GAIGHATTI
Assembly seat no. 61 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, Feb 2005
MAHESHWAR PASAD YADAV
RJD
Elections held
11
1967–2005
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, Feb 2005
10,892
12.20% of valid votes
Result, Feb 2005
Runner-up
JD(U)ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
- Votes
- 21,077
- Vote share
- 23.61%
- Behind by
- 10,892
Electors
1,92,713
Total votes polled
89,288
Valid votes
89,288
NOTA votes
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Turnout
46.3%
Full result, Feb 2005
14 candidates · 89,288 valid votes
MAHESHWAR PASAD YADAVRJDwon
31,969
35.8%
ASHOK KUMAR SINGHJD(U)
21,077
23.6%
VAKIL SAHANIIND
10,214
11.4%
BAKHTIYAR AHMADSP
8,442
9.4%
VIJYA SINGHIND
4,715
5.3%
RAM BABU SUNGHBSP
2,713
3.0%
MD. SOHAILIND
2,451
2.8%
JITENDRA YADAVCPI(ML)(L)
2,149
2.4%
SATYA NARAYAN MANDALSAP
1,287
1.4%
AJAY SINGHLJP
1,154
1.3%
SANJEEV KUMARIND
902
1.0%
MIRA DEVIRLD
888
1.0%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
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.
