MURLIGANJ
Assembly seat no. 116 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
RAJ NANDAU PRASAD
BJS
Elections held
3
1962–1972
Most successful party
BJS
won 1 of 3
Margin, 1972
5,396
8.51% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
SOPSHASHI NATH JHA
- Votes
- 14,507
- Vote share
- 22.88%
- Behind by
- 5,396
Electors
1,15,101
Total votes polled
63,400
Valid votes
63,400
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.1%
Full result, 1972
9 candidates · 63,400 valid votes
RAJ NANDAU PRASADBJSwon
19,903
31.4%
SHASHI NATH JHASOP
14,507
22.9%
KAMLESHWARI PD. YADAVINC
10,502
16.6%
SUKHDEO PD. SINGHNCO
9,885
15.6%
SOOKHDEO DASIND
1,942
3.1%
KULANAND SAHAIND
1,894
3.0%
RAMNARESH KUMAR YADAVCPM
1,701
2.7%
KEDAR NATH YADAVIND
1,611
2.5%
MAHAVIR PD. MANDALIND
1,455
2.3%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | RAJ NANDAU PRASAD | BJS | 19,903 | 31.39% | SHASHI NATH JHA | 5,396 |
| 1967 | S.N. JHA | PSP | 11,179 | 25.20% | R. YADAV | 697 |
| 1962 | JAI KUMAR SINGH | SOC | 15,664 | 49.08% | YOGESHWAR JHA | 3,397 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
