GAYA
Assembly seat no. 250 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called GAYA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 1972
YUGAL KISHORE PRASAD
INC
Elections held
4
1962–1972
Most successful party
BJS
won 2 of 4
Margin, 1972
12,054
25.11% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
BJSGOPAL MISHRA
- Votes
- 13,788
- Vote share
- 28.72%
- Behind by
- 12,054
Electors
98,618
Total votes polled
48,008
Valid votes
48,008
NOTA votes
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Turnout
48.7%
Full result, 1972
11 candidates · 48,008 valid votes
YUGAL KISHORE PRASADINCwon
25,842
53.8%
GOPAL MISHRABJS
13,788
28.7%
SYED AMHAD SAYEEDNCO
5,336
11.1%
JAGDISH CHANDRA JHACPM
656
1.4%
VISHUN DEO PRASADIND
600
1.3%
RAM KARAN PALSOP
498
1.0%
ASIK SADIKIND
433
0.9%
RAM SHARAN YADAVSUC
431
0.9%
KRISHANA PRASAD BHADANIIND
253
0.5%
BILASH SINGHIND
111
0.2%
MANZOOR AMHADIND
60
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | YUGAL KISHORE PRASAD | INC | 25,842 | 53.83% | GOPAL MISHRA | 12,054 |
| 1969 | GOPAL MISHRA | BJS | 18,217 | 37.09% | RAI BAGESHWARI PRASAD | 4,944 |
| 1967 | G. MISHRA | BJS | 13,746 | 34.49% | S. M. L. RAHMAN | 5,281 |
| 1962 | SHYAM BARTHWAR | IND | 17,145 | 47.52% | SARDAR MOHAMMED LATIFUR RAHMAN | 2,883 |
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 GAYA assembly constituency in 1972?
YUGAL KISHORE PRASAD (INC) won GAYA in 1972, by a margin of 12,054 votes.
Which party has won GAYA the most times?
BJS, with 2 of the 4 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has GAYA gone to the polls?
4 times, from 1962 to 1972.
Who has won GAYA the most times?
YUGAL KISHORE PRASAD, with 1 win between 1972 and 1972.
