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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 235 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)

Bodh Gaya

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

HARI MANJHI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 32.3%RJD 30.1%7 others 37.6%
Votes
25,381
32.3% share
Winning margin
1,712
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
38.7%
of 2,03,024

A closely fought contest. HARI MANJHI won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history

0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARI MANJHI
NDA (NDA)
25,38132.3%
2
PHOOLCHAND MANJHI
23,66930.1%
3
NAWAL KUMAR
16,29020.7%
4
RAMJATAN PASWAN
IND
3,3324.2%
5
SHARMILA BHARATI
BSP
3,2634.2%
6
TILESHWAR CHAUDHARY
IND
2,1822.8%
7
KARU MANJHI
IND
1,7412.2%
8
RAM KESHWAR RAM
IND
1,4621.9%
9
MANOJ KUMAR
IJP
1,3011.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (211th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.0% · max 21.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
211th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
76th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.3%RJD 30.1%LJP 20.7%OTH 16.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Magahi Paan/ Betel Vine

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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