FATEHPUR
Assembly seat no. 237 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, Nov 2005
AJAY PASWAN
RJD
Elections held
8
1977–2005
Most successful party
RJD
won 3 of 8
Margin, Nov 2005
2,823
3.72% of valid votes
Result, Nov 2005
Runner-up
LJPSHYAMDEO PASWAN
- Votes
- 25,060
- Vote share
- 33.00%
- Behind by
- 2,823
Electors
2,12,973
Total votes polled
75,950
Valid votes
75,950
NOTA votes
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Turnout
35.7%
Full result, Nov 2005
8 candidates · 75,950 valid votes
AJAY PASWANRJDwon
27,883
36.7%
SHYAMDEO PASWANLJP
25,060
33.0%
BARHO RAJVANSHIJD(U)
8,533
11.2%
RAJKUMAR MANJHISP
6,012
7.9%
VIJAY CHOUDHARYJJJKMC
3,117
4.1%
CHANDRA MANJHIBSP
2,247
3.0%
DHANANANJAY PASWANIND
2,020
2.7%
CHANDRA BHAN PASWANIND
1,078
1.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | AJAY PASWAN | RJD | 27,883 | 36.71% | SHYAMDEO PASWAN | 2,823 |
| Feb 2005 | AJAY PASWAN | RJD | 36,231 | 33.88% | SHYAM DEO PASWAN | 6,546 |
| 2000 | SHYAMDEO PASWAN | RJD | 53,589 | 52.19% | TAPESHWAR PRASAD | 25,702 |
| 1995 | RAM NARESH PRASAD | JD | 53,093 | 46.42% | JITAN RAM MANJHI | 7,021 |
| 1990 | RAM NARESH PRASAD | JD | 55,089 | 45.59% | JITAN RAM MANJHI | 182 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
