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, 1995
SUSHILA KERKETTA
INC
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 10
Margin, 1995
11,718
15.84% of valid votes
Result, 1995
Runner-up
BJPCHAMRA MUNDA
- Votes
- 12,756
- Vote share
- 17.24%
- Behind by
- 11,718
Electors
1,27,354
Total votes polled
73,988
Valid votes
73,988
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.1%
Full result, 1995
24 candidates · 73,988 valid votes
SUSHILA KERKETTAINCwon
24,474
33.1%
CHAMRA MUNDABJP
12,756
17.2%
SOMA MUNDAJP
8,487
11.5%
NICOLAS GURIYAIND
8,455
11.4%
RAM DAYAL OREYAJPP
4,472
6.0%
ESTHAR TIGGACSPJSD
4,468
6.0%
JOHAN HERENJJD
2,789
3.8%
MARSHAL SANGAIND
1,811
2.5%
DAVID VICTOR NAGIND
666
0.9%
HATHIRAM MUNDAIND
657
0.9%
POULUS PURTYIND
610
0.8%
TUTIWAI KEDAR MUNDAIND
519
0.7%
Showing the top 12 of 24. 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 | 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.
