CHAKRADHARPUR
Assembly seat no. 299 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1962.
Winner, 1985
JAGARNATH BAKIRA
BJP
Elections held
9
1962–2000
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 9
Margin, 1985
505
1.21% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
INCMAN RAI SINGH BODRA
- Votes
- 12,148
- Vote share
- 29.08%
- Behind by
- 505
Electors
99,412
Total votes polled
41,777
Valid votes
41,777
NOTA votes
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Turnout
42.0%
Full result, 1985
9 candidates · 41,777 valid votes
JAGARNATH BAKIRABJPwon
12,653
30.3%
MAN RAI SINGH BODRAINC
12,148
29.1%
MACHUA GAGRAIJMM
8,325
19.9%
RAM RAI GAGRAIIND
4,113
9.8%
THOMAS PURTYIND
1,625
3.9%
SOMNATH KUNTIYACPI
1,385
3.3%
RAM LAL HOIND
643
1.5%
PRADHAN JAMUNDALKD
636
1.5%
MANU KERAIIND
249
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | CHUMNU ORAON | BJP | 24,243 | 30.19% | SUKHDEO HEMBROM | 6,213 |
| 1995 | LAXMAN GILUWA | BJP | 17,479 | 21.22% | SOMAI GAGRAI | 1,746 |
| 1990 | BAHADUR UROUN | JMM | 16,862 | 28.33% | MATHURA BODRA | 2,256 |
| 1985 | JAGARNATH BAKIRA | BJP | 12,653 | 30.29% | MAN RAI SINGH BODRA | 505 |
| 1980 | DEVENDRA MANJHI | JMM | 23,336 | 63.91% | JAGANNATH BANKIRA | 12,761 |
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 CHAKRADHARPUR assembly constituency in 2000?
CHUMNU ORAON (BJP) won CHAKRADHARPUR in 2000, by a margin of 6,213 votes.
Which party has won CHAKRADHARPUR the most times?
BJP, with 3 of the 9 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CHAKRADHARPUR gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won CHAKRADHARPUR the most times?
CHUMNU ORAON, with 1 win between 2000 and 2000.
