DHANWAR
Assembly seat no. 271 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
TILAKDHARI PRASAD SINGH
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1980
3,935
7.38% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
BJPHARIHAR NARAYAN PRABHAKAR
- Votes
- 8,957
- Vote share
- 16.79%
- Behind by
- 3,935
Electors
1,14,962
Total votes polled
53,352
Valid votes
53,352
NOTA votes
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Turnout
46.4%
Full result, 1980
13 candidates · 53,352 valid votes
TILAKDHARI PRASAD SINGHINC(I)won
12,892
24.2%
HARIHAR NARAYAN PRABHAKARBJP
8,957
16.8%
GULAM RASSOOL AZADIND
7,895
14.8%
GURU SAHAY MAHTOIND
6,535
12.3%
RAMESHWAR PRASAD AGARWALJNPSR
6,163
11.6%
NARAYAN SAOJNPJP
2,671
5.0%
BHAGWAN DAS ARYAIND
2,226
4.2%
DEOKI NANDAN SHARMAJMM
2,097
3.9%
BRIJNANDAN PRASADINC(U)
1,375
2.6%
RADHEY SHYAM GUPTAJNPSC
965
1.8%
DARSHAN MARANDIIND
848
1.6%
SATYA NARAYAN YADAVIND
569
1.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DHANWAR assembly constituency in 2000?
RABINDRA KR. RAY (BJP) won DHANWAR in 2000, by a margin of 2,841 votes.
Which party has won DHANWAR the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DHANWAR gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won DHANWAR the most times?
RABINDRA KR. RAY, with 1 win between 2000 and 2000.
