GARHWA
Assembly seat no. 320 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2000
GIRINATH SINGH
RJD
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
BJP
won 2 of 10
Margin, 2000
12,182
12.03% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
BJPSHYAM NARAYAN DUBEY
- Votes
- 33,057
- Vote share
- 32.65%
- Behind by
- 12,182
Electors
1,88,639
Total votes polled
1,01,232
Valid votes
1,01,232
NOTA votes
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Turnout
53.7%
Full result, 2000
12 candidates · 1,01,232 valid votes
GIRINATH SINGHRJDwon
45,239
44.7%
SHYAM NARAYAN DUBEYBJP
33,057
32.6%
AHMAD ALIBSP
8,146
8.1%
RAM CHARIT CHOUDHARYSP
4,559
4.5%
SAMSUDDIN ANSARIINC
3,309
3.3%
BALIWANT PANDEYIND
3,244
3.2%
GANESH SINGHCPI
1,838
1.8%
DR. JUBAIR AHMADJMM
756
0.8%
BUTAN PRASAD YADAVIND
484
0.5%
BHOLA RAMIND
230
0.2%
CHANDRADEO RAMIND
185
0.2%
AKHILESH MAHRAIND
185
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | GIRINATH SINGH | RJD | 45,239 | 44.69% | SHYAM NARAYAN DUBEY | 12,182 |
| 1995 | GIRINATH SINGH | JD | 28,454 | 27.45% | SHYAM NARAYAN DUBEY | 8,470 |
| 1990 | GOPINATH SINGH | BJP | 22,086 | 29.90% | YUGAL KISHORE PANDEY | 759 |
| 1985 | GOPI NATH SINGH | BJP | 13,155 | 25.21% | YUGAL KISHORE PANDEY | 806 |
| 1980 | YUGAL KISHORE PANDEY | INC(I) | 16,122 | 34.07% | GOPI NATH SINGH | 3,201 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
