BASANTPUR
Assembly seat no. 27 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 1995
MANIKCHAND RAI
JD
Elections held
8
1977–2005
Most successful party
RJD
won 2 of 8
Margin, 1995
11,435
9.95% of valid votes
Result, 1995
Runner-up
BJPSATYADEO PD. SINGH
- Votes
- 42,227
- Vote share
- 36.74%
- Behind by
- 11,435
Electors
1,78,552
Total votes polled
1,14,938
Valid votes
1,14,938
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.4%
Full result, 1995
22 candidates · 1,14,938 valid votes
MANIKCHAND RAIJDwon
53,662
46.7%
SATYADEO PD. SINGHBJP
42,227
36.7%
TUNTUN PD.SAP
6,773
5.9%
RAMNATH SINGHINC
2,188
1.9%
BIRENDRA KUMAR SINHABPP
1,672
1.4%
RAMJAN ALISJPR
1,571
1.4%
VIJAY KUMAR SINGHSP
1,381
1.2%
DHENUSH DHARI PD.IND
1,039
0.9%
MADAN MOHAN PRASAD KUSHWAHABSP
619
0.5%
BHOLA PANDEYIND
525
0.5%
SAJAY KUMAR SINGHDDP
515
0.5%
DWARIKA PANDEYIND
423
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 22. 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 | MANIKCHAND RAI | RJD | 47,922 | 47.84% | SRI SATYADEO PRASAD SINGH | 14,785 |
| Feb 2005 | MANIK CHAND RAI | RJD | 44,462 | 46.98% | SRI SATYADEO PRASAD SINGH | 16,100 |
| 2000 | SATYADEO PD. SINGH | BJP | 67,052 | 49.15% | MANIK CHAND ROY | 1,060 |
| 1995 | MANIKCHAND RAI | JD | 53,662 | 46.69% | SATYADEO PD. SINGH | 11,435 |
| 1990 | MANIK CHANDER RAI | INC | 43,481 | 41.42% | SATYA DEV PRASAD SINGH | 9,348 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
