GIRIDIH
Constituency no. 46 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called GIRIDIH. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | BJPRavindra Kumar Pandey | INCRajendra Prasad Singh | 19,824 | 3.73% | 9 | 47.7% |
| 1998 | BJPRABINDRA KUMAR PANDEY | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 68,791 | 10.96% | 5 | 56.3% |
| 1996 | BJPRAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY | JDSABA AHMED | 91,663 | 15.34% | 28 | 53.9% |
| 1991 | JMMBINOD BIHARI MAHTO | BJPRAMDAS SINGH | 77,803 | 16.42% | 18 | 49.6% |
| 1989 | BJPRAM DAS SINGH | INDBINOD BIHARI MAHTO | 8,182 | 1.69% | 6 | 51.7% |
| 1984 | INCSARFRAJ AHMED | INDBINOD BIHARI MAHTO | 1,24,753 | 34.15% | 9 | 49.6% |
| 1980 | INC(I)BINDESHWARI DUBEY | JNPRAMDAS SINGH | 26,029 | 8.75% | 11 | 43.5% |
| 1977 | BLDRAM DAS SINGH | INCI. AHMAD | 78,277 | 27.83% | 4 | 48.4% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCCHAPALENDU BHATTACHARYYA | NCOKRISHNA BALLABH SAHAY | 4,154 | 2.37% | 6 | 33.0% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCA. I. AHMAD | INDM. S. OBERAY | 3,831 | 1.91% | 4 | 41.0% |
| 19621961 boundaries | SWATHAKUR BATESHWAR SINGH | INCCHAPALENDU BHATTACHARYA | 3,458 | 2.78% | 5 | 33.2% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the GIRIDIH constituency in 1999?
Ravindra Kumar Pandey (BJP) won GIRIDIH in 1999, by a margin of 19,824 votes.
Which party has won GIRIDIH the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has GIRIDIH gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 1999.
Who has won GIRIDIH the most times?
RAM DAS SINGH, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1989.
