Gaya Town Bihar Election 2025
Gaya city serves as the administrative hub of Gaya district and the Magadh division in Bihar. Positioned about 116 kilometres to the south of Patna, the state's capital, Gaya stands as Bihar’s second-largest city. It is encircled on three sides by modest rocky hills, while the Phalgu River flows along its eastern edge.
Renowned for its historical and religious significance, Gaya draws both pilgrims and tourists. It holds sacred importance in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Both the Ramayana and Mahabharata mention Gaya, called Gayapuri in the latter. According to legend, Lord Ram visited the place with Sita and Lakshman to perform piṇḍadān for his father, King Dasharath. This ritual for granting moksha to ancestors still makes Gaya a major Hindu pilgrimage site.
Gaya Town has its election day on Tuesday, 11 November 2025.
Counting of votes will take place on November 14, 2025, followed by the declaration of results on the same day.
In the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Prem Kumar won from the Gaya Town constituency. He defeated All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate Akhtar Ul Islam Shaheen by a significant margin of 18,175 votes.
The total voter turnout in the Gaya Town assembly constituency was approximately 54.49%.
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Candidate Name
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Party
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| Prem Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Akhaury Onkar Nath (Mohan Srivastava) | Indian National Congress (INC) |
| Dhirendra Agarwal | Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) |
| Rafatali Khan | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) |
| Anil Kumar | Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) |
| Amrendra Kumar | Rashtriya Sanatan Party |
| Md. Mansur Ansari | Peace Party |
| Raj Kishor Singh | Peoples Party of India (Democratic) |
| Sanjeet Kumar | Independent (IND) |
| Shish Mani Kumar | Independent (IND) |
| Shiwam Kumar Sinha | Independent (IND) |
| Hasab Akhtar | Independent (IND) |
| Kashi Prasad | Independent (IND) |
| Naresh Parsad | Independent (IND) |
The population of Gaya Town (Municipal Corporation area) is an estimated 683,000 people in 2025. The population of the wider Gaya urban agglomeration (metro area) is estimated at around 694,000 people.
Gaya is the second-largest city in Bihar and a significant economic and pilgrimage center in the region.
The Gaya Town Assembly constituency has approximately 275,184 registered voters, according to data from the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The number of registered voters recorded during the 2020 Assembly elections was slightly lower, at 269,781.
The constituency is entirely urban, and the number of voters for the recent 2025 Assembly election was based on the finalized electoral rolls around the end of 2024.Gaya Town boasts an ancient history dating back to the 6th century BCE and is mentioned in both the Ramayana and Mahabharata. In modern times, it gained administrative status when it was established as a municipality in 1865.
• District: It was given the status of an independent district on October 3, 1865, having previously been part of the district of Behar and Ramgarh.
• Municipal Corporation: The Gaya Municipal Corporation (GMC), the current civic body governing the city, was established in 1983.
