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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)
Garkha
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
GYAN CHAND MANJHI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 34.6%INC 32.4%7 others 33.0%
Votes
28,634
34.6% share
Winning margin
1,817
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
45.3%
of 1,82,834
A closely fought contest. GYAN CHAND MANJHI won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GYAN CHAND MANJHI | NDA (NDA) | 28,634 | 34.6% |
| 2 | RAGHUNANDAN MANJHI | 26,817 | 32.4% | |
| 3 | MUNESHWAR CHAUDHARY | IND | 14,271 | 17.2% |
| 4 | ARVIND KUMAR | BSP | 3,361 | 4.1% |
| 5 | VIJAY KUMAR | 2,857 | 3.5% | |
| 6 | SAMPAT RAM RAHI | IND | 2,737 | 3.3% |
| 7 | DURGA RAM | IND | 2,249 | 2.7% |
| 8 | BISHWA NATH BAITHA | 1,046 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | ANIL KUMAR MANJHI | IND | 799 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.9% · max 48.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
41st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
4.8%
lowerhigher
1st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.6%INC 32.4%IND 17.2%OTH 15.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lac Bangles🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.