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FATEHPUR

Assembly seat no. 237 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.

Winner, 1985
JITAN RAM MANJHI
INC
Elections held
8
1977–2005
Most successful party
RJD
won 3 of 8
Margin, 1985
44,813
44.22% of valid votes

Result, 1985

Winner
Votes
72,167
Vote share
71.21%
Margin
44,813
Runner-up
ICSRAM NARESH PRASAD
Votes
27,354
Vote share
26.99%
Behind by
44,813
Electors
1,40,811
Total votes polled
1,01,339
Valid votes
1,01,339
NOTA votes
Turnout
72.0%

Full result, 1985

7 candidates · 1,01,339 valid votes

1985 election →
JITAN RAM MANJHIINCwon
72,167
71.2%
RAM NARESH PRASADICS
27,354
27.0%
MUNSHI MANJHIIND
698
0.7%
RAM BILAS RAMLKD
377
0.4%
RADHE MOHAN PASWANJNP
373
0.4%
DEO LAL RABHI DASIND
212
0.2%
RAGHUNI RAMIND
158
0.2%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 8 elections

View all 8
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
Nov 2005AJAY PASWANRJD27,88336.71%SHYAMDEO PASWAN2,823
Feb 2005AJAY PASWANRJD36,23133.88%SHYAM DEO PASWAN6,546
2000SHYAMDEO PASWANRJD53,58952.19%TAPESHWAR PRASAD25,702
1995RAM NARESH PRASADJD53,09346.42%JITAN RAM MANJHI7,021
1990RAM NARESH PRASADJD55,08945.59%JITAN RAM MANJHI182

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%20%41%61%82%1977198019851990199520002005Turnout

Winning margin

0%12%25%37%50%1977198019851990199520002005Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the FATEHPUR assembly constituency in Nov 2005?

AJAY PASWAN (RJD) won FATEHPUR in Nov 2005, by a margin of 2,823 votes.

Which party has won FATEHPUR the most times?

RJD, with 3 of the 8 wins recorded since 1977.

How many times has FATEHPUR gone to the polls?

8 times, from 1977 to 2005.

Who has won FATEHPUR the most times?

AJAY PASWAN, with 2 wins between 2005 and 2005.

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