GAYA
Constituency no. 38 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called GAYA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 4 results.
Winner, 1996
BHAGWATI DEVI
JD
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 14
Margin, 1996
59,623
9.45% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BJPKRISHNA KUMAR CHOUDHARY
- Votes
- 2,34,461
- Vote share
- 37.16%
- Behind by
- 59,623
Electors
10,65,862
Total votes polled
6,30,883
Valid votes
6,30,883
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.2%
Full result, 1996
19 candidates · 6,30,883 valid votes
BHAGWATI DEVIJDwon
2,94,084
46.6%
KRISHNA KUMAR CHOUDHARYBJP
2,34,461
37.2%
RAM SAWROOP RAMINC
78,347
12.4%
SURENDAR DASBSP
9,770
1.6%
NIRANJAN KUMARCPI(ML)(L)
4,951
0.8%
NARESH PRASAD CHOUDHARYIND
2,288
0.4%
GAREEBAN DASIND
1,341
0.2%
VASUDEO RABIDASIND
1,187
0.2%
RAJENDAR MANJHIIND
637
0.1%
KISHORI RAMIND
630
0.1%
AWADHES PASWANIND
618
0.1%
DINESH PASWANIND
593
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 19. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | JITAN RAM MANJHI | HAMSU | 4,94,960 | 51.36% | KUMAR SARVJEET | 1,01,812 |
| 2009 | HARI MANJHI | BJP | 2,46,255 | 43.65% | RAMJI MANJHI | 62,453 |
| 2004 | RAJESH KUMAR MANJHI | RJD | 4,64,829 | 52.62% | BALBIR CHAND | 1,02,934 |
| 1999 | Ramji Manjhi | BJP | 3,19,530 | 50.21% | Rajesh Kumar | 20,783 |
| 1998 | KRISHNA KUMAR CHAUDHARY | BJP | 3,03,225 | 43.50% | BHAGWATI DEVI | 37,446 |
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 constituency in 2024?
JITAN RAM MANJHI (HAMSU) won GAYA in 2024, by a margin of 1,01,812 votes.
Which party has won GAYA the most times?
BJP, with 3 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has GAYA gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won GAYA the most times?
JITAN RAM MANJHI, with 1 win between 2024 and 2024.
