Garhwa is assembly constituency number 80 in Jharkhand, in Garhwa district, and one of the segments of the Palamu Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Satyendra Nath Tiwari of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 45.4% of the vote, 16,753 votes ahead of Mithilesh Kumar Thakur (JMM).
- 01Satyendra Nath TiwariBJP1,33,10945.40%
- 02Mithilesh Kumar ThakurJMM1,16,35639.68%
- 03Girinath SinghSP8,0962.76%
- 04Ajay Kumar ChoudharyBSP7,7222.63%
- 05Rabindra Kumar SinghIndependent4,5021.54%
- 15 other candidates · 22,487 votesNOTA · 937 (0.32%)
Margin 16,753 votes · 5.71% of valid votes
All 20 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,93,209 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satyendra Nath TiwariMale · 58 yrs | BJP | 1,33,109 | 45.40% |
| 2 | Mithilesh Kumar ThakurMale · 58 yrs | JMM | 1,16,356 | 39.68% |
| 3 | Girinath SinghMale · 60 yrs | SP | 8,096 | 2.76% |
| 4 | Ajay Kumar ChoudharyMale · 36 yrs | BSP | 7,722 | 2.63% |
| 5 | Rabindra Kumar SinghMale · 49 yrs | Independent | 4,502 | 1.54% |
| 6 | Ram Payare PalMale · 60 yrs | Independent | 4,092 | 1.40% |
| 7 | Law Kumar SinghMale · 35 yrs · ST | ASPKR | 3,202 | 1.09% |
| 8 | Md Najibuddin KhanMale · 44 yrs | AIMIM | 2,914 | 0.99% |
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| 9 | Loknath KumarMale · 29 yrs | Independent | 2,148 | 0.73% |
| 10 | Sujauddin AnsariMale · 56 yrs | Independent | 1,960 | 0.67% |
| 11 | Satyendra TiwariMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 1,875 | 0.64% |
| 12 | Pramesh KumarMale · 47 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,337 | 0.46% |
| 13 | Dilip Kumar TiwariMale · 53 yrs | Independent | 1,007 | 0.34% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 937 | 0.32% |
| 14 | Mandip MallahMale · 35 yrs | JKP | 909 | 0.31% |
| 15 | Satish Kumar ChaubeyMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 768 | 0.26% |
| 16 | Harish Prasad SinghMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 569 | 0.19% |
| 17 | Girija Nandan UraonMale · 48 yrs · ST | Independent | 527 | 0.18% |
| 18 | Gorakh Nath MahtoMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 416 | 0.14% |
| 19 | Sukhlal BakhlaMale · 46 yrs · ST | PPID | 414 | 0.14% |
| 20 | Sonu Kumar YadavMale · 30 yrs | JLKM | 349 | 0.12% |
The seat changed hands: JMM won in 2019, BJP in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Garhwa result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mithilesh Kumar Thakur | JMM | 1,06,681 | 44.46% |
| 2 | Satyendra Nath Tiwari | BJP | 83,159 | 34.66% |
| 3 | Birendra Prasad | BSP | 10,638 | 4.43% |
| 4 | Mandip Mallah | TMC | 7,368 | 3.07% |
| 5 | Md. Najibuddin Khan | AIMIM | 6,231 | 2.60% |
| 6 | Suraj Prasad Gupta | JVM | 5,852 | 2.44% |
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| 7 | Bihari Vishwakarma | Independent | 5,339 | 2.23% |
| 8 | Dilip Kumar Tiwari | Independent | 4,114 | 1.71% |
| 9 | Sujauddin Ansari | Independent | 2,437 | 1.02% |
| 10 | Dinesh Ram | Independent | 1,567 | 0.65% |
| 11 | Ragorakh Nath Mahto | Independent | 1,489 | 0.62% |
| 12 | Vikash Kumar | RJBP | 1,091 | 0.45% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 953 | 0.40% |
| 13 | Kuldip Paswan | Independent | 920 | 0.38% |
| 14 | Patanjali Kumar Keshari | JD(U) | 812 | 0.34% |
| 15 | Manish Kumar Gupta | Shiv Sena | 726 | 0.30% |
| 16 | Manoj Yadav | PPID | 553 | 0.23% |
Garhwa result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satyendra Nath Tiwari | BJP | 75,196 | 36.95% |
| 2 | Girinath Singh | RJD | 53,441 | 26.26% |
| 3 | Mithilesh Kumar Thakur | JMM | 47,579 | 23.38% |
| 4 | Md. Rostam Ali Ansari | BSP | 6,902 | 3.39% |
| 5 | Virendra Sav | JVM | 2,771 | 1.36% |
| 6 | Babanu Singh | Independent | 2,580 | 1.27% |
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| 7 | Virendra Choudhary | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,839 | 0.90% |
| 8 | Anand Kumar Tiwari | AKBJHP | 1,785 | 0.88% |
| 9 | Manish Kumar Gupta | Independent | 1,605 | 0.79% |
| 10 | Badaruddin Khan | Independent | 1,316 | 0.65% |
| 11 | Trivenni Mahto | Independent | 1,263 | 0.62% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,100 | 0.54% |
| 12 | Ishwar Dayal Prasad | Independent | 883 | 0.43% |
| 13 | Varun Kumar Keshari | Independent | 803 | 0.39% |
| 14 | Kanchan Kesari | NSAM | 797 | 0.39% |
| 15 | Santosh Kumar Choubey | Independent | 786 | 0.39% |
| 16 | Jalaluddin Rangsaj | Independent | 724 | 0.36% |
| 17 | Manoj Kumar Tiwari | Independent | 686 | 0.34% |
| 18 | Mohammad Yakoob | SP | 533 | 0.26% |
| 19 | Asgar Ali | Independent | 503 | 0.25% |
| 20 | Mohammad Rais | JDR | 404 | 0.20% |
Garhwa result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satyendra Nath Tiwari | JVM | 50,474 | 33.64% |
| 2 | Girinath Singh | RJD | 40,412 | 26.94% |
| 3 | Mithilesh Kumar Thakur | JMM | 14,180 | 9.45% |
| 4 | Alakh Nath Pandey | BJP | 13,191 | 8.79% |
| 5 | Kali Charan Mahto | CPI(ML)(L) | 6,830 | 4.55% |
| 6 | Anil Kumar Sah | AJSUP | 6,665 | 4.44% |
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| 7 | Rajesh Kumar (garhwa) | NSAM | 2,298 | 1.53% |
| 8 | Makrant Singh | Independent | 1,927 | 1.28% |
| 9 | Pravin Kumar Kesari | Independent | 1,879 | 1.25% |
| 10 | Badruddin Khan | Independent | 1,413 | 0.94% |
| 11 | Kuldip Paswan | Independent | 1,266 | 0.84% |
| 12 | Shashikant Tiwary | Independent | 1,244 | 0.83% |
| 13 | Sumant Kumar Pandey | Independent | 1,100 | 0.73% |
| 14 | Madan Ram | Independent | 1,063 | 0.71% |
| 15 | Deepak Kumar Sharma | RLD | 999 | 0.67% |
| 16 | Bihari Vishwakarma | BSA | 871 | 0.58% |
| 17 | Kumari Archana Bhagat | Independent | 851 | 0.57% |
| 18 | Manoj Ram | Independent | 687 | 0.46% |
| 19 | Sunil Paswan | JKP | 636 | 0.42% |
| 20 | Satendra Singh | Independent | 558 | 0.37% |
| 21 | Vijay Kumar | Independent | 553 | 0.37% |
| 22 | Rajesh Kumar (ranka) | SP | 473 | 0.32% |
| 23 | Shiv Kumar Baitha | Independent | 452 | 0.30% |
Garhwa outlined in orange among the other Jharkhand seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Garhwa district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Garhwa is one of the assembly segments of Palamu. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Palamu candidates.
- Vishnu Dayal RamBJP1,50,077 56.8%
- Mamta BhuiyanRJD92,415 35.0%
- Kameshwar BaithaBSP7,856 3.0%
- Sanan RamLKHAP3,317 1.3%
- Ganesh RaviIndependent2,929 1.1%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 57,662 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Garhwa.
Who won the Garhwa assembly seat in 2024?
Satyendra Nath Tiwari of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Garhwa in the 2024 Jharkhand assembly election with 1,33,109 votes, which was 45.40% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Garhwa?
The margin was 16,753 votes (5.71% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mithilesh Kumar Thakur of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha with 1,16,356 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Garhwa in 2024?
Turnout was 69.80%: 2,93,373 of 4,20,314 registered electors voted, across 455 polling stations. That is 4.2 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Garhwa part of?
Garhwa is an assembly segment of the Palamu Lok Sabha constituency in Jharkhand. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Vishnu Dayal Ram got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Garhwa a reserved constituency?
No. Garhwa is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Garhwa?
The Jharkhand assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, 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 Jharkhand assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 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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- Garhwa population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, GarhwaEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Jharkhand state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Jharkhand Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Jharkhand districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, JharkhandBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in JharkhandCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in JharkhandMunicipal corporations, councils, wards