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, 1980
URMILA DEBI
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
CPI
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1980
16,798
32.27% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
CPICHATURNAN MISHRA
- Votes
- 12,199
- Vote share
- 23.44%
- Behind by
- 16,798
Electors
1,02,997
Total votes polled
52,051
Valid votes
52,051
NOTA votes
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Turnout
50.5%
Full result, 1980
9 candidates · 52,051 valid votes
URMILA DEBIINC(I)won
28,997
55.7%
CHATURNAN MISHRACPI
12,199
23.4%
HARIHAR NARAYAN PRABHAKARBJP
5,268
10.1%
KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR ROYJMM
4,445
8.5%
ARUN KUMAR VERMAINC(U)
273
0.5%
GULAM RASOOL ANSARIIND
264
0.5%
KEDAR PD. YADAVIND
227
0.4%
BUDHAN RAMIND
199
0.4%
HARMAHENDRA SINGHIND
179
0.3%
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.
