PATNA WEST
Assembly seat no. 188 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1985
RAM NANDAN PRASAD ALIAS RAMANAND YADAV
IND
Elections held
12
1962–2005
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1985
10,210
11.25% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
CPMYOGESHWAR GOPE
- Votes
- 17,852
- Vote share
- 19.68%
- Behind by
- 10,210
Electors
2,36,069
Total votes polled
90,724
Valid votes
90,724
NOTA votes
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Turnout
38.4%
Full result, 1985
31 candidates · 90,724 valid votes
RAM NANDAN PRASAD ALIAS RAMANAND YADAVINDwon
28,062
30.9%
YOGESHWAR GOPECPM
17,852
19.7%
INDRA SINGHINC
17,047
18.8%
URMILA DEVICPI
7,639
8.4%
P. K. SINHALKD
4,749
5.2%
GYANDEO SHARMABJP
4,519
5.0%
CHHOTAN SINGHJNP
2,310
2.5%
BRAJESH KU. SINGHICS
1,775
2.0%
ASHOK KUMAR SINGHIND
1,576
1.7%
ARUN KUMAR VERMAIND
1,147
1.3%
SHARHA NAND RAIIND
1,055
1.2%
DINESHWAR PD. SINGHIND
471
0.5%
Showing the top 12 of 31. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2005 | NAVIN KISHORE PD. SINHA | BJP | 1,17,915 | 69.33% | RAJESH KUMAR SINHA | 86,119 |
| Feb 2005 | NAVIN KISHORE PD. SINHA | BJP | 1,03,462 | 59.12% | RAM ISHWAR PRASAD ALIAS SADHU GOPE | 72,509 |
| 2000 | NAVIN KISHOR PD. SINHA | BJP | 84,096 | 54.93% | SHIV NATH YADAV ALIAS BABBAN YADAV | 36,857 |
| 1995 | NAVIN KISHORE PRASAD SINHA | BJP | 64,619 | 40.68% | RAMANAND YADAV | 5,584 |
| 1990 | RAM NANDAN PRASAD ALIAS RAMANAND YADAV | IND | 35,083 | 28.73% | RAM KARPAL YADAV | 3,239 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
