{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Garkha | type = SLA | map_image = 119-Garkha constituency.svg | map_caption = | map_alt = | mla = Surendra Ram | party = {{party index link|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} <!--Name of the current MLA's party. Leave blank for former constituencies--> | alliance = {{Party index link|Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)}} | latest_election_year = 2025 <!--Year of the last election. Leave blank for former constituencies--> | region = | state = Bihar | district = Saran | division = | loksabha_cons = Saran | constituency_no = 119 | established = 1957 | electors = 311,162 | abolished = }} '''Garkha''' is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Garkha is a small town. Facilities include a police station and hospital. It is 55 km away from the state capital Patna.
==Overview== As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 119 Garkha Assembly constituency (SC) is composed of the following: Garkha community development block; Badlu Tola, Lohari, Purwi Telpa, Sherpur, Bishunupura, Khalpura Bala, Maharajganj, Chirand, Jalalpur, Bhairopur Nijamat, Dumari, Musepur, Raipur Bingawa and Kotwa Patti Rampur gram panchayats of Chapra CD Block.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>
Garkha Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 20 Saran (Lok Sabha constituency).<ref name=commission/> It was previously part of Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency).
== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Name<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web |title=Garkha Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/garkha.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |Party |- |1957 |Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav |{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |- |1962 |Shivshankar Prasad Singh |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |1967 |Vishwanath Bhagat |{{Full party name with color|Independent}} |- |1969 |Jaglal Chaudhary | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- |1972 |Raghunandan Majhi |- |1977 |Muneshwar Choudhary |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- |1980 | rowspan="2" |Raghunandan Majhi |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}} |- |1985 |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |1990 | rowspan="3" |Muneshwar Choudhary |{{Full party name with color|Independent}} |- |1995 |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}} |- |2000 |{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} |- |2005 |Raghunandan Majhi |{{Full party name with color|Independent}} |- |2005 | rowspan="2" |Gyanchand Manjhi | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |- |2010 |- |2015 |Muneshwar Choudhary | {{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal|rowspan=3}} |- |2020 |rowspan="2"|Surendra Ram |- |2025 |- |}
==Election results== === 2025 === {{Election box begin | title=Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2025: Garkha<ref name="election2025">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-15 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ae/2025/16 |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Surendra Ram |party = Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes = {{formatnum:91134}} |percentage = 44.78 |change = {{decrease}}2.43 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Simant Mrinal |party = Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) |votes = {{formatnum:78330}} |percentage = 38.49 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Muneshwar Chaudhary |votes = {{formatnum:9453}} |percentage = 4.65 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Manohar Kumar Ram |party = Jan Suraaj Party |votes = {{formatnum:5314}} |percentage = 2.61 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Avinash Kumar |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = {{formatnum:3278}} |percentage = 1.61 |change = {{increase}}0.34 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Raghunandan Manjhi |votes = {{formatnum:2774}} |percentage = 1.36 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Rajkumar |votes = {{formatnum:2678}} |percentage = 1.32 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:2617}} |percentage = 1.29 |change = {{decrease}}0.9 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:12804}} |percentage = 6.29 |change = {{increase}}0.67 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:203497}} |percentage = 65.4 |change = {{increase}}7.87 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal |loser = Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2020 === {{Election box begin| |title=Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Garkha<ref name="election2020"/>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Surendra Ram |party = Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes = {{formatnum:83412}} |percentage = 47.21 |change = -9.38 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Gyanchand Manjhi |votes = {{formatnum:73475}} |percentage = 41.59 |change = +10.29 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) |candidate = Muneshwar Choudhary |votes = {{formatnum:4419}} |percentage = 2.5 |change = +1.97 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Bigan Manjhi |votes = {{formatnum:2874}} |percentage = 1.63 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Shiv Prasad Manjhi |votes = {{formatnum:2681}} |percentage = 1.52 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Sabita Devi |votes = {{formatnum:2247}} |percentage = 1.27 |change = +0.87 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:3874}} |percentage = 2.19 |change = -1.0 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:9937}} |percentage = 5.62 |change = -19.67 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:176670}} |percentage = 57.53 |change = +1.83 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Rashtriya Janata Dal |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2015 === {{Election box begin |title = 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Garkha<ref name="election2015">{{cite web |date=2018-08-20 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2015 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/ |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Rashtriya Janata Dal |candidate = Muneshwar Chaudhary |votes = {{formatnum:89249}} |percentage = 56.59 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Gyanchand Manjhi |votes = {{formatnum:49366}} |percentage = 31.3 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Sampat Ram Rahi |votes = {{formatnum:4723}} |percentage = 2.99 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Communist Party of India |candidate = Shivji Das |votes = {{formatnum:2246}} |percentage = 1.42 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Raghunandan Manjhi |votes = {{formatnum:2224}} |percentage = 1.41 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:5027}} |percentage = 3.19 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:39883}} |percentage = 25.29 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:157714}} |percentage = 55.7 |change = }} {{Election box end}}
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==External links== * {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}
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