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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 253 · 2000Reserved (SC)
Bodh Gaya
Winner — 2000
JITAN RAM MANJHI
RJD· RJD
RJD 44.9%BJP 21.5%11 others 33.6%
Votes
41,298
44.9% share
Winning margin
21,557
23.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
58.4%
of 1,57,512
Bodh Gaya is a safe seat — JITAN RAM MANJHI won by 23.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JITAN RAM MANJHI | RJD | 41,298 | 44.9% |
| 2 | KRISHNA KUMAR CHOUDHURY | NDA | 19,741 | 21.5% |
| 3 | RAM UDAY PRASAD | INC | 15,898 | 17.3% |
| 4 | BALIK RAM | 5,485 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | RAJESH KUMAR MANJHI | IND | 2,380 | 2.6% |
| 6 | KISHORI RAJAK | BSP | 2,246 | 2.4% |
| 7 | RAM BRIKSH PRASAD | MCPI(S) | 1,560 | 1.7% |
| 8 | NARESH CHOUDHARY | IND | 840 | 0.9% |
| 9 | RAVINDRA KUMAR | IND | 740 | 0.8% |
| 10 | KISHORE PASWAN | IND | 652 | 0.7% |
| 11 | DILIP MANJHI | IND | 475 | 0.5% |
| 12 | NARESH CHOUDHARY | BHJC | 345 | 0.4% |
| 13 | DINESH PASWAN ALIAS DINESH KUMAR | IND | 263 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
A fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe23.4%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 21.0% · min 0.2% · max 46.7%
How contested is turnout?
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58%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.53
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How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 44.9%BJP 21.5%INC 17.3%CPI 6.0%OTH 10.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED