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Gaighat Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Gaighat? — Komal Singh (JD(U)), who won the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 by 23,417 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2025

Komal Singh

JD(U)
Margin: 23,417Comfortable win

Bihar Assembly Election 2025 — results

Winner

Komal Singh

JD(U)Comfortable win

votes

1,08,104

Margin

23,417(10.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Komal Singh · JD(U)Niranjan Roy · RJD
1,08,10484,687
Candidate (9)votes
  1. 1Komal Singh✓ WinnerJD(U)1,08,10448.31%
  2. 2Niranjan RoyRJD84,68737.84%
  3. 3Ashok Kumar SinghJan Suraaj PartyDeposit lost10,7904.82%
  4. 4Subodh Kumar SinghINDDeposit lost6,1572.75%
  5. 5NOTA3,7881.69%
  6. 6Mithilesh ManjhiINDDeposit lost3,2641.46%
See all candidates (+3)
  1. 7Kunal KumarJan Sahmati PartyDeposit lost2,9691.33%
  2. 8Ishrat PerweenBSPDeposit lost2,7941.25%
  3. 9Umesh Prasad SinghJanshakti Janta DalDeposit lost1,2260.55%
Total votes2,23,779

Deposit lost: 6 of 8 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2025

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
3,22,326

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,23,786

incl. 684 postal

Turnout
69.43%
Polling stations
416

Turnout of men and women

Women74.8%

1,13,782 of 1,52,041 voted on EVMs

Men64.2%

1,09,320 of 1,70,278 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 7; 0 voted.

  • Candidates8 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit6
  • NOTA3,788
  • Valid votes2,19,991

Women candidates: Komal Singh, Ishrat Perween — a woman won this seat.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Gaighat?

Komal Singh (JD(U)) won Gaighat in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 with 1,08,104 votes.

What was the winning margin in Gaighat?

Komal Singh defeated Niranjan Roy (RJD) by 23,417 votes.

What was the turnout in Gaighat in 2025?

69.43% — 2,23,786 of 3,22,326 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 74.8%, men's 64.2%.

How many voters does Gaighat have?

3,22,326 electors at the 2025 election — 1,70,278 men, 1,52,041 women, 7 third gender (service voters included), and 416 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Gaighat?

The last general election was completed in November 2025. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2030; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer