Garkha Assembly constituency
| Garkha | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 119 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Saran |
| LS constituency | Saran |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Surendra Ram | |
| Party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Garkha is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Garkha is a small town. Facilities include a police station and hospital. It is 55 km away from the state capital Patna.
Overview
[edit]As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 119 Garkha Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Garkha community development block; Badlu Tola, Lohari, Purwi Telpa, Sherpur, Bishunupura, Khalpura Bala, Maharajganj, Chirand, Jalalpur, Bhairopur Nijamat, Dumari, Musepur, Raipur Bingawa and Kotwa Patti Rampur gram panchayats of Chapra CD Block.[1]
Garkha Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 20 Saran (Lok Sabha constituency).[1] It was previously part of Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Shivshankar Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Vishwanath Bhagat | Independent politician | |
| 1969 | Jaglal Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Raghunandan Majhi | ||
| 1977 | Muneshwar Choudhary | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | Raghunandan Majhi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Muneshwar Choudhary | Independent politician | |
| 1995 | Janata Dal | ||
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Raghunandan Majhi | Independent politician | |
| 2005 | Gyanchand Manjhi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Muneshwar Choudhary | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2020 | Surendra Ram | ||
Election results
[edit]2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Surendra Ram | ||||
| JD(U) | |||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [3] | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Garkha Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.