BARKAGAON
Assembly seat no. 266 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2000
LOKNATH MAHTO
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
CPI
won 3 of 10
Margin, 2000
10,579
9.28% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
CPIPURAN RAM SHAHU
- Votes
- 30,342
- Vote share
- 26.63%
- Behind by
- 10,579
Electors
2,41,318
Total votes polled
1,13,955
Valid votes
1,13,955
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.2%
Full result, 2000
13 candidates · 1,13,955 valid votes
LOKNATH MAHTOBJPwon
40,921
35.9%
PURAN RAM SHAHUCPI
30,342
26.6%
MITHILESH KUMAR SINGHMCO
10,882
9.6%
SHIV LAL MAHTOJMM
7,876
6.9%
GIRDHARI GOPERJD
7,860
6.9%
IDRIS ANSARIINC
6,908
6.1%
GUNI OURANCPI(ML)(L)
2,993
2.6%
GOBIND GANJHUIND
2,945
2.6%
DWARIKA BEDIABSP
2,086
1.8%
RAMPYARE PRAJAPATIIND
387
0.3%
RAGHUBIR TIWARIIND
278
0.2%
KALIM ANSARINCP
257
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | LOKNATH MAHTO | BJP | 40,921 | 35.91% | PURAN RAM SHAHU | 10,579 |
| 1995 | LOK NATH MAHTO | BJP | 52,316 | 38.51% | RAMENDRA KUMAR | 17,136 |
| 1990 | RAMENDRA KUMAR | CPI | 27,675 | 28.71% | RAKESH PRASAD | 3,795 |
| 1985 | RAMENDRA KUMAR | CPI | 31,481 | 42.00% | RAM KUMAR OJHA | 5,436 |
| 1980 | RAMENDRA KUMAR | CPI | 23,936 | 39.33% | KAILASH PATI SINGH | 14,820 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
