The Sherghati assembly constituency of Bihar is located in the Gaya district and belongs to the Gaya Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency of the state. Vinod Prasad of JD(U) is the sitting MLA of the Sherghati constituency since 2010.

In the 2010 Bihar assembly elections, Yadav defeated Sushama Devi, an independent candidate, by a margin of around 6,500 votes. In the 2015 assembly elections, Yadav defeated Mukesh Kumar Yadav of HAMS by a margin of 4,834 votes.

The Sherghati constituency was formed in 1957, however, elections did not happen on the seat after 1972, till 2010. 

Here are a few details about the Sherghati assembly seat:

Name of the assembly constituency, district: Sherghati, Gaya

Lok Sabha constituency: Gaya 

Polling Date: October 28, 2020

2015 candidates: Vinod Prasad Yadav of JD(U), Mukesh Kumar Yadav of HAMS, Manju Agrawal – Independent candidate

2020 candidates: NA

Sitting MLA, party: Vinod Prasad Yadav, JD(U)

Winning margin in 2015: 4,834

Runner up name, Party: Mukesh Kumar Yadav, HAMS

Number of voters in 2015:148,096

Percentage of votes polled in 2015: 59.77%

Number of women voters in 2015: 73,455

Number of polling booths in 2015: 265