KHUNTI
Assembly seat no. 303 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KHUNTI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1977
KHUDIA PAHAN
JNP
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 10
Margin, 1977
3,889
12.24% of valid votes
Result, 1977
Runner-up
JKDJOHAN PAHAN
- Votes
- 9,567
- Vote share
- 30.12%
- Behind by
- 3,889
Electors
87,690
Total votes polled
31,765
Valid votes
31,765
NOTA votes
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Turnout
36.2%
Full result, 1977
6 candidates · 31,765 valid votes
KHUDIA PAHANJNPwon
13,456
42.4%
JOHAN PAHANJKD
9,567
30.1%
TIRU MUCHIRAI MUNDAINC
6,187
19.5%
PHULCHAND KACHHAPJKP
1,915
6.0%
GHONAS KHALKHOIND
448
1.4%
HATHIRAM MUNDAIND
192
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | NILKANTH SINGH MUNDA | BJP | 33,828 | 46.63% | SUSHILA KERKETTA | 7,971 |
| 1995 | SUSHILA KERKETTA | INC | 24,474 | 33.08% | CHAMRA MUNDA | 11,718 |
| 1990 | SHUSHILA KERKETTA | INC | 21,769 | 31.66% | HATHI RAM MUNDA | 887 |
| 1985 | SUSHILA KERKETTA | INC | 17,282 | 42.70% | HERENJ JOHAN PAHAN | 5,438 |
| 1980 | SAMU PAHAN | INC(I) | 11,960 | 57.40% | HATHIRAM MUNDA | 4,585 |
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 KHUNTI assembly constituency in 2000?
NILKANTH SINGH MUNDA (BJP) won KHUNTI in 2000, by a margin of 7,971 votes.
Which party has won KHUNTI the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has KHUNTI gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won KHUNTI the most times?
SUSHILA KERKETTA, with 2 wins between 1985 and 1995.
