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, 1985
OM LAL AZAD
CPI
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
CPI
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1985
5,696
11.03% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
INCURMILA DEVI
- Votes
- 13,310
- Vote share
- 25.77%
- Behind by
- 5,696
Electors
1,18,832
Total votes polled
51,657
Valid votes
51,657
NOTA votes
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Turnout
43.5%
Full result, 1985
9 candidates · 51,657 valid votes
OM LAL AZADCPIwon
19,006
36.8%
URMILA DEVIINC
13,310
25.8%
JYOTINDRA PRASADIND
8,446
16.4%
RAJ KISHORE RAMJMM
5,666
11.0%
RITLAL PRASAD VERMABJP
3,872
7.5%
GOPAL KRISHNA PRASADIND
665
1.3%
VIKAS CHAND GOSWAMIIND
504
1.0%
SHANKAR MISHRAIND
150
0.3%
ARJUN PANDEYIND
38
0.1%
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.
