Bodh GayaAssembly by-election result, 1998
G.S. Ramchandra Das (RJD) won Bodh Gaya in the 1998 assembly by-election with 34.2% of the vote, beating Rajesh Kumar Manjhee (BJP) by 1,414 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1977 election. In 1972, seat no. 253 was Hisua. Seats were renumbered for the 2005 election, after Jharkhand became a separate state. From 2005, there is no seat no. 253. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.
Winner
A closely fought contest. G.S. Ramchandra Das won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.S. Ramchandra Das | 17,92234.2% | |
| 2 | Rajesh Kumar Manjhee | 16,50831.5% | |
| 3 | Ram Uday Prasad | 8,91517.0% | |
| 4 | Valik Ram | 4,6208.8% | |
| 5 | Phul Chand Manjhee IND | IND | 2,6295.0% |
| 6 | Ram Vriksha Paswan SSD | SSD | 1,0942.1% |
| 7 | Tetree Devi IND | IND | 6191.2% |
| 8 | Bira Ram Manjhee IND | IND | 1440.3% |
Results are complete; affidavit details aren't available for this seat yet.
A close contest, a fragmented field.
How safe is this seat?
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
The top three took 83% of the votes.
Parties in the race 3.91 Effective number of parties — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How did the vote split?
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RBI 2024-25Figures for the state as a whole, not for this seat.