Garkha Assembly constituency
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{{Infobox Indian constituency
|name = Garkha
|type= SLA
|map_image = 119-Garkha constituency.svg
|map_caption =
|map_alt =
|mla = Surendra Ram
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|alliance =
|latest_election_year = 2020
|region =
|state = Bihar
|district = Saran
|division =
|loksabha_cons = Saran
|constituency_no = 119
|established = 1957
|electors =
|reservation = SC
|abolished =
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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.{{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 }}
Garkha Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 20 Saran (Lok Sabha constituency). It was previously part of Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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|+ !Year ! colspan="2" |Party |
| 1957
|{{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=2}} |
| 2020
|Surendra Ram |
Election results
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References
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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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Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar
Category:Politics of Saran district