Bodh Gaya Election 2025
Bodh Gaya (SC) Election Result: With the results now declared, Kumar Sarvjeet of the Rashtriya Janata Dal again has clinched a narrow but significant victory in Bodh Gaya, securing 1,00,236 votes and winning by a margin of 881 votes. Bodh Gaya, situated along the banks of the Lilajan (Phalgu) River in Bihar’s Gaya district, remains one of the four holiest pilgrimage sites for Buddhists worldwide. It is the sacred ground where Siddhartha Gautama—then a wandering ascetic and prince of Lumbini—attained enlightenment under the Mahabodhi tree in 534 BCE after renouncing worldly life at the age of 29.
The outcome not only marks a closely fought contest but also contributes to the evolving political narrative of Bodh Gaya’s historic constituency.
As of now, the 2025 election schedule has concluded and results were declared on November 14, 2025. The officially verified winner for Bodh Gaya (SC) is Kumar Sarvjeet of the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Polling for the Bihar assembly elections 2025 in this constituency was conducted on November 11, and result was slated for November 14, 2025.
The sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Bodh Gaya Assembly Constituency (constituency number 229), which is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved seat, is Kumar Sarvjeet. He is from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party and won the seat in the 2020 Assembly election.
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Candidate Name
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Party |
| Kumar Sarvjeet | Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) |
| Shyamdeo Paswan | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) (LJP(RV)) |
| Lakshman Manjhi | Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) |
| Ashok Kumar Paswan | Vikas Vanchit Insan Party (VVIP) |
| Virendra Rajvanshi Alias Bigendra Kumar | Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party |
| Uday Das | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) |
| Sugiya Devi | Moolniwasi Samaj Party |
| Kumar Pardeep | Independent (IND) |
| Nandlal Kumar | Independent (IND) |
| Ramswrup Rishiyasan | Independent (IND) |
In the 2010 Bodh Gaya Assembly election (constituency number 229), the winner was Shyam Deo Paswan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party. He defeated his nearest rival, Kumar Sarvjeet of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), by a margin of 7,772 votes. Shyam Deo Paswan secured 50,006 votes.
In the 2015 Bodh Gaya Assembly election, the winner was Kumar Sarvjeet of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party. He defeated his nearest rival, Shyam Deo Paswan of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), by a significant margin of 30,229 votes. Kumar Sarvjeet secured 86,515 votes.
In the 2020 Bodh Gaya Assembly election, the winner was Kumar Sarvjeet of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party. He defeated his nearest rival, Sushil Kumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), by a margin of 27,707 votes. Kumar Sarvjeet received 101,673 votes, while Sushil Kumar received 73,966 votes.
Bihar registered a notable voter turnout in the 2025 polls, with Barachatti recording around 69.97%. Overall, the state’s Phase 2 polling turnout reached 67.14%.
In the Bodh Gaya Constituency Assembly Election of 2020, the winner Kumar Sarvjeet (RJD) defeated the runner-up Sushil Kumar (BJP) by a margin of 27,707 votes. This victory margin represented approximately 14.19% of the total valid votes polled in the constituency.
The Bodh Gaya Assembly Constituency (constituency number 229) is located in the Gaya district of Bihar and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SC) community.
As of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, the Bodh Gaya (SC) constituency has a total of 325,242 registered voters.
The Bodh Gaya (SC) Assembly constituency was formally established in 1957, coinciding with the second Assembly elections of independent India.
The primary pincode associated with the main Bodh Gaya Post Office is 824231.
