GIRIDIH
Assembly seat no. 275 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called GIRIDIH. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 2000
CHANDRA MOHAN PRASAD
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
CPI
won 4 of 10
Margin, 2000
1,025
1.15% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
RJDNIRBHAY KUMAR
- Votes
- 23,697
- Vote share
- 26.56%
- Behind by
- 1,025
Electors
1,83,826
Total votes polled
89,230
Valid votes
89,230
NOTA votes
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Turnout
48.5%
Full result, 2000
12 candidates · 89,230 valid votes
CHANDRA MOHAN PRASADBJPwon
24,722
27.7%
NIRBHAY KUMARRJD
23,697
26.6%
JYOTINDRA PRASADINC
14,804
16.6%
IRSHAD AHMADJMM
12,069
13.5%
JAGESHWAR SINGHIND
5,409
6.1%
OMI LAL AZADCPI
3,197
3.6%
SHUNIL KUMARBSP
1,506
1.7%
MUKTESHWAR PRASAD SINGHIND
1,413
1.6%
SURESH RAMIND
1,192
1.3%
NAGESHWAR DASSIND
732
0.8%
BHUSHAN DASSJKP
324
0.4%
NARJUN RAMIND
165
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | CHANDRA MOHAN PRASAD | BJP | 24,722 | 27.71% | NIRBHAY KUMAR | 1,025 |
| 1995 | CHANDRA MOHAN PRASAD | BJP | 23,123 | 25.86% | JYOTINDRA PRASAD | 5,264 |
| 1990 | JOYTINDRA PRASAD | INC | 24,391 | 35.42% | OMI LALL AZAD | 4,047 |
| 1985 | OM LAL AZAD | CPI | 19,006 | 36.79% | URMILA DEVI | 5,696 |
| 1980 | URMILA DEBI | INC(I) | 28,997 | 55.71% | CHATURNAN MISHRA | 16,798 |
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 GIRIDIH assembly constituency in 2000?
CHANDRA MOHAN PRASAD (BJP) won GIRIDIH in 2000, by a margin of 1,025 votes.
Which party has won GIRIDIH the most times?
CPI, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has GIRIDIH gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won GIRIDIH the most times?
CHATURANAN MISHRA, with 3 wins between 1969 and 1977.
