JAINAGAR
Assembly seat no. 79 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called JAINAGAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 3 results.
Winner, 1969
RAMPHAL PASWAN
INC
Elections held
3
1962–1969
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 3
Margin, 1969
9,628
26.56% of valid votes
Result, 1969
Runner-up
LTCRAM LAKHAN RAM
- Votes
- 7,799
- Vote share
- 21.51%
- Behind by
- 9,628
Electors
88,021
Total votes polled
36,250
Valid votes
36,250
NOTA votes
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Turnout
41.2%
Full result, 1969
4 candidates · 36,250 valid votes
RAMPHAL PASWANINCwon
17,427
48.1%
RAM LAKHAN RAMLTC
7,799
21.5%
SARYUG PASWANCPI
7,426
20.5%
AWADH NARAYAN DASBJS
3,598
9.9%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | RAMPHAL PASWAN | INC | 17,427 | 48.07% | RAM LAKHAN RAM | 9,628 |
| 1967 | R. PASWAN | INC | 17,668 | 45.63% | S. PASWAN | 6,347 |
| 1962 | RAMKRISHNA MAHTO | INC | 15,899 | 53.65% | SARYUG PASWAN | 7,266 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- INC3 wins
