Votes
- 76,218
- Vote share
- 39.40%
- Behind by
- 4,708
Electors
3,15,397
Total votes polled
1,93,434
Valid votes
1,93,434
NOTA votes
2,500
1.29% of votes polled
Turnout
61.3%
Full result, 2020
17 candidates · 1,93,434 valid votes
KUMAR SARVJEETRJDwon
80,926
41.8%
HARI MANJHIBJP
76,218
39.4%
AJAY PASWANRLSP
9,311
4.8%
PRAMILA KUMARIIND
3,593
1.9%
SATYENDRA KUMARMOSP
3,438
1.8%
RAVINDRA RAJWANSHIIND
2,546
1.3%
SURESH PASWANNCP
2,115
1.1%
KAILASH BHUIYANAPKSP
2,062
1.1%
SANJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARYBHULKD
1,998
1.0%
DILIP KUMAR CHOUDHARYRJNJNP
1,919
1.0%
OM PRAKASH PASWANIND
1,483
0.8%
SIMA KUMARIIND
1,300
0.7%
Showing the top 12 of 17. 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.
