BAHERA
Assembly seat no. 85 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 1985
MAHENDRA JHA AZAD
IND
Elections held
8
1977–2005
Most successful party
RJD
won 3 of 8
Margin, 1985
1,725
2.36% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
LKDABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI
- Votes
- 18,970
- Vote share
- 25.95%
- Behind by
- 1,725
Electors
1,29,788
Total votes polled
73,090
Valid votes
73,090
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.3%
Full result, 1985
18 candidates · 73,090 valid votes
MAHENDRA JHA AZADINDwon
20,695
28.3%
ABDUL BARI SIDDIQUILKD
18,970
25.9%
PRABHU NARAIN JHAINC
12,951
17.7%
YUGESHWAR SAHNIIND
6,510
8.9%
RAM KUMAR JHACPI
6,394
8.8%
KISHORE KUMAR JHAJNP
2,734
3.7%
KAILASH JHAIND
2,097
2.9%
PHANIND JHABJP
1,199
1.6%
RAM LAKHAN YADAVIND
329
0.5%
NAGENDRA LAL KARNIND
321
0.4%
RAJENDRA JHAIND
202
0.3%
LAXMAN DASIND
150
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 18. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | ABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI | RJD | 38,910 | 44.76% | RAM NARAYAN THAKUR | 7,814 |
| Feb 2005 | ABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI | RJD | 44,681 | 51.25% | MAHENDRA JHA AZAD | 19,065 |
| 2000 | ABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI | RJD | 60,395 | 50.19% | HARISH CHANDRA JHA | 30,713 |
| 1995 | ABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI | JD | 54,813 | 54.51% | HARISH CHANDRA JHA | 34,686 |
| 1990 | MAHENDRA JHA AZAD | INC | 58,077 | 46.13% | ABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI | 15,007 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
