BHAWANATHPUR
Assembly seat no. 321 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1985
RAJ RAJENDRA PRATAP DEO
INC
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1985
6,086
10.69% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
LKDRAM CHANDRA PRASAD KESHARI
- Votes
- 13,168
- Vote share
- 23.14%
- Behind by
- 6,086
Electors
1,36,662
Total votes polled
56,910
Valid votes
56,910
NOTA votes
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Turnout
41.6%
Full result, 1985
11 candidates · 56,910 valid votes
RAJ RAJENDRA PRATAP DEOINCwon
19,254
33.8%
RAM CHANDRA PRASAD KESHARILKD
13,168
23.1%
SHARDA MAHESH PRASAD DEOIND
9,355
16.4%
GIRWAR PANDEYJNP
3,909
6.9%
KULDIP NARAYAN SINGH KUSHWAHAIND
1,947
3.4%
SHAMBHU NATH SINGHBJP
1,929
3.4%
KHUDI RAMIND
1,925
3.4%
MAHABIR SINGHIND
1,862
3.3%
KUMAR UMERNDRA PRATAP DEOCPI
1,860
3.3%
GORAKH NATH PANDEYIND
1,011
1.8%
MUNESHWAR SINGHIND
690
1.2%
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
