BOKARO
Assembly seat no. 279 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1977.
Winner, 2000
SAMARESH SINGH
IND
Elections held
6
1977–2000
Most successful party
IND
won 2 of 6
Margin, 2000
63,933
31.84% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
SAPASHOK CHOUDHARY
- Votes
- 33,779
- Vote share
- 16.82%
- Behind by
- 63,933
Electors
3,59,043
Total votes polled
2,00,810
Valid votes
2,00,810
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.9%
Full result, 2000
26 candidates · 2,00,810 valid votes
SAMARESH SINGHINDwon
97,712
48.7%
ASHOK CHOUDHARYSAP
33,779
16.8%
AKLU RAM MAHATOSP
15,673
7.8%
YOGESHWAR MAHATOJMM
10,421
5.2%
SADHUSARAN GOPEIND
8,240
4.1%
ANIRUDHCPI
7,910
3.9%
BIRENDRA SINGHSJPR
5,962
3.0%
BABITA HIJRAIND
5,183
2.6%
ASHOK KUMAR SHRIVASTAVAINC
3,759
1.9%
MD. SAGIR ANSARIIND
3,082
1.5%
RAJENDRA MAHATOBJP
2,160
1.1%
RAJESH KUMAR THAKURNCP
1,116
0.6%
Showing the top 12 of 26. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 6 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | SAMARESH SINGH | IND | 97,712 | 48.66% | ASHOK CHOUDHARY | 63,933 |
| 1995 | AKLU RAM MAHTO | JD | 99,798 | 46.97% | SAMRESH SINGH | 30,315 |
| 1990 | SAMRESH SINGH | BJP | 49,739 | 37.71% | AKLU RAM MAHTO | 4,339 |
| 1985 | SAMARESH SINGH | BJP | 35,834 | 44.80% | AKLU RAM MAHTO | 18,367 |
| 1980 | AKLU RAM MAHTO | JNPSC | 32,969 | 34.73% | SAMRESH SINGH | 9,824 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
