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GOREAKOTHI

Assembly seat no. 28 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1969.

OverviewElection History
Nov 2005RJDFeb 2005BJP2000RJD1995JD1990JD1985BJPView all 10 →
Winner, 1985
INDRA DEO PRASAD
BJP
Elections held
10
1969–2005
Most successful party
RJD
won 2 of 10
Margin, 1985
2,405
3.16% of valid votes

Result, 1985

Winner
BJPINDRA DEO PRASAD
Votes
26,138
Vote share
34.35%
Margin
2,405
Runner-up
INDAJIT KUMAR SINGH
Votes
23,733
Vote share
31.19%
Behind by
2,405
Electors
1,36,030
Total votes polled
76,083
Valid votes
76,083
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
55.9%

Full result, 1985

13 candidates · 76,083 valid votes

1985 election →
INDRA DEO PRASADBJPwon
26,138
34.4%
AJIT KUMAR SINGHIND
23,733
31.2%
KRISHNA KANT SINGHINC
15,438
20.3%
HARI KISHORE TIWARYCPI
6,071
8.0%
MUHAMMAD NEMATULLAHIND
2,077
2.7%
ABDUL RASHIDLKD
516
0.7%
RAMAYAN PRASADIND
497
0.7%
CHANDRIKAIND
469
0.6%
GAUTAMIND
392
0.5%
SUKRIT SHARAN SINGHIND
330
0.4%
ABDUL FATAHIND
197
0.3%
SHYAMDEO ROYIND
131
0.2%

Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.

Past results

Most recent 5 of 10 elections

View all 10 →
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
Nov 2005INDRADEO PRASADRJD36,97241.69%BHUMENDRA NARAYAN SINGH4,019
Feb 2005BHUMENDRA NARAIAN SINGHBJP30,63736.02%INDRADEO PRASAD1,229
2000INDRADEO PRASADRJD42,32436.44%AJIT KUMAR SINGH20,126
1995INDRA DEV PRASADJD55,64057.04%BHUMENDRA NARAYAN SINGH (ALIAS CHUNNU BABU)40,668
1990AJIT KUMAR SINGHJD26,42327.51%KRISHAN KANT SINGH3,442

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%19%39%58%78%196919721977198019851990199520002005Turnout

Winning margin

0%12%23%35%47%196919721977198019851990199520002005Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the GOREAKOTHI assembly constituency in Nov 2005?

INDRADEO PRASAD (RJD) won GOREAKOTHI in Nov 2005, by a margin of 4,019 votes.

Which party has won GOREAKOTHI the most times?

RJD, with 2 of the 10 wins recorded since 1969.

How many times has GOREAKOTHI gone to the polls?

10 times, from 1969 to 2005.

Who has won GOREAKOTHI the most times?

INDRADEO PRASAD, with 2 wins between 2000 and 2005.

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