BOKARO
Assembly seat no. 279 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1977.
Winner, 1977
SAMRESH SINGH
IND
Elections held
6
1977–2000
Most successful party
IND
won 2 of 6
Margin, 1977
205
0.45% of valid votes
Result, 1977
Runner-up
JNPIMAMUL HAI KHAN
- Votes
- 10,151
- Vote share
- 22.29%
- Behind by
- 205
Electors
1,25,867
Total votes polled
45,550
Valid votes
45,550
NOTA votes
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Turnout
36.2%
Full result, 1977
26 candidates · 45,550 valid votes
SAMRESH SINGHINDwon
10,356
22.7%
IMAMUL HAI KHANJNP
10,151
22.3%
VAN MALI SINGHINC
7,163
15.7%
AKLOO RAM MAHTOIND
6,088
13.4%
KAMESHWAR JHAIND
2,014
4.4%
GOBIND MAHTOIND
1,980
4.3%
BALRAM MANJHIIND
1,627
3.6%
H.R. BHAKTAIND
1,593
3.5%
VIRENDRA SINGHIND
948
2.1%
RAMTA PRASAD SINGHIND
772
1.7%
A.P.SHARMAIND
527
1.2%
LAL BABU ANSARIIND
395
0.9%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BOKARO assembly constituency in 2000?
SAMARESH SINGH (IND) won BOKARO in 2000, by a margin of 63,933 votes.
Which party has won BOKARO the most times?
IND, with 2 of the 6 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has BOKARO gone to the polls?
6 times, from 1977 to 2000.
Who has won BOKARO the most times?
SAMARESH SINGH, with 2 wins between 1985 and 2000.
