Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Gaya (Bihar) was won by Vijay Kumar (Janata Dal (United)) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 152,426 votes over Jitan Ram Manjhi. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Gaya, Bihar, from 1957 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1957–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
Brajshwar Prasad
Indian National Congress
57,927
47.9%
Rameshwar Prasad Jadav (Praja Socialist Party)
33,269 (27.5 pts)
1962
Brajeshwar Prasad
Indian National Congress
69,933
43.5%
K. Brijkishore Pd. Singh (Swatantra Party)
18,798 (11.7 pts)
1967
R. Das
Indian National Congress
70,950
34.7%
S. Prasad (Samyukta Socialist Party)
33,988 (16.6 pts)
1971
Ishwar Choudhary
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
111,038
44.9%
Suresh Kumar (Indian National Congress)
7,099 (2.9 pts)
1977
Ishwar Chaudhry
Bharatiya Lok Dal
341,000
77.6%
Mishri Sada (Indian National Congress)
248,318 (56.5 pts)
1980
Ramswaroop Ram
Congress (I)
148,208
38.5%
Ishwar Chaudhary (Janata Party)
33,927 (8.8 pts)
1984
Ram Swaroop Ram
Indian National Congress
234,195
44.0%
Ishwar Chaudhary (Bharatiya Janata Party)
84,435 (15.9 pts)
1989
Inswar Chaudhary
Janata Dal
390,200
58.6%
Janki Paswan (Communist Party of India)
252,923 (38.0 pts)
1991
Rajesh Kumar
Janata Dal
308,077
50.4%
Jitan Ram Manjhi (Indian National Congress)
53,795 (8.8 pts)
1996
Bhagwati Devi
Janata Dal
294,084
46.6%
Krishna Kumar Choudhary (Bharatiya Janata Party)
59,623 (9.4 pts)
1998
Krishna Kumar Chaudhary
Bharatiya Janata Party
303,225
43.5%
Bhagwati Devi (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
37,446 (5.4 pts)
1999
Ramji Manjhi
Bharatiya Janata Party
319,530
50.2%
Rajesh Kumar (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
20,783 (3.3 pts)
2004
Rajesh Kumar Manjhi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
464,829
52.6%
Balbir Chand (Bharatiya Janata Party)
102,934 (11.7 pts)
2009
Hari Manjhi
Bharatiya Janata Party
246,255
43.6%
Ramji Manjhi (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
62,453 (11.1 pts)
2014
Hari Manjhi
Bharatiya Janata Party
326,230
40.3%
Ramji Manjhi (Rashtriya Janata Dal)
115,504 (14.3 pts)
2019
Vijay Kumar
Janata Dal (United)
467,007
50.4%
Jitan Ram Manjhi (HAM(S))
152,426 (16.4 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Brajshwar Prasad
Indian National Congress
57,927
47.9%
Rameshwar Prasad Jadav
Praja Socialist Party
24,658
20.4%
Ajodhya Prasad
Independent
16,170
13.4%
Radha Mohan Prasad
Independent
14,284
11.8%
Gauri Shankar Sinha
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
7,973
6.6%
Kumar Fateh Singh
CNSPJP
0
0.0%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Brajeshwar Prasad
Indian National Congress
69,933
43.5%
K. Brijkishore Pd. Singh
Swatantra Party
51,135
31.8%
Madan Mohan Singh
Praja Socialist Party
16,963
10.5%
Parsuram Singh
Socialist Party
14,423
9.0%
Akhileshwar Pd. Singh
Jharkhand Party
8,352
5.2%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
R. Das
Indian National Congress
70,950
34.7%
S. Prasad
Samyukta Socialist Party
36,962
18.1%
I. Chaudhry
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
36,535
17.9%
R. R. R. Azad
Independent
32,252
15.8%
R. R. Ram
Praja Socialist Party
18,973
9.3%
A. R. Manjhi
Swatantra Party
8,802
4.3%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ishwar Choudhary
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
111,038
44.9%
Suresh Kumar
Indian National Congress
103,939
42.0%
Ishwar Das
Samyukta Socialist Party
14,781
6.0%
Sukhdeo Prasad
HSD
6,990
2.8%
Ramanand Prasad Mochi
Independent
2,853
1.2%
Chhotu Ram
Independent
2,381
1.0%
Duli Mochi
Independent
1,997
0.8%
Ramdhani Das
Congress (O)
1,410
0.6%
Dharam Prasad
Independent
1,259
0.5%
Yasoda Devi
Independent
910
0.4%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ishwar Chaudhry
Bharatiya Lok Dal
341,000
77.6%
Mishri Sada
Indian National Congress
92,682
21.1%
Ashok Ram
Independent
3,542
0.8%
Raj Ballabh Paswan
SSD
2,230
0.5%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramswaroop Ram
Congress (I)
148,208
38.5%
Ishwar Chaudhary
Janata Party
114,281
29.7%
Rajesh Kumar
Janata Party (Secular)
110,664
28.8%
Dharmendra Kumar Das
All India Forward Bloc
4,300
1.1%
Nathun Chaudhary
Independent
3,907
1.0%
Kishori Ram
Independent
1,902
0.5%
Kameshwar Ram
Independent
1,555
0.4%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ram Swaroop Ram
Indian National Congress
234,195
44.0%
Ishwar Chaudhary
Bharatiya Janata Party
149,760
28.1%
Rajesh Kumar
LKD
135,428
25.4%
Nathuni Ram
ICJ
3,166
0.6%
Rameshar Manjhi
Independent
1,517
0.3%
Nathun Chaudhary
Independent
1,513
0.3%
Shankar Ram
Independent
1,306
0.2%
Jagdish Das
Independent
1,247
0.2%
Ganesh Prasad
Independent
1,174
0.2%
Sheo Nandan Prasad
Independent
1,157
0.2%
Karu Ram
Independent
895
0.2%
Ram Keshwar Ram
Independent
663
0.1%
Jagdish Narain Rai
Independent
452
0.1%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Inswar Chaudhary
Janata Dal
390,200
58.6%
Janki Paswan
Communist Party of India
137,277
20.6%
Ram Swaroop Ram
Indian National Congress
122,917
18.5%
Girdhari Ram
Independent
5,346
0.8%
Raghuni Ram Shastri
SSD
2,670
0.4%
Chandeshwar Bhaitha
Independent
1,869
0.3%
Rajendra Parsad
Independent
1,362
0.2%
Baldeo Rabidas
DDP
1,297
0.2%
Ram Bilas Ram
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
993
0.1%
Deo Ratan Kumar
Bahujan Samaj Party
914
0.1%
Chamari Rai
Independent
646
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rajesh Kumar
Janata Dal
308,077
50.4%
Jitan Ram Manjhi
Indian National Congress
254,282
41.6%
Nagia Devi (W)
Bharatiya Janata Party
31,763
5.2%
Niranjan Kumar
IPF
8,213
1.3%
Surendra Das
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,249
0.4%
Urmila Paswan (W)
ICS(SCS)
1,492
0.2%
Yugal Paswan
Independent
1,138
0.2%
Jitendra Paswan
Independent
1,072
0.2%
Maydhavi Qirti (W)
Janata Party
1,003
0.2%
Bhola Paswan
Independent
906
0.1%
Chamari Ram
Independent
410
0.1%
Vilas Manjhi
DDP
296
0.0%
Krishna Kumar Chaudhary
Independent
181
0.0%
B.L. Manjhi
Independent
145
0.0%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bhagwati Devi
Janata Dal
294,084
46.6%
Krishna Kumar Choudhary
Bharatiya Janata Party
234,461
37.2%
Ram Sawroop Ram
Indian National Congress
78,347
12.4%
Surendar Das
Bahujan Samaj Party
9,770
1.5%
Niranjan Kumar
CPI (ML) Liberation
4,951
0.8%
Naresh Prasad Choudhary
Independent
2,288
0.4%
Gareeban Das
Independent
1,341
0.2%
Vasudeo Rabidas
Independent
1,187
0.2%
Rajendar Manjhi
Independent
637
0.1%
Kishori Ram
Independent
630
0.1%
Awadhes Paswan
Independent
618
0.1%
Dinesh Paswan
Independent
593
0.1%
Sudama Prasad
Independent
403
0.1%
Raj Kumar Prasad
Independent
334
0.1%
Laxman Choudhary
Independent
280
0.0%
Sidhnath Paswan
Independent
267
0.0%
G.S Ramchandar Das
AIIC(T)
260
0.0%
Vinay Kumar Ambedkar
Independent
239
0.0%
Ramdeo Aarya
Independent
193
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Krishna Kumar Chaudhary
Bharatiya Janata Party
303,225
43.5%
Bhagwati Devi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
265,779
38.1%
Rajesh Kumar
Janata Dal
115,141
16.5%
Janki Paswan
Communist Party of India
7,707
1.1%
Ravindra Ram
AJBP
2,186
0.3%
Ram Pati Ram
Independent
1,571
0.2%
Ram Prasad
Independent
1,484
0.2%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramji Manjhi
Bharatiya Janata Party
319,530
50.2%
Rajesh Kumar
Rashtriya Janata Dal
298,747
46.9%
Niranjan Kumar
CPI (ML) Liberation
9,627
1.5%
Mahavir Ram
Janata Party
3,037
0.5%
Ram Pravesh Paswan
AJBP
2,476
0.4%
Jagdish Prasad
Nationalist Congress Party
1,308
0.2%
Gaya Paswan
Independent
1,012
0.2%
Jangi Paswan
Independent
713
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rajesh Kumar Manjhi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
464,829
52.6%
Balbir Chand
Bharatiya Janata Party
361,895
41.0%
Shakti Raj
Bahujan Samaj Party
18,184
2.1%
Janki Paswan
Communist Party of India
16,959
1.9%
Niranjan Kumar
CPI (ML) Liberation
8,046
0.9%
Surbala Krishna
Independent
4,014
0.5%
Vishwanath Chaudahary
AD
1,919
0.2%
Ajay Kumar Choudhary
Independent
1,702
0.2%
Manoj Kumar
Samajwadi Party
1,607
0.2%
Ramadhar Rajwar
IJP
1,460
0.2%
Laldev Manjhi
Independent
1,423
0.2%
Raju Manjhi
Independent
1,365
0.2%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Hari Manjhi
Bharatiya Janata Party
246,255
43.6%
Ramji Manjhi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
183,802
32.6%
Sanjiv Prasad Toni
Indian National Congress
64,902
11.5%
Kalawati Devi
Bahujan Samaj Party
22,854
4.1%
Niranjan Kumar
CPI (ML) Liberation
6,704
1.2%
Shyamlal Manjhi
Independent
6,178
1.1%
Dilip Paswan
NBNP
6,025
1.1%
Rajesh Kumar
LTSD
4,650
0.8%
Ramkishore Paswan
Independent
4,366
0.8%
Shiv Shankar Kumar
Independent
3,448
0.6%
Ramu Paswan
Independent
3,022
0.5%
Kail Das
Independent
2,882
0.5%
Amarnath Prasad
Independent
2,548
0.5%
Deepak Paswan
Independent
2,371
0.4%
Ramdev Arya Paan
ABJS
2,156
0.4%
Krishna Choudhary
Independent
2,020
0.4%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Hari Manjhi
Bharatiya Janata Party
326,230
40.3%
Ramji Manjhi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
210,726
26.0%
Jitan Ram Manjhi
Janata Dal (United)
131,828
16.3%
Ashok Kumar
JMM
36,863
4.6%
Dr. Dev Kumar Choudhary
Independent
19,651
2.4%
None Of The Above
Independent
19,030
2.4%
Shiv Kumar Kant
Bahujan Samaj Party
16,028
2.0%
Kapil Choudhary
All India Trinamool Congress
9,004
1.1%
Niranjan Kumar
CPI (ML) Liberation
7,624
0.9%
Bhuneswar Das
RAM
7,549
0.9%
Dhananjay Kishore
Aam Aadmi Party
7,312
0.9%
Mamta Kumari
Samajwadi Party
6,065
0.7%
Shiv Shankar Kumar
BBMP
5,924
0.7%
Indra Deo Choudhary
BMP
5,544
0.7%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Vijay Kumar
Janata Dal (United)
467,007
50.4%
Jitan Ram Manjhi
HAM(S)
314,581
33.9%
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
JDR
23,462
2.5%
Sheo Shankar
API
20,464
2.2%
Dayanand Rajwanshi
MSP
14,553
1.6%
Rakesh Chaudhari
MAP
14,532
1.6%
Dilip Kumar
Bahujan Samaj Party
13,031
1.4%
Rajesh Kumar Paswan
AJPR
11,671
1.3%
Prakash Chandra
PMP
11,165
1.2%
Umesh Rajak
PPI(D)
10,398
1.1%
Sunil Paswan
BBMP
9,894
1.1%
Din Dayal Bharti Alias Kapil Chaudhri
Nationalist Congress Party
8,516
0.9%
Giridhar Sapera
BRM
7,944
0.9%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Gaya has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Gaya in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Vijay Kumar (Janata Dal (United)) won Gaya, Bihar, in 2019 with 467,007 votes (50.4%), a margin of 152,426 votes over Jitan Ram Manjhi.
Which parties have won Gaya since 1957?
Since 1957, Gaya has been won by: Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal.
What was the closest result in Gaya?
The closest result on record for Gaya was 1971, when Bharatiya Jana Sangh beat Indian National Congress by just 7,099 votes (2.9 percentage points).