BHAWANATHPUR
Assembly seat no. 321 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1977
RAM CHANDRA PRASAD KESHRI
JNP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1977
1,383
3.75% of valid votes
Result, 1977
Runner-up
INCSHANKAR PRATAP DEO
- Votes
- 12,200
- Vote share
- 33.06%
- Behind by
- 1,383
Electors
1,01,079
Total votes polled
36,902
Valid votes
36,902
NOTA votes
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Turnout
36.5%
Full result, 1977
4 candidates · 36,902 valid votes
RAM CHANDRA PRASAD KESHRIJNPwon
13,583
36.8%
SHANKAR PRATAP DEOINC
12,200
33.1%
LAL HEMANDRA DEHATIIND
10,785
29.2%
GANESH PRASAD VISHWAKARMAIND
334
0.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | RAM CHANDRA PD. KESHRI | SAP | 38,350 | 31.70% | ANANT PRATAP DEO | 8,355 |
| 1995 | GIRIWAR PANDEY | JD | 27,378 | 22.90% | DHARMENDER PR. DEV | 10,041 |
| 1990 | GIRWAR PANDEY | JD | 21,241 | 28.46% | RAJ RAJENDRA PRATAP DEO | 7,330 |
| 1985 | RAJ RAJENDRA PRATAP DEO | INC | 19,254 | 33.83% | RAM CHANDRA PRASAD KESHARI | 6,086 |
| 1980 | SHANKAR PRATAP DEO | INC(I) | 35,238 | 62.52% | RAM CHANDRA PRASAD KOSH | 22,233 |
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 BHAWANATHPUR assembly constituency in 2000?
RAM CHANDRA PD. KESHRI (SAP) won BHAWANATHPUR in 2000, by a margin of 8,355 votes.
Which party has won BHAWANATHPUR the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BHAWANATHPUR gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won BHAWANATHPUR the most times?
SHANKER PRATAP DEO, with 2 wins between 1962 and 1972.
