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, 1990
JOYTINDRA PRASAD
INC
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
CPI
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1990
4,047
5.88% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
CPIOMI LALL AZAD
- Votes
- 20,344
- Vote share
- 29.54%
- Behind by
- 4,047
Electors
1,57,221
Total votes polled
68,859
Valid votes
68,859
NOTA votes
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Turnout
43.8%
Full result, 1990
14 candidates · 68,859 valid votes
JOYTINDRA PRASADINCwon
24,391
35.4%
OMI LALL AZADCPI
20,344
29.5%
BABUL PD. GUPTABJP
13,178
19.1%
RAJ KISHOR RAMJMM
8,679
12.6%
PRAWATI KUMARIBSP
477
0.7%
S.M. TAJIMIND
411
0.6%
MEGH LAL TURIIND
405
0.6%
YOGESHWAR PASWANIND
261
0.4%
UMESH KUMAR RAMIND
190
0.3%
NAWAL KISHOR MANDILWARIND
184
0.3%
SANDIP KU. SINGHIND
151
0.2%
ANIL KUMAR PANDEYIND
94
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
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.
