Garkha is assembly constituency number 119 in Bihar, in Saran district, and one of the segments of the Saran Lok Sabha seat. In the 2025 election Surendra Ram of the Rashtriya Janata Dal won with 44.8% of the vote, 12,804 votes ahead of Simant Mrinal (LJPRV).
- 01Surendra RamRJD91,13444.78%
- 02Simant MrinalLJPRV78,33038.49%
- 03Muneshwar ChaudharyIndependent9,4534.65%
- 04Manohar Kumar RamJNSRJP5,3142.61%
- 05Avinash KumarBSP3,2781.61%
- 8 other candidates · 13,371 votesNOTA · 2,617 (1.29%)
Margin 12,804 votes · 6.29% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,03,497 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surendra RamMale · 45 yrs · SC | RJD | 91,134 | 44.78% |
| 2 | Simant MrinalMale · 34 yrs · SC | LJPRV | 78,330 | 38.49% |
| 3 | Muneshwar ChaudharyMale · 70 yrs · SC | Independent | 9,453 | 4.65% |
| 4 | Manohar Kumar RamMale · 34 yrs · SC | JNSRJP | 5,314 | 2.61% |
| 5 | Avinash KumarMale · 31 yrs · SC | BSP | 3,278 | 1.61% |
| 6 | Raghunandan ManjhiMale · 82 yrs · SC | Independent | 2,774 | 1.36% |
| 7 | RajkumarMale · 53 yrs · SC | Independent | 2,678 | 1.32% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,617 | 1.29% |
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| 8 | Sabita DeviFemale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,728 | 0.85% |
| 9 | Vigan ManjhiMale · 53 yrs · SC | RASLJP | 1,660 | 0.82% |
| 10 | Nagendra RamMale · 47 yrs · SC | RPI(A) | 1,428 | 0.70% |
| 11 | Neeraj RamMale · 40 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,287 | 0.63% |
| 12 | Sadan KumarMale · 43 yrs · SC | AAP | 1,010 | 0.50% |
| 13 | Nand Kishor ManjhiMale · 41 yrs · SC | Independent | 806 | 0.40% |
RJD held the seat: it also won in 2020.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Garkha result 2020
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surendra Ram | RJD | 83,412 | 47.21% |
| 2 | Gyanchand Manjhi | BJP | 73,475 | 41.59% |
| 3 | Muneshwar Choudhary | JAPL | 4,419 | 2.50% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,874 | 2.19% |
| 4 | Bigan Manjhi | Independent | 2,874 | 1.63% |
| 5 | Shiv Prasad Manjhi | Independent | 2,681 | 1.52% |
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| 6 | Sabita Devi | BSP | 2,247 | 1.27% |
| 7 | Barun Kumar Das | PPID | 1,384 | 0.78% |
| 8 | Puja Kumari | Independent | 959 | 0.54% |
| 9 | Niraj Ram | Independent | 788 | 0.45% |
| 10 | Santosh Manjhi | PSS | 557 | 0.32% |
Garkha result 2015
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muneshwar Chaudhary | RJD | 89,249 | 56.59% |
| 2 | Gyanchand Manjhi | BJP | 49,366 | 31.30% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,027 | 3.19% |
| 3 | Sampat Ram Rahi | Independent | 4,723 | 2.99% |
| 4 | Shivji Das | CPI | 2,246 | 1.42% |
| 5 | Raghunandan Manjhi | Independent | 2,224 | 1.41% |
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| 6 | Ramji Chaudhary | Independent | 1,311 | 0.83% |
| 7 | Ajit Kumar Manjhi | Independent | 940 | 0.60% |
| 8 | Dilip Kumar Ram | JAPL | 841 | 0.53% |
| 9 | Pramila Devi | Independent | 707 | 0.45% |
| 10 | Surendra Kumar Das | BSP | 638 | 0.40% |
| 11 | Lakshmi Narayan Manjhi | GJDS | 442 | 0.28% |
Garkha result 2010
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gyan Chand Manjhi | BJP | 41,033 | 39.60% |
| 2 | Muneshwar Chaudhary | RJD | 39,246 | 37.87% |
| 3 | Raghunandan Manjhi | INC | 12,793 | 12.34% |
| 4 | Sampat Ram Rahi | Independent | 4,898 | 4.73% |
| 5 | Deepak Baitha | Independent | 2,028 | 1.96% |
| 6 | Shambhu Manjhi | BSP | 1,391 | 1.34% |
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| 7 | Chandrika Ram | Independent | 833 | 0.80% |
| 8 | Niraj Ram | BED | 758 | 0.73% |
| 9 | Bhola Ram | JPS | 650 | 0.63% |
Garkha outlined in orange among the other Bihar seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2025. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Saran district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Garkha is one of the assembly segments of Saran. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Saran candidates.
- Rohini AcharyaRJD89,057 48.1%
- Rajiv Pratap RudyBJP81,769 44.2%
- Laxaman Prao YadavIndependent4,272 2.3%
- Shak NaushadIndependent2,843 1.5%
- Avinash KumarBSP2,505 1.4%
In the assembly election RJD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, RJD led here by 7,288 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Garkha.
Who won the Garkha assembly seat in 2025?
Surendra Ram of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) won Garkha in the 2025 Bihar assembly election with 91,134 votes, which was 44.78% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Garkha?
The margin was 12,804 votes (6.29% of valid votes). The runner-up was Simant Mrinal of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) with 78,330 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Garkha in 2025?
Turnout was 65.45%: 2,03,641 of 3,11,162 registered electors voted, across 360 polling stations. That is 7.9 points higher than in 2020.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Garkha part of?
Garkha is an assembly segment of the Saran Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Rohini Acharya got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Garkha a reserved constituency?
Yes. Garkha is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Garkha?
The Bihar assembly elected in 2025 completes its five-year term in 2030, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Bihar assembly elections of 2025 and 2020 and 2015 and 2010 (2025 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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