Garkha is an
assembly constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in
Saran district
Saran district is one of the 38 Districts of Bihar, districts of Indian States and territories of India, state of Bihar. The district, part of Saran Division, is also known as Chhapra district after the headquarters of the district, Chhapra.
It is ...
in the
India
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state
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of
Bihar
Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
. 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
Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...
.
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
In India, a community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of District, administratively earmarked for planning and development. In tribal areas, similar sub-divisions are called tribal development blocks (TD blocks). T ...
; 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.
Garkha Assembly constituency (SC) is part of No. 20
Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)
Saran is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommend ...
.
[ It was previously part of Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency).
]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
2020
References
External links
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Assembly constituencies of Bihar
Politics of Saran district
Constituencies established in 1957
1957 establishments in Bihar