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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, 2004
RAJESH KUMAR MANJHI
RJD
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 14
Margin, 2004
1,02,934
11.65% of valid votes

Result, 2004

Winner
Votes
4,64,829
Vote share
52.62%
Margin
1,02,934
Runner-up
BJPBALBIR CHAND
Votes
3,61,895
Vote share
40.97%
Behind by
1,02,934
Electors
14,36,323
Total votes polled
8,83,403
Valid votes
8,83,403
NOTA votes
Turnout
61.5%

Full result, 2004

12 candidates · 8,83,403 valid votes

2004 election →
RAJESH KUMAR MANJHIRJDwon
4,64,829
52.6%
BALBIR CHANDBJP
3,61,895
41.0%
SHAKTI RAJBSP
18,184
2.1%
JANKI PASWANCPI
16,959
1.9%
NIRANJAN KUMARCPI(ML)(L)
8,046
0.9%
SURBALA KRISHNAIND
4,014
0.5%
VISHWANATH CHAUDAHARYAD
1,919
0.2%
AJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARYIND
1,702
0.2%
MANOJ KUMARSP
1,607
0.2%
RAMADHAR RAJWARIJP
1,460
0.2%
LALDEV MANJHIIND
1,423
0.2%
RAJU MANJHIIND
1,365
0.1%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 14 elections

View all 14
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2024JITAN RAM MANJHIHAMSU4,94,96051.36%KUMAR SARVJEET1,01,812
2009HARI MANJHIBJP2,46,25543.65%RAMJI MANJHI62,453
2004RAJESH KUMAR MANJHIRJD4,64,82952.62%BALBIR CHAND1,02,934
1999Ramji ManjhiBJP3,19,53050.21%Rajesh Kumar20,783
1998KRISHNA KUMAR CHAUDHARYBJP3,03,22543.50%BHAGWATI DEVI37,446

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%19%39%58%77%1962196719711977198019841989199119961998199920042009Turnout

Winning margin

0%16%32%47%63%19621967197119771980198419891991199619981999200420092024Margin

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