Jharkhand · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2020
Mithilesh Kumar Thakur of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won the Garhwa Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Jharkhand in the 2020 state assembly election, securing 106,681 votes (44.60% vote share). The runner-up was Satyendra Nath Tiwari (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 83,159 votes.
A total of 16 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 | Mithilesh Kumar Thakur | 106681 | 44.60% | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 2 | Satyendra Nath Tiwari | 83159 | 34.80% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Birendra Prasad | 10638 | 4.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 4 | Mandip Mallah | 7368 | 3.10% | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 5 | Md. Najibuddin Khan | 6231 | 2.60% | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
| 6 | Suraj Prasad Gupta | 5852 | 2.50% | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 7 | Bihari Vishwakarma | 5339 | 2.20% | Independent |
| 8 | Dilip Kumar Tiwari | 4114 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 9 | Sujauddin Ansari | 2437 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 10 | Dinesh Ram | 1567 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 11 | Ragorakh Nath Mahto | 1489 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 12 | Vikash Kumar | 1091 | 0.50% | Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party |
| 13 | Kuldip Paswan | 920 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 14 | Patanjali Kumar Keshari | 812 | 0.30% | Janata Dal (United) |
| 15 | Manish Kumar Gupta | 726 | 0.30% | Shiv Sena |
| 16 | Manoj Yadav | 553 | 0.20% | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) |
The Garhwa constituency is part of the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2020 Assembly election, 16 candidates contested for this seat. Mithilesh Kumar Thakur (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha) emerged as the winner securing 106,681 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.