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GAWAN

Assembly seat no. 260 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1962.

Every election in this seat

YearWinnerRunner-upMarginMargin %CandidatesTurnout
1972INCTANESHWAR AZADBJSBABULAL CHAUDHURY4,66219.35%526.3%
1969SSPTANESHWAR AZADBJSBABULAL CHAUDHARY7653.32%430.3%
1967INCG. RABIDASINDJ. L. DAS3,10014.04%530.7%
19621961 boundariesSWAGIRIJA PRASAD SINGHINCGANGA RAM BHAGAT2,27313.26%728.5%

Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the GAWAN assembly constituency in 1972?

TANESHWAR AZAD (INC) won GAWAN in 1972, by a margin of 4,662 votes.

Which party has won GAWAN the most times?

INC, with 2 of the 4 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has GAWAN gone to the polls?

4 times, from 1962 to 1972.

Who has won GAWAN the most times?

TANESHWAR AZAD, with 2 wins between 1969 and 1972.

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