BIRAUL
Assembly seat no. 86 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
ANIRUDH JHA
BJS
Elections held
4
1962–1972
Most successful party
BJS
won 1 of 4
Margin, 1972
7,314
8.32% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
SOPMAHABIR PRASAD
- Votes
- 30,861
- Vote share
- 35.11%
- Behind by
- 7,314
Electors
1,13,065
Total votes polled
87,909
Valid votes
87,909
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.8%
Full result, 1972
5 candidates · 87,909 valid votes
ANIRUDH JHABJSwon
38,175
43.4%
MAHABIR PRASADSOP
30,861
35.1%
NURUL HODAINC
13,226
15.1%
CHAKARDHAR PRASAD SINGHNCO
4,966
5.7%
UMAR FARIDIND
681
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | ANIRUDH JHA | BJS | 38,175 | 43.43% | MAHABIR PRASAD | 7,314 |
| 1969 | MAHABIR PRASAD | SHD | 19,668 | 32.36% | RAMESHWAR MISHRA | 4,042 |
| 1967 | M. PRASAD | SSP | 21,096 | 41.34% | H.C. JHA | 3,934 |
| 1962 | CHANDRASHEKHAR JHA | SWA | 10,854 | 47.97% | JAINARAIN VINEET JHA | 2,546 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
