JAMTARA
Assembly seat no. 155 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
ARUN KUMAR BOSE
CPI
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 10
Margin, 1980
24
0.05% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INC(I)MD. FURKAN ANSARI
- Votes
- 13,312
- Vote share
- 27.96%
- Behind by
- 24
Electors
1,01,420
Total votes polled
47,610
Valid votes
47,610
NOTA votes
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Turnout
46.9%
Full result, 1980
16 candidates · 47,610 valid votes
ARUN KUMAR BOSECPIwon
13,336
28.0%
MD. FURKAN ANSARIINC(I)
13,312
28.0%
PARMANAND MISHRAJMM
13,285
27.9%
PRABHANJAN TEWARIBJP
3,403
7.2%
ANIRUDH SINGHJNPSC
1,180
2.5%
PARMESHWAR BASKEYIND
544
1.1%
TAPAN KUMAR BESRAIND
544
1.1%
FAZLUR RAHMANINC(U)
343
0.7%
MD. KHALIL MIANIND
329
0.7%
KAPILDEO THAKURIND
299
0.6%
KUMUD HAZARIIND
282
0.6%
SHREE KRISHNA LAL GUPTAIND
249
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | FURKAN ANSARI | INC | 42,002 | 39.49% | BISHNU PRASAD BHAIYA | 8,264 |
| 1995 | FURKAN ANSARI | INC | 36,578 | 33.01% | BINOD KUMAR MANDAL | 11,102 |
| 1990 | FURKAN ANSARI | INC | 32,336 | 37.53% | BABU LAL MARANDI | 3,055 |
| 1985 | MD. FURKAN ANSARI | INC | 25,193 | 41.09% | ARUN KUMAR BOSE | 3,171 |
| 1980 | ARUN KUMAR BOSE | CPI | 13,336 | 28.01% | MD. FURKAN ANSARI | 24 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the JAMTARA assembly constituency in 2000?
FURKAN ANSARI (INC) won JAMTARA in 2000, by a margin of 8,264 votes.
Which party has won JAMTARA the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has JAMTARA gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won JAMTARA the most times?
FURKAN ANSARI, with 3 wins between 1990 and 2000.
