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, 1990
SHUSHILA KERKETTA
INC
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 10
Margin, 1990
887
1.29% of valid votes
Result, 1990
Runner-up
BJPHATHI RAM MUNDA
- Votes
- 20,882
- Vote share
- 30.37%
- Behind by
- 887
Electors
1,17,749
Total votes polled
68,756
Valid votes
68,756
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.4%
Full result, 1990
8 candidates · 68,756 valid votes
SHUSHILA KERKETTAINCwon
21,769
31.7%
HATHI RAM MUNDABJP
20,882
30.4%
NICOLASH GURIAJKD
17,837
25.9%
MELEN SOYJMM
5,158
7.5%
MAHENDRA SINGHIND
1,268
1.8%
BUDHESH ORANDDP
725
1.1%
BIRENDRA JASPAL SINGHJD
683
1.0%
MUKTI TIRKYIND
434
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.
