Garkha Vidhan Sabha Seat Result in Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Surendra Ram of RJD Wins
Out of the total 243 Seats, NDA won absolute majority with 125 seats and Mahagatbandhan got 111 seats. Voting for the Garkha election was held on November 3 in the second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. Counting of votes for the Bihar polls took place on November 10.
Garkha Vidhan Sabha seat is situated in the Saran district of Bihar. The Garkha Assembly constituency falls under the Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat. About 1,463 candidates contested in the second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. Surendra Ram of RJD won on this seat with 83,412 votes. Out of the total 243 Seats, NDA won absolute majority with 125 seats and Mahagatbandhan got 111 seats. Voting for the Garkha election was held on November 3 in the second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020. Counting of votes for the Bihar polls took place on November 10.
Bihar went to polls in three phases. Phase 2 voting took place on November 3 in 94 Assembly constituencies of 17 districts. Here is the complete schedule of Phase 2 of Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Phase 2 Dates And Schedule: Voting on November 3, Results to be Announced on November 10.
| Last Date For Filing Nomination | October 16 |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | October 17 |
| Last date for Nomination Withdrawal | October 19 |
| Voting Date | November 3 |
| Result Date | November 10 |
RJD fielded 56 candidates for phase 2 of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020, while BJP fielded 46 candidates and JD(U) gave ticket to 43 candidates. The candidates for Garkha Assembly Election 2020 included Surendra Ram from RJD, who fought against Gyanchand Manjhi of BJP and Barun Kumar Das from People's Party of India (Democratic) among other candidates. BSP fielded Sabita Devi from this seat. The winner of Bihar Assembly Election 2015 was RJD's Muneshwar Chaudhary, who defeated BJP candidate Gyanchand Manjhi by a margin of over 39,000 votes.
Voting for first phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 was held on October 28 and voting for third phase took place on November 7. Elections in the state were the first major polls amid COVID-19 pandemic. While most were looking at it as a two-way fight between the NDA, comprising of Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and BJP, and the Mahagathbandhan consisting of Tejashwi Yadav's RJD, Congress and Left, the LJP this time decided to go alone with Chirag Paswan at the helm of affairs in the party. It was also a test for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| PUJA KUMARI | IND | 959 |
| SURENDRA RAM (Current MLA) | RJD | 83412 |
| NIRAJ RAM | IND | 788 |
| GYANCHAND MANJHI | BJP | 73475 |
| SANTOSH MANJHI | Proutist Sarva Samaj | 557 |
| MUNESHWAR CHOUDHARY | Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) | 4419 |
| BIGAN MANJHI | IND | 2874 |
| SHIV PRASAD MANJHI | IND | 2681 |
| SABITA DEVI | BSP | 2247 |
| BARUN KUMAR DAS | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) | 1384 |
| MLA Candidates | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Muneshwar Chaudhary (Current MLA) | RJD | 89249 |
| Gyanchand Manjhi | BJP | 49366 |
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