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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 119 · 2010Reserved (SC)
Garkha
Winner — 2010
GYAN CHAND MANJHI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.6%RJD 37.9%7 others 22.5%
Votes
41,033
39.6% share
Winning margin
1,787
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
48.8%
of 2,12,209
Garkha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,787 votes separated winner from runner-up.
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) | 41,033 | 39.6% |
| 2 | MUNESHWAR CHAUDHARY | 39,246 | 37.9% | |
| 3 | RAGHUNANDAN MANJHI | INC | 12,793 | 12.3% |
| 4 | SAMPAT RAM RAHI | IND | 4,898 | 4.7% |
| 5 | DEEPAK BAITHA | IND | 2,028 | 2.0% |
| 6 | SHAMBHU MANJHI | BSP | 1,391 | 1.3% |
| 7 | CHANDRIKA RAM | IND | 833 | 0.8% |
| 8 | NIRAJ RAM | BED | 758 | 0.7% |
| 9 | BHOLA RAM | JPS | 650 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (160th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.2% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
160th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
177th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.6%RJD 37.9%INC 12.3%OTH 10.2%
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
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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