BARIARPUR
Assembly seat no. 188 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
RAM JIWAN SINGH
SOP
Elections held
4
1962–1972
Most successful party
SSP
won 2 of 4
Margin, 1972
5,668
8.67% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
INCBHUB NESHWAR PRASAD
- Votes
- 27,438
- Vote share
- 41.98%
- Behind by
- 5,668
Electors
1,14,699
Total votes polled
65,364
Valid votes
65,364
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.0%
Full result, 1972
4 candidates · 65,364 valid votes
RAM JIWAN SINGHSOPwon
33,106
50.6%
BHUB NESHWAR PRASADINC
27,438
42.0%
DEO NANDAN SINGHIND
4,129
6.3%
DINA NATH SINGHIND
691
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | RAM JIWAN SINGH | SOP | 33,106 | 50.65% | BHUB NESHWAR PRASAD | 5,668 |
| 1969 | RAM JEEWAN SINGH | SSP | 23,698 | 39.87% | BHUVENESHWAR PRASAD | 2,047 |
| 1967 | R. SINGH | SSP | 39,577 | 62.35% | H. MAHTO | 18,189 |
| 1962 | HARIHAR MAHTO | INC | 19,105 | 56.62% | RAMJIWAN PRASAD SINGH | 9,784 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
