BAHARAGORA
Assembly seat no. 287 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1967.
Winner, 1980
DEVI PADA UPADHYAYA
CPI
Elections held
8
1967–2000
Most successful party
CPI
won 3 of 8
Margin, 1980
6,902
11.14% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INC(I)VISHNU PADA GHOSH
- Votes
- 17,432
- Vote share
- 28.13%
- Behind by
- 6,902
Electors
1,10,702
Total votes polled
61,969
Valid votes
61,969
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.0%
Full result, 1980
6 candidates · 61,969 valid votes
DEVI PADA UPADHYAYACPIwon
24,334
39.3%
VISHNU PADA GHOSHINC(I)
17,432
28.1%
DIJEN KUMAR SARANGIJKD
13,980
22.6%
BHUJANG BHUSHAN DASIND
3,322
5.4%
HIRA LAL BHARATIYAIND
2,145
3.5%
CHHOTO LAL HANSDAIND
756
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | DINESH KUMAR SARANGI | BJP | 30,186 | 27.24% | BIDYUT MAHATO | 1,301 |
| 1995 | DEVIPADA UPADHAYAY | CPI | 29,896 | 25.45% | HARISHANKAR MAHATO | 4,118 |
| 1985 | DEVI PADA UPADHYAY | CPI | 32,238 | 46.12% | BISHNU PADO GHOSH | 1,224 |
| 1980 | DEVI PADA UPADHYAYA | CPI | 24,334 | 39.27% | VISHNU PADA GHOSH | 6,902 |
| 1977 | BISHNA PADA GHOSH | INC | 19,395 | 48.52% | THAKUR DAS MEHTA | 7,846 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BAHARAGORA assembly constituency in 2000?
DINESH KUMAR SARANGI (BJP) won BAHARAGORA in 2000, by a margin of 1,301 votes.
Which party has won BAHARAGORA the most times?
CPI, with 3 of the 8 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has BAHARAGORA gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1967 to 2000.
Who has won BAHARAGORA the most times?
SHIBU RANJAN KHAN, with 2 wins between 1969 and 1972.
