DHANWAR
Assembly seat no. 271 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2000
RABINDRA KR. RAY
BJP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 2000
2,841
2.13% of valid votes
Result, 2000
Runner-up
CPI(ML)(L)RAJ KUMAR YADAV
- Votes
- 31,304
- Vote share
- 23.47%
- Behind by
- 2,841
Electors
1,99,417
Total votes polled
1,33,372
Valid votes
1,33,372
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.9%
Full result, 2000
11 candidates · 1,33,372 valid votes
RABINDRA KR. RAYBJPwon
34,145
25.6%
RAJ KUMAR YADAVCPI(ML)(L)
31,304
23.5%
NIJAMUDDIN ANSARIJMM
27,480
20.6%
GURU SAHAY MAHTORJD
24,950
18.7%
ARBIND CHOUDHARYINC
4,916
3.7%
DAYANAND KR. SAOSP
4,519
3.4%
UMESH MANDAL YADAVNCP
3,343
2.5%
ANAND KR. PANDEYBJCR
1,237
0.9%
BHIM CHANDRA PD. MAHTOIND
584
0.4%
MANOJ YADAVBSP
584
0.4%
DEVANAND SAOIND
310
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | RABINDRA KR. RAY | BJP | 34,145 | 25.60% | RAJ KUMAR YADAV | 2,841 |
| 1995 | GURU SAHAY MAHTO | JD | 38,604 | 32.95% | TILAKDHARI PRASAD SINGH | 15,622 |
| 1990 | HARIHAR NARAYAN PRAVAKER | INC | 34,677 | 36.44% | BAL GOVIND PD. YADAV | 19,317 |
| 1985 | HARIHAR NARAYAN PRABHAKAR | BJP | 15,464 | 26.00% | PUNIT ROY | 2,768 |
| 1980 | TILAKDHARI PRASAD SINGH | INC(I) | 12,892 | 24.16% | HARIHAR NARAYAN PRABHAKAR | 3,935 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
