Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Kumar Sarvjeet of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Bodh Gaya Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 80,926 votes (42.40% vote share). The runner-up was Hari Manjhi (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 76,218 votes.
A total of 17 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumar Sarvjeet | 80926 | 42.40% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2 | Hari Manjhi | 76218 | 39.90% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Ajay Paswan | 9311 | 4.90% | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 4 | Pramila Kumari | 3593 | 1.90% | Independent |
| 5 | Satyendra Kumar | 3438 | 1.80% | Moolniwasi Samaj Party |
| 6 | Ravindra Rajwanshi | 2546 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Suresh Paswan | 2115 | 1.10% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 8 | Kailash Bhuiyan | 2062 | 1.10% | Apna Kisan Party |
| 9 | Sanjay Kumar Choudhary | 1998 | 1.10% | Bahujan Lok Dal |
| 10 | Dilip Kumar Choudhary | 1919 | 1.00% | Rashtriya Jan Jan Party |
| 11 | Om Prakash Paswan | 1483 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 12 | Sima Kumari | 1300 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 13 | Vijay Paswan | 1210 | 0.60% | Sankhyanupati Bhagidari Party |
| 14 | Vijay Kumar Choudhary | 1044 | 0.60% | Janta Dal Rashtravadi |
| 15 | Bed Prakash | 791 | 0.40% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
| 16 | Mahaveer Manjhi | 551 | 0.30% | Bhartiya Insan Party |
| 17 | Bindu Vikash Atal | 429 | 0.20% | Jagrook Janta Party |
The Bodh Gaya constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 17 candidates contested for this seat. Kumar Sarvjeet (Rashtriya Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 80,926 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.