BHAWANATHPUR
Assembly seat no. 321 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
SHANKAR PRATAP DEO
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1980
22,233
39.44% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
JNPSCRAM CHANDRA PRASAD KOSH
- Votes
- 13,005
- Vote share
- 23.07%
- Behind by
- 22,233
Electors
1,21,789
Total votes polled
56,365
Valid votes
56,365
NOTA votes
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Turnout
46.3%
Full result, 1980
6 candidates · 56,365 valid votes
SHANKAR PRATAP DEOINC(I)won
35,238
62.5%
RAM CHANDRA PRASAD KOSHJNPSC
13,005
23.1%
GIRIVAR PANDEYJNPJP
4,706
8.3%
KEDAR NATH CHAUBEYIND
1,426
2.5%
PRADIP KUMARBJP
1,265
2.2%
GANESH PRASAD VISHWAKARMIND
725
1.3%
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.
