GAWAN
Assembly seat no. 260 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
TANESHWAR AZAD
INC
Elections held
4
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 4
Margin, 1972
4,662
19.35% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
BJSBABULAL CHAUDHURY
- Votes
- 8,180
- Vote share
- 33.96%
- Behind by
- 4,662
Electors
91,568
Total votes polled
24,090
Valid votes
24,090
NOTA votes
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Turnout
26.3%
Full result, 1972
5 candidates · 24,090 valid votes
TANESHWAR AZADINCwon
12,842
53.3%
BABULAL CHAUDHURYBJS
8,180
34.0%
MANI PAL DASNCO
1,668
6.9%
RAM KRISHANA RAMSOP
1,116
4.6%
HARIHAR RABIDASIND
284
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | TANESHWAR AZAD | INC | 12,842 | 53.31% | BABULAL CHAUDHURY | 4,662 |
| 1969 | TANESHWAR AZAD | SSP | 8,434 | 36.59% | BABULAL CHAUDHARY | 765 |
| 1967 | G. RABIDAS | INC | 8,665 | 39.24% | J. L. DAS | 3,100 |
| 1962 | GIRIJA PRASAD SINGH | SWA | 8,124 | 47.41% | GANGA RAM BHAGAT | 2,273 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
