KANKE
Assembly seat no. 308 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1967.
Winner, 1977
HIRA RAM TOOFANI
JNP
Elections held
9
1967–2000
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 9
Margin, 1977
11,090
33.36% of valid votes
Result, 1977
Runner-up
INCRAM RATAN RAM
- Votes
- 9,545
- Vote share
- 28.71%
- Behind by
- 11,090
Electors
98,116
Total votes polled
33,243
Valid votes
33,243
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
33.9%
Full result, 1977
5 candidates · 33,243 valid votes
HIRA RAM TOOFANIJNPwon
20,635
62.1%
RAM RATAN RAMINC
9,545
28.7%
RAM SEVAK RAM RAVIJKP
1,656
5.0%
SUKHDEO RAMBRP
902
2.7%
BIDHUTI RAMJKD
505
1.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | RAM CHANDRA NAYAK | BJP | 41,994 | 46.18% | SAMRI LAL | 17,391 |
| 1995 | RAM CHANDRA BAITHA | BJP | 41,387 | 35.14% | SAMARI LAL | 12,004 |
| 1990 | RAM CHANDRA VIATHA | BJP | 28,751 | 40.45% | SAMAREE LAL | 13,127 |
| 1985 | HARI RAM | INC | 17,937 | 45.72% | B. D. RAM | 8,551 |
| 1980 | RAM RATAN RAM | INC(I) | 13,986 | 35.53% | B. D. RAM | 813 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
