GAIGHATTI
Assembly seat no. 61 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, Nov 2005
MAHESHWAR PRASAD YADAV
RJD
Elections held
11
1967–2005
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, Nov 2005
3,313
3.84% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
JD(U)ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
- Votes
- 30,768
- Vote share
- 35.66%
- Behind by
- 3,313
Electors
1,88,769
Total votes polled
86,274
Valid votes
86,274
NOTA votes
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Turnout
45.7%
Full result, Nov 2005
6 candidates · 86,274 valid votes
MAHESHWAR PRASAD YADAVRJDwon
34,081
39.5%
ASHOK KUMAR SINGHJD(U)
30,768
35.7%
VAKIL SAHNILJP
12,967
15.0%
SONELAL RAMIND
3,244
3.8%
JITENDRA YADAVCPI(ML)(L)
3,066
3.5%
SHIV SHANKAR RAISP
2,148
2.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | MAHESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | RJD | 34,081 | 39.50% | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | 3,313 |
| Feb 2005 | MAHESHWAR PASAD YADAV | RJD | 31,969 | 35.80% | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | 10,892 |
| 2000 | VEERENDRA KUMAR SINGH | JD(U) | 47,020 | 40.41% | DEVENDRA PD. YADAV | 4,996 |
| 1995 | MAHESHWAR PD. YADVA | JD | 52,128 | 54.13% | ANAND MOHAN | 22,761 |
| 1990 | MAHESHWAR PR. YADAV | IND | 55,409 | 46.47% | VIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 25,675 |
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 GAIGHATTI assembly constituency in Nov 2005?
MAHESHWAR PRASAD YADAV (RJD) won GAIGHATTI in Nov 2005, by a margin of 3,313 votes.
Which party has won GAIGHATTI the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has GAIGHATTI gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2005.
Who has won GAIGHATTI the most times?
MAHESHWAR PRASAD YADAV, with 1 win between 2005 and 2005.
