DHANAHA
Assembly seat no. 1 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2000
RAJESH SINGH
BSP
Elections held
12
1962–2005
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2000
3,747
5.57% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
INDARUN KU. TIWARI
- Votes
- 11,287
- Vote share
- 16.78%
- Behind by
- 3,747
Electors
1,22,373
Total votes polled
67,276
Valid votes
67,276
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.0%
Full result, 2000
15 candidates · 67,276 valid votes
RAJESH SINGHBSPwon
15,034
22.4%
ARUN KU. TIWARIIND
11,287
16.8%
SHYAM NARAIN PD.RJD
10,374
15.4%
MUKESH KUMARSAP
9,628
14.3%
RAMA KANT PRASADIND
3,923
5.8%
SURAJ YADAVIND
3,612
5.4%
BABAN PRASAD YADAVNCP
3,537
5.3%
YASWANT NARAININC
3,317
4.9%
KRISHNA BIHARI PRASADIND
1,934
2.9%
SURESH GUPTAIND
1,435
2.1%
RAMRAJ SINGHIND
791
1.2%
BALKHILA THAKURIND
773
1.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | RAJESH SINGH | RJD | 19,164 | 32.29% | RAMADHAR YADAV | 1,464 |
| Feb 2005 | RAJESH SINGH | RJD | 19,389 | 30.64% | RAMADHAR YADAV | 6,102 |
| 2000 | RAJESH SINGH | BSP | 15,034 | 22.35% | ARUN KU. TIWARI | 3,747 |
| 1995 | VISHNU PR. KUSHWAHA | SAP | 13,206 | 22.40% | SATAN YADAV | 3,106 |
| 1990 | SHYAM N. PRASAD | INC | 18,893 | 27.00% | SATAN YADAV | 5,424 |
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 DHANAHA assembly constituency in Nov 2005?
RAJESH SINGH (RJD) won DHANAHA in Nov 2005, by a margin of 1,464 votes.
Which party has won DHANAHA the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DHANAHA gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2005.
Who has won DHANAHA the most times?
RAJESH SINGH, with 3 wins between 2000 and 2005.
