PANKI
Assembly seat no. 318 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
SANKTESHWAR SINGH
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
IND
won 2 of 10
Margin, 1980
5,642
13.14% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
BJPHIRSHI KESH SINGH
- Votes
- 11,916
- Vote share
- 27.75%
- Behind by
- 5,642
Electors
1,00,677
Total votes polled
42,933
Valid votes
42,933
NOTA votes
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Turnout
42.6%
Full result, 1980
8 candidates · 42,933 valid votes
SANKTESHWAR SINGHINC(I)won
17,558
40.9%
HIRSHI KESH SINGHBJP
11,916
27.8%
LALU SINGHCPI
6,465
15.1%
SUDESHWAR MEHTAINC(U)
2,763
6.4%
MOHAN SINGHJNPSC
2,568
6.0%
BALAKESHWAR SAOJNPSR
816
1.9%
BAHADUR SINGHIND
517
1.2%
DURYODHAN BAITHAIND
330
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | MADHU SINGH | SAP | 17,095 | 24.76% | VIDESH SINGH | 37 |
| 1995 | SANKTESHWAR SINGH | IND | 27,856 | 31.52% | MADHU SINGH | 10,406 |
| 1990 | MADHU SINGH | IND | 14,535 | 22.27% | AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH | 1,005 |
| 1985 | SANKTESHWAR SINGH | INC | 26,783 | 52.10% | LALLU SINGH | 20,766 |
| 1980 | SANKTESHWAR SINGH | INC(I) | 17,558 | 40.90% | HIRSHI KESH SINGH | 5,642 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
